Problem

Degradation of cultivated land systems

Other Names:
Breakdown of established agricultural systems
Decline of traditional land use practices
Diminution in productivity of land
Nature:

Traditional systems of agriculture, forestry and pastoral land use, which have been in place for centuries, are being broken down by a variety of factors, including: low population density due to rural depopulation, the "green revolution" and inappropriate changes in agriculture, change in long-standing land practices and habits forced upon small peasant and tribal communities by environmental stress of many forms, and political discouragement of traditional styles of extensive land use, such as ranching.

Related Problems:
Shortage of firewood
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 2: Zero HungerGOAL 10: Reduced InequalityGOAL 15: Life on Land
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems
Date of last update
19.03.2022 – 04:51 CET