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Arid
Other Names:
Aridity
Related Problems:
Desertification
Clearance of native scrub
Disruption of arid zone ecosystems
Disruption of arid zone ecosystems
Threatened tropical desert habitats
Threatened rangeland habitats
Threatened cool temperate desert habitats
Threatened cool temperate desert habitats
Threatened tropical desert scrub habitats
Threatened subtropical desert habitats
Threatened stony desert habitats
Inappropriate irrigation schemes
Threatened semi-arid temperate woodland habitats
Strategies:
Combating desertification
Managing drylands
Exploring common property rights in semi-arid and saline areas
Developing technical competence in dryland agriculture
Developing drainage for irrigated lands in arid and semi-arid regions
Improving land and water management by farmers in arid regions
Revegetating drylands
Protecting desert wetlands
Burning semi-arid scrublands
Protecting arid zone ecosystems
Reducing vulnerability of arid developing countries
Disrupting arid zone ecosystems
Subjects:
Arid zones
Type Classification:
D: Destructive values