Agriculture Land Articles & Analysis
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Aerial photographs, taken during July of each year since 1954, were converted into detailed maps which revealed land-use and land-cover changes throughout the period. The NCV of the land was calculated for each year based on these maps. The researchers matched changes in NCV with protection measures implemented at the time, to provide an ...
An estimated 5 million people also live with HIV/AIDS in the region, whose health care is further compromised by the flooding. The destruction of agricultural lands and loss of crops aggravates the food security crisis in the region. ...
Soil respiration (SR) plays a major role in moving carbon from the ecosystem to the atmosphere. Converting land for agricultural use accelerates CO2 emissions via SR. Planting trees (afforestation) has been heralded as a potential climate change mitigation approach. However, new research suggests that the effects of agricultural practices on ...