International Soil and Water Conservation Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(4), P. 786 - 797
Published: Feb. 17, 2024
This
study
examined
land
use/land
cover
(LULC)
changes
in
Chemoga
watershed
of
the
Upper
Blue
Nile
Basin,
comprising
four
distinct
agroecological
regions:
Wet
Wurch,
Moist
Dega,
Weyna
and
Kolla.
We
used
multi-temporal
Landsat
images
from
1985
to
2020,
a
hybrid
classification
method
Cellular
Automata-Markov
model
analyze
historical
predict
future
(2020–2060)
LULC
under
business-as-usual
(BAU)
conservation
(LC)
scenarios.
Magnitudes
patterns
spaciotemporal
were
analyzed
using
intensity
analysis.
Cropland
expanded
across
all
agroecologies
with
Kolla
experiencing
highest
increase
at
expense
woodland,
due
introduction
commercial
farming
this
hotter,
less
populated
inaccessible
area.
Dega
exhibited
allocation
within
cropland
forest,
attributable
farmers'
adoption
rotational
use
rehabilitate
extensively
degraded
cultivated
lands.
Under
BAU
scenario,
projections
suggest
further
expansion
woodland
built-up
areas
grassland
Dega.
LC
forest
is
expected
agroecologies.
The
projected
change
scenario
substantially
increased
soil
erosion
reduced
ecosystem
services.
These
effects
can
be
minimized
if
properly
implemented.
agroecology-based
analysis
reveals
local
drivers
associated
impacts,
providing
vital
insights
for
targeted
planning
other
watersheds
facing
similar
challenges.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144, P. 109530 - 109530
Published: Oct. 6, 2022
In
October
2015,
the
12th
Conference
of
Parties
(COP12)
United
Nations
Convention
to
Combat
Desertification
(UNCCD)
proposed
a
definition
for
land
degradation
neutrality
(LDN).
same
year,
made
LDN
one
targets
Sustainable
Development
Goal
15
(Life
on
Land,
15.3
By
2030,
combat
desertification,
restore
degraded
and
soil,
including
affected
by
drought
floods,
strive
achieve
degradation-neutral
world).
has
critical
global
environmental
change
sustainable
development
research.
The
available
reviews
mainly
focus
concept
do
not
sufficiently
elaborate
progress
objectives
our
work
aim
(1)
summarise
overview
articles
(number
articles,
countries
publication,
research
hotspots);
(2)
outline
assessment
indicators;
(3)
clarify
analysis
methods
driver
factors;
(4)
understand
predicting
LDN;
(5)
assess
relation
between
degradation,
restoration,
SDGs.
To
objectives,
we
searched
focused
"land
neutrality"
2013
2021
Web
Science.
total,
found
183
articles.
reviewing
these
papers,
We
that
number
increased
from
2021;
originate
Australia,
Germany,
UK,
Russia,
Switzerland,
USA;
hotspots
are
management,
conservation,
climate
change,
cover;
most
adopt
three
indicators
stipulated
UNCCD
(productivity,
cover,
soil
organic
carbon),
sole
studies
have
improved
there
few
drivers
future
projections
LDN,
which
broad
prospects;
is
dynamic
balance
trade-offs
synergies
other
review
revealed
need
identify
in
different
regions
develop
method
qualitatively
quantitatively
monitor
changes;
quantify
factors
affect
trends
promote
SDG
implementation.
Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
29(18), P. 5304 - 5320
Published: June 27, 2023
Ecological
restoration
projects
(ERPs)
are
an
indispensable
component
of
natural
climate
solutions
and
have
proven
to
be
very
important
for
reversing
environmental
degradation
in
vulnerable
regions
enhancing
ecosystem
services.
However,
the
level
enhancement
would
inevitably
influenced
by
global
drought
rising
CO2
,
which
remain
less
investigated.
In
this
study,
we
took
Beijing-Tianjin
sand
source
region
(which
has
experienced
long-term
ERPs),
China,
as
example
combined
process-based
Biome-BGCMuSo
model
set
multiple
scenarios
address
issue.
We
found
ERP-induced
carbon
sequestration
(CS),
water
retention
(WR),
soil
(SR),
sandstorm
prevention
(SP)
increased
22.21%,
2.87%,
2.35%,
28.77%,
respectively.
Moreover,
services
promotion
from
afforestation
was
greater
than
that
grassland
planting.
Approximately
91.41%,
98.13%,
64.51%
CS,
SR,
SP
were
contributed
afforestation.
also
caused
WR
decline.
Although
amplified
ERPs,
it
almost
totally
offset
drought.
The
contribution
ERPs
WR,
reduced
5.74%,
32.62%,
11.74%,
14.86%,
respectively,
under
.
Our
results
confirmed
importance
strengthening
provision.
Furthermore,
provide
a
quantitative
way
understand
influence
rate
on
service
dynamics.
addition,
considerable
negative
change
impact
implied
strategies
should
optimized
improve
resilience
better
combat
impacts.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
156, P. 111066 - 111066
Published: Oct. 16, 2023
Ecosystem
services
and
ecological
risk
prevention
are
important
factors
that
influence
for
sustainable
socio-economic
development.
In
recent
years,
fewer
studies,
practices
have
been
conducted
on
the
value
of
ecosystem
management
in
larger
regions,
mechanisms
their
interactions
not
adequately
investigated.
The
central
southern
region
China
is
a
stage
high-quality
development,
Hunan
Province
this
used
as
an
example
to
investigate
interaction
mechanism
between
service
(ESV)
landscape
(LER)as
well
generate
new
ideas
coordinated
regional
socioeconomic
This
study
developed
evaluation
model
ESV
LER
by
synthesizing
multi-source
data
from
1990
2020
further
revealed
LER.
We
found
following:
(1)
experienced
rapid
urbanization,
both
showed
increasing
trends.
A
complex
significant
positive
correlation
was
observed
these
two
variables.
(2)
overall
trend
2020,
each
level
distributed
high
low,
with
core
area
spreading
outward.
gradually
decreased
after
2010,
when
urban
expansion
rapid.
(3)
shifted
medium-low
risk,
increased,
distribution
pattern
north
south
low
surroundings.
(4)
There
were
four
types
spatial
correlations
at
local
scale:
risk.
Based
results,
zoning
plan
Province.
contributes
understanding
interactive
synergistic
relationship
Province,
which
critical
optimizing
economic
social
