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Three cross-linked projects with SLM component have been/are implemented/ in Tajikistan : Community Agriculture and Watershed Management Project (CAWMP): 2004 – 2012; Land Registration and Cadastral System for Sustainable Agriculture Project (LRCSP): 2005-2014; and Environmental Land Management and Rural Livelihoods Project (ELMARL): proposed for 2013-2017. CAWMP and ELMARL have a Global…

The LADA methodology (land degradation assessment in drylands) is first used to assess land degradation at the local level for test sites in Russia. The results of the tested methodology are in general positive and, at the same time, indicate the need to adapt it for the assessment of erosion processes, the detailing of mapping categories, and the use of the soil alkalinity indicator. The…

Based on a study of processes developed upon desertification (salinization, solonetzization, and sand accumulation) in the soils of the Caspian Sea Lowland, it is shown that soil’s water retention capacity may be used as an integral parameter of all desertification trends. It is characterized by the water retention curve (WRC). The physical sense of the use of the WRC to characterize…

Highlights •Land Degradation Neutrality is conceptualized as equilibrium in land systems. •Measuring Land Degradation Neutrality requires indicators of the balance. •Conceptual graphs for different land degradation status are proposed. •Methods to quantify the balance of ecosystems' qualities and services need research. Abstract The paper explores the…