Soil and vegetation data collected to develop LDN baselines in Otjozondjupa region of Namibia. The baselines include: land cover change, land productivity, soil organic carbon, and bush encroachment.
Nijbroek, Ravic P.
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Mutua, John
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Soderstrom, Mats
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Piikki, Kristin
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Kempen, Bas
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Hengari, Simeon
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[Pilot Project Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), Namibia: Establishment of a baseline for land degradation in the region of Otjozondjupa]
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Pilot Project Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), Namibia: Establishment of a baseline for land degradation in the region of Otjozondjupa
This data was collected to develop baselines for three Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) indicators: land use and land cover change (LUC) for the period 2001-2017, soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks for 2017 and bush density for 2017 as a baseline for bush encroachment in Omusati region, Namibia.
Recent estimates show that one third of the world’s land and water resources are highly or moderately degraded. Global economic losses from land degradation (LD) are as high as USD $10.6 trillion annually. These trends catalyzed a call for avoiding future LD, reducing ongoing LD, and reversing pa...
Nijbroek, Ravic P.
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Piikki, Kristin
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Söderström, Mats
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Kempen, Bas
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Turner, Katrine Grace
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Hengari, Simeon
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Mutua, John
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[Soil Organic Carbon Baselines for Land Degradation Neutrality: Map Accuracy and Cost Tradeoffs with Respect to Complexity in Otjozondjupa, Namibia]
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Soil Organic Carbon Baselines for Land Degradation Neutrality: Map Accuracy and Cost Tradeoffs with Respect to Complexity in Otjozondjupa, Namibia
80% of arable land in Africa has low soil fertility and suffers from physical soil problems. Additionally, significant amounts of nutrients are lost every year due to unsustainable soil management practices. This is partially the result of insufficient use of soil management knowledge. To help br...
Hengl, Tomislav
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Heuvelink, Gerard B.M.
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Kempen, Bas
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Leenaars, Johan G.B.
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Walsh, Markus G
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Shepherd, Keith D.
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Sila, Andrew
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MacMillan, Robert A
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Mendes de Jesus, Jorge
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Tamene, Lulseged
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Tondoh, Jérôme E.
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[Mapping soil properties of Africa at 250 m resolution: random forests significantly improve current predictions]
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Mapping soil properties of Africa at 250 m resolution: random forests significantly improve current predictions
Nijbroek, Ravic P.
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Kempen, Bas
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Mutua, John
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Soderstrom, Mats
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Piikki, Kristin
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Hengari, Simeon
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Andreas, Amon
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[Development of a SOC Baseline: Experiences from Otjozondjupa, Namibia.]
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Development of a SOC Baseline: Experiences from Otjozondjupa, Namibia.