Land degradation - is it a cause for concern?
Of the many forms of land degradation soil erosion by water is the most serious. Erosion may have significant on-site impacts e.g. for the farmer, but in many areas, off-site impacts are greater. These include, sedimentation of reservoirs and lakes, pollution of freshwater systems and muddy flooding of property. Assessment of erosion is achieved by monitoring, modelling and experimentation. Mitigation measures are well known but require societal support – usually subsidies. Land degradation is a global problem but is acute in several ‘hotspots’ such as east Asia and China, Madagascar and Ethiopia.
Date:
29 October 2024, 13:00 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Michaelmas 2024)
Venue:
Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details:
Desert Room, School of Geography and the Environment
Speaker:
Professor John Boardman (University of Oxford)
Organising department:
Environmental Change Institute
Organiser:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
avidesh.seenath@eci.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Part of:
ECM Brown Bag Seminar Series
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Avidesh Seenath
