Regenerating Landscapes Integrating Sustainable Land Management With Ecological Restoration

Book Details:

• ISBN: 9789363461635

• Binding: Hard Bound

• Language: English

• Edition: 1st Edition

• Imprint: Scientific Publishers

• Year: 2025

• Pages: 263

• Size: 8 x 11 inches

• Weight: 700 grams

• Book Type: Reference Book

Book Overview:

Land degradation poses significant challenges to the environment, affecting ecosystems, agricultural productivity, and the livelihoods of millions, particularly in vulnerable dryland regions. This book provides an in-depth exploration of the integration of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices, including soil conservation, water management, agroforestry, and reforestation, as part of eco-restoration programs. These practices are essential for restoring degraded lands, improving agricultural yields, and enhancing the resilience of ecosystems.

Serving as a reference book, it compiles valuable insights into the concepts of sustainable land management, land degradation neutrality, and the restoration of degraded lands. It also highlights the role of moisture conservation, indigenous vegetation, digital soil mapping tools, traditional and biotechnological methods for securing productivity, and effective management practices like microbial interventions and termite control. The book brings together successful case studies and restoration strategies for degraded lands, such as sand dune stabilization, mined area restoration, and the revegetation of saline-sodic soils.

Table of Contents:

• Foreword

• Preface

• Acknowledgements

• Executive Summary

Chapter 1: Combating Land Degradation and Desertification through Forestry Interventions
Chapter 2: Ecological Restoration of Degraded Lands: Perspectives and Procedures
Chapter 3: Restoration of Degraded and Stressed Lands for Improved Productivity and Environmental Health
Chapter 4: Desertification Process in India’s NW Arid Region: Assessment of Problem and Suitable Sustainable Land Management Practices for Degraded Land Restoration
Chapter 5: Digital Soil Mapping through Machine Learning Approach as an Important Tool to Aid Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Goal Achievement
Chapter 6: Khejri and Arid Horticultural Technologies for Ecosystem Services
Chapter 7: Microbial Interventions for Sustainable Land Management in Dryland Ecosystems
Chapter 8: Integrated Termite Management (ITM) Strategies for Sustainable Forestry in Dryland Ecosystems
Chapter 9: Biotechnological Interventions for Securing Land Productivity and Combating Land Degradation
Chapter 10: Restoring the Luni Basin: A Journey of Healing the Landscape
Chapter 11: Eco-restoration of Mine Overburden Dumps and Inundated Areas through Sustainable Forestry Interventions