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The Land Degradation Surveillance Framework (LDSF)

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The Land Degradation Surveillance Framework (LDSF) is a comprehensive method developed by World Agroforestry (ICRAF) scientists, that provides a sciencebased field protocol for measuring land and soil characteristics, as well as vegetation composition and land degradation status over time.
    Publication year

    2024

    Authors

    World Agroforestry

    Language

    English

    Keywords

    land degradation, soil quality, landscape conservation

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