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- Title
Learning from Non-Linear Ecosystem Dynamics Is Vital for Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality.
- Authors
Sietz, Diana; Fleskens, Luuk; Stringer, Lindsay C.
- Abstract
Land Degradation Neutrality is one of the Sustainable Development Goal targets, requiring on-going degradation to be balanced by restoration and sustainable land management. However, restoration and efforts to prevent degradation have often failed to deliver expected benefits, despite enormous investments. Better acknowledging the close relationships between climate, land management and non-linear ecosystem dynamics can help restoration activities to meet their intended goals, while supporting climate change adaptation and mitigation. This paper is the first to link ecological theory of non-linear ecosystem dynamics to Land Degradation Neutrality offering essential insights into appropriate timings, climate-induced windows of opportunities and risks and the financial viability of investments. These novel insights are pre-requisites for meaningful operationalisation and monitoring of progress towards Land Degradation Neutrality. © 2017 The Authors. Journal of Land Degradation & Development published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Subjects
LAND degradation; ECOSYSTEM dynamics; LAND management; CLIMATE change; ECOSYSTEM services
- Publication
Land Degradation & Development, 2017, Vol 28, Issue 7, p2308
- ISSN
1085-3278
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ldr.2732