Drylands and land degradation - IUCN
WEBNov 16, 2021 · Drylands and land degradation. Drylands are found in tropical and temperate latitudes and account for 41.3% of the global terrestrial area. Drylands can be classified into four types - dry sub-humid, semi-arid, arid and hyper-arid lands - and encompass a variety of ecosystems. Drylands are areas which face great water scarcity.
Drylands and climate change - resource - IUCN
WEBDrylands are home to species and people that have developed unique strategies to cope with the climatic variability unique to this environment. Drylands are particularly affected by climate change through changing rainfall patterns and land degradation, which reduces the ability of species and people to cope with dryland conditions. Climate change will likely …
Everything you need to know about drylands - #ThinkLandscape
WEBFeb 23, 2024 · Semi-arid lands. Semi-arid lands, which stretch across 15.2 percent of the Earth’s land surface, have an aridity index of 0.2–0.5. Annual rainfall in these areas tends to be around 500-800 millimeters, and the presence of dry gale-force winds and very high air temperatures keeps evaporation rates high.
Drylands and land degradation - resource - IUCN
WEBDrylands are areas which face great water scarcity. They cover over 40% of the earth's land surface, and are home to more than two billion people. They are highly adapted to climatic variability and water stress, but also extremely vulnerable to damaging human activities such as deforestation, overgrazing and unsustainable agricultural practices, which cause …
WEBIn drylands, land degradation is known as desertification. It is estimated that 25-35% of drylands are already degraded, with over 250 million people directly affected and about one billion people in over one hundred countries at risk. Food and water provision. Why is this important? Biodiversity . Drylands support an impressive array of ...
Conserving Drylands Biodiversity - IUCN
WEBSep 8, 2012 · Conserving Dryland Biodiversity is intended to raise awareness amongst all stakeholders and galvanise wider action to boost drylands conservation and development. It is a call to action as well as a guide to how dryland conservation and development can be equitably pursued. The book is designed to inform and remind us of the beauty of …
WEBClimate change is likely to accelerate land degradation, referred to in drylands as desertification. Land degradation is defined as a loss of the ecological and economic productivity of land. About 20-35% of drylands already suffer some form of land degradation, and this is expected to expand significantly under different emission …
Drylands, Livelihood and Gender Programme - IUCN
WEBDrylands, Livelihood and Gender Programme. The programme aims to rehabilitate the West Asian drylands (mainly rangelands) by applying nature-based solutions for improved livelihoods, enhanced biodiversity, and sustained ecosystem services production such as fodder, food, medicinal plants, water purification, and carbon sequestration.
Climate-resilient action plan - for Drylands - IUCN
WEBOct 31, 2021 · The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) defines drylands according to an aridity index, which is the ratio between average annual precipitation and potential evapotranspiration; drylands are lands with an aridity index of less than 0.65. When land degradation occurs in the drylands, it is referred to as desertification, which is …
Global Drylands Initiative Strategic Priorities - IUCN
WEBThe Global Drylands Initiative strategic priorities are grouped under three key result areas: Result Area 1 : Evidence-based targeting of dryland restoration and sustainable management. Result Area 2 : Improved governance for sustainable land management. Result Area 3: Scaling up dryland restoration through policy an.