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Valuing, restoring and managing “presumed drylands”: Cerrado, Miombo–Mopane woodlands and the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 128 p.

Author Haddad, F.F., Blicharska, M., Westerberg, V., Riccardi, T., Costa, L.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 978-92-5-136222-8

Series title Forestry Working Paper

Series number No. 30

Synopsis (short abstract) The study "Valuing, restoring and managing presumed drylands: Cerrado, Miombo–Mopane woodlands and the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau" confirms the existence of 1 075 million hectares of presumed drylands that are under threat from unsustainable use and climate change. This is in addition to the 6.1 billion hectares of official drylands that already cover 41 percent of the planet’s land surface and are home to 2 billion people. All these areas contain high levels of biodiversity and are home to a large number of people reliant on agriculture to sustain their livelihoods, this is why it's so important to research, analyse and work to protect them. The report contains concrete information on the environmental and ecological value of these dryland areas, and key recommendations for actions to limit land degradation, sustain biodiversity and mitigate climate change.

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Haddad, F.F., Blicharska, M., Westerberg, V., Riccardi, T. & Costa, L. 2022. Valuing, restoring and managing “presumed drylands”: Cerrado, Miombo–Mopane woodlands and the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau. Forestry Working Paper No. 30. Rome, FAO.


https://doi.org/10.4060/cc0110en

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