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Status of the World's Soil Resources. Chapter 4: Soils and Humans

Year of publication 2016

Pages 41 p.

Author Land and Water Division

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Category Technical book

ISBN 978-92-5-109004-6

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This is Chapter 4, "Soils and Humans," of the report Status of the World’s Soil Resources.

The intensity of each land-cover type varies substantially across the globe according to numerous factors, including soils, altitude, climatic conditions and anthropogenic influences. The Chapter contains a land cover map. Summary land cover statistics by region, derived from the respective GIS layers are presented. Attention is particularly paid t o three main land cover classes: cropland, grasslands/grazing lands and forests. The presence of artificial surfaces is treated in more detail separately.

The full report has been divided into sections and individual chapters for ease of downloading:

Also available: Technical Summary of the Status of the World’s Soil Resources.

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