This website gives access to soil degradation assessments
by country based on the GLASOD survey carried out during the 1980's by
UNEP and ISRIC. Data on soil degradation have been linked with population
numbers and densities in the mapping units. For each country the extent
of each severity class of soil degradation and the associated population
numbers (LandScan 2000) in the area mapped are given. More details on
soil degradation assessments are included in the document below.
More maps on the type and causes of soil degradation are available on
the TERRASTAT
CD ROM.
Background Document 'Soil
Degradation Assessment"
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