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Geo-Information System for Land Degradation Evaluation in Nigeria

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Land degradation is one of the most serious global environmental issues of our time (Dregne and Chou 1994; UNCED 1992). It has been estimated that over 250 million people are directly affected by desertification, and some one billion people in over 100 countries are at risk (Adger et al. 2000). Land degradation has a broad range of definitions that essentially describe circumstances of reduced biological productivity of the land (UNCCD 1999).

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  1. Institute of Ecology and Environmental Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, Nigeria

    Ayobami T. Salami

  2. Space Science and Technology Research and Development, African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in English (ARCSSTE-E), Ife, Nigeria

    Kayode A. Adepoju

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Salami, A.T., Adepoju, K.A. (2012). Geo-Information System for Land Degradation Evaluation in Nigeria. In: Bolay, JC., Schmid, M., Tejada, G., Hazboun, E. (eds) Technologies and Innovations for Development. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0268-8_16

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