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    Use of remote sensing and GIS for improved natural resources management: case study from different agroecological zones of West Africa

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    Date
    2010
    Author
    Junge, B.
    Alabi, T.
    Sonder, Kai
    Marcus, S.
    Abaidoo, R.C.
    Chikoye, D.
    Stahr, Karl
    Type
    Journal Article
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    Historical and recent aerial photograph and satellite images were analysed to study the change of land use/land cover and soil degradation in different agroecological zones of Nigeria and Benin. The sites were characterized by an expansion of farmland at the expense of forest and shrub, fallow and uncultivated land, at an increasing rate due to population growth, food demand and land scarcity. Sheet and gully erosion were the consequences of the land use intensification and have destroyed extensive areas of farmland and grazing land. Reduced agricultural and livestock production, declining revenue, as well as increased conflict from resource competition between farmers and pastoralists are expected for the future. To combat these problems, improved land use management through continuing land inventory, generating an environmental database, developing land use plans and controlling erosion through adequate soil conservation measures are recommended.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01431160903376415
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2349
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01431160903376415
    IITA Subjects
    Natural Resource Management; Meteorology And Climatology; Soil Surveys And Mapping
    Agrovoc Terms
    Agroecology; Remote Sensing; Gis; Land Degradation; Land Use
    Regions
    Africa; West Africa
    Countries
    Nigeria; Benin
    Journals
    International Journal of Remote Sensing
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