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Soil and Water Conservation Techniques Based Land Degradation Neutrality: A Need-Based Solution for Degraded Lands in Indian Perspective


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1 Plant Science Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun 248 195, India
2 Forest Research Institute, Chakarata Road, Dehradun 248 001, India
3 Hydrology and Engineering Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun 248 195, India
4 Soil Science and Agronomy Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun 248 195, India
5 Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute, Jorhat 785 700, India
 

Land degradation neutrality (LDN) adopted in 2015 as target 15.3 of sustainable development goals (SDGs), is a challenge as well as opportunity in the present world to restore the degraded lands. Soil and water con­servation (SWC) techniques in the form of bio-engi­neering measures have vast potential to attain LDN in sustainable manner. India has already announced a LDN target of 26 mha and is fully determined to meet the target by 2030. Therefore, this article proposes and recommends incorporation of SWC measures in effective ways at policy level as key to the success of LDN

Keywords

Degraded Land Restoration, Ecosystem Services, LDN, SDGs, SWC Techniques.
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Authors

Anand K. Gupta
Plant Science Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun 248 195, India
Pawan Kumar
Plant Science Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun 248 195, India
A. C. Rathore
Plant Science Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun 248 195, India
Parmanand Kumar
Forest Research Institute, Chakarata Road, Dehradun 248 001, India
Rajesh Kaushal
Plant Science Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun 248 195, India
Sadikul Islam
Hydrology and Engineering Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun 248 195, India
Devi Deen Yadav
Soil Science and Agronomy Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun 248 195, India
D. K. Jigyasu
Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute, Jorhat 785 700, India
H. Mehta
Plant Science Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun 248 195, India

Abstract


Land degradation neutrality (LDN) adopted in 2015 as target 15.3 of sustainable development goals (SDGs), is a challenge as well as opportunity in the present world to restore the degraded lands. Soil and water con­servation (SWC) techniques in the form of bio-engi­neering measures have vast potential to attain LDN in sustainable manner. India has already announced a LDN target of 26 mha and is fully determined to meet the target by 2030. Therefore, this article proposes and recommends incorporation of SWC measures in effective ways at policy level as key to the success of LDN

Keywords


Degraded Land Restoration, Ecosystem Services, LDN, SDGs, SWC Techniques.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv121%2Fi10%2F1343-1347