NALT

Preferred term

land degradation

Topic

Land degradation is defined as the reduction or loss of the biological or economic productivity and complexity of rain fed cropland, irrigated cropland, or range, pasture, forest and woodlands resulting from a combination of pressures, including land use and management practices.

environmental degradation

rangeland degradation

land deterioration

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

61257

Spanish

degradación de la tierra

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/189524

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Created 8/7/12, last modified 4/14/20