drylands
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22 sectionsContents
- Importance
- Climate change
- Drylands in East Africa
- Four sub-types
- Dry and sub-humid lands
- Semi-arid lands
- Manifestations of climate change in semi-arid lands
- Adaptation and resilience
- Arid lands
- Hyper-arid lands
- Dryland restoration
- Desertification distribution
- Sustainable rangeland management
- Restoration techniques
- Restoration islands
- Use of soil fauna
- Indigenous knowledge and community engagement
- Case Studies
- Regenerative Agriculture in Woodend, Victoria
- The Great Green Wall
- See also
- References
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Drylands are defined by a scarcity of water. Drylands are zones where precipitation is balanced by evaporation from surfaces and by evapotranspiration by plants. The United Nations Environment Program defines drylands as tropical and temperate areas with an aridity index of less than 0.65. Drylands can be classified into four sub-types: Dry sub-humid lands Semi-arid lands Arid lands Hyper-arid lands