Reforestation and afforestation of arid areas and deserts. In this respect, the arid and semi arid regions of the world, occupying about 11,000 million acres or 4,500 million hectares, roughly one third of the tota11and surface, pose a constant challenge to mans technological skill. Selection of appropriate planting methods and tree species. Request pdf soil organic carbon accumulation in arid and semiarid areas after afforestation.
Growing population, overgrazing, clearance for agriculture, fires, excessive timber harvesting, and misuse of lands led to a 26% reduction in the. Afforestation means establishing the stand of trees or a forest in a particular open area where no one had established a tree in past. The study showed that government could significantly combat desertification in the arid zones through sustainable. The purpose of this study is to analyze and present favorable and viable conditions for formulating and implementing afforestation plan in thar desert of pakistan. The grain for green project ggp encompasses most desertification areas in northern china where fragile soils are susceptible to erosion given the arid and semi arid climate, low vegetation cover, and strong winds. Forests free fulltext soil erosion reduction by grain. Afforestation is one of the most important ecological policies in arid and semi arid regions in china. It includes a compact running account of the technology of afforestation and the relevant principles and practices in management of afforestation projects. Afforestation by planting and seeding is a fundamental tool for the establishment of new forests on barren landscapes and restoration of degraded forests in arid and semiarid ecosystems. The main activities are raising of seedlings and establishment of shelterbelts, woodlots, windbreaks and homestead gardens. Interestingly, afforestation in arid or semiarid landscapes can be traced to china as far back as about 300 bc wang et. Afforestation, reforestation and forest restoration in. Perpetual afforestations in arid and deserted areas, with zero or minimum watering water, without.
Forests and trees constitute the backbone of arid zone ecosystems and contribute to maintain suitable conditions for. Soil surface application of asphalt in afforestation in. We present selected key ecological and hydrological lessons learned from large scale afforestation in arid and semi arid areas on three continents. As one of the countermeasures against global warming, afforestation in arid land had been proposed and has been. In mali, the main types of forestry activity aimed at combating desertification are afforestation, natural plant management, silvopastoral systems, agroforestry systems, watershed management, and the setting up of national parks.
Reforestation is an effective method for repairing degraded lands. The working group afforestation of arid and semi arid lands. Perpetual afforestations in arid and deserted areas, with. Arid zone afforestation npo aza is a nonprofit organization that acts to combat desertification on a local and global level, in arid, semi arid, and deserted regions, where rainfall is limited or nonexistent, by the use of innovative, environmentally friendly planting technologies, such as the safe tree planting system. Arid land forests of the world food and agriculture. Arid zone afforestation npo aza is a nonprofit organization that acts to combat desertification on a local and global level, in arid, semi arid, and deserted regions, where rainfall is limited or nonexistent, by the use of innovative, environmentally friendly planting. Christian of the commonwealth scientific and industrial research. The working group afforestation of arid and semi arid lands is geographically restricted to lower altitude and low available moisture zones of kenya, which can also be described as the agricultural lowpotential areas of the country. The area of arid lands to be restored is so huge that it constitutes a good potential sink for carbon. Compact dense large scale afforestation often was shown to be too massive for this climate zone, resulting in hydrological and ecological issues. The catchment may be classified on the basis of infiltration rate.
You can become a friend and join us on all social networks. Ka ul is to be congratulated on his initiative to pool the results of research on afforestation in arid zones in many parts of the world, and to present them in a. Influences of afforestation policies on soil moisture. Ka ul is to be congratulated on his initiative to pool the results of research on afforestation in arid zones in many parts of the world, and to present them in a single volume in the form of separate monographs. Impact of afforestation on atmospheric recharge to. View arid zone afforestation aza s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The role of forestry in combating desertification fao.
Afforestation is the establishment of a forest or stand of trees forestation in an area where there was no previous tree cover many government and nongovernmental organizations directly engage in programs of afforestation to create forests, increase carbon capture sometimes special tools, such as a tree planting bar, are used to make planting of trees easier and faster. Effects of forested lands and nonforested lands on soil water moisture were compared. Excessive reliance on afforestation in chinas arid and semi arid regions. This book is an expanded version of the fao publication. The need to make better use of less productive areas thus becomes an urgent priority for human endeavour. Donate with your support, we shall be able to run afforestation reforestation projects using the safe tree planting technology and transform arid zones into green oases. Hidekisuganuma1, toshiaki o mori1, nozomi sato1, hiroyuki hamano2, nobuhide t akahashi3. Improvement effect of semi arid land afforestation on soil environment toshinori kojima1, 2, kosuke inaba1, suguru koyanagi1, hideki suganuma1, katuhiko kurosawa1, satoko kawarasaki3, hiroyuki tanouchi3, richard harper4, koichi yamada1, 2, hiroyuki hamano1, 2, 5 abstract. Tree planting in the drylands posses a big challenge to farmers in arid and semi arid areas. Aza arid zone afforestation npo is a nonprofit organization which implements afforestation reforestation projects in arid, semi arid and desert areas by applying the tree planting system safe tree, without cost for the community but sponsors and donors financing. Afforestation in arid zones monographiae biologicae. Over the last 50 years, afforestation of abandoned or marginally productive agricultural land has been a common practice in many areas of the world, including the southern united states. Vegetation, litter, bare soil and rock cover were compared among four management types free grazing and protected from grazing with three levels of tree cover. Purpose the purpose of this paper is to determine the extent to which an afforestation programme as spelt out in the forestry ii programme has checked the encroachment of desert in the arid.
What is the impact of grazing andor afforestation on grassland diversity, species composition and cover parameters. The mediterranean region has a yearly average rainfall of over 400 mm, which in the north may reach 1,000 mm or more. Please, send also to cinadco training center fax no. Abstract the thar desert is a large, arid region in the northwestern part of the indian subcontinent and forms a natural boundary running along the border between india and pakistan. Ka ul is to be congratulated on his initiative to pool the results of research on afforestation in arid zones in many parts of the world, and to present them in a single volume in the form of.
Guidelines for good forestry and range practices in arid and. Aza arid zone afforestation npo is a non profit organization that acts, via implementing afforestation reforestation projects, in arid, semi arid and deserted areas where rainfall is limited or non existent. Soil organic carbon accumulation in arid and semiarid. There is therefore need for better technical information to promote. Aza arid zone afforestation npo is seeking sponsors, donors, funders, companies, corporations, supporters and volunteers to help bring azas vision to life. Arid zone afforestationnpo is a nonprofit organization that acts to combat desertification on a local and global level, in arid, semi arid, and. Pdf the early growth stage is critical in the response of trees to climate change and variability.
Pdf the role of afforestation programme in combating. In effect, when arid zones are affected by everincreasing soil degradation, reducing. Afforestation and reforestation in mediterranean and semi arid zones israel is divided into three phytogeography regions. Restoring vegetative cover of arid zone lands can help mitigate climate change by increasing carbon uptake and storage, even if only a small amount of carbon per unit area will be sequestered. Central arid zone research institute, jodhpur has prepared the design package and guidelines for construction of khadin by users agencies. Pdf effects of afforestation and vegetation dynamics on. Will afforestation in temperate zones warm the earth. In this respect, the arid and semiarid regions of the world, occupying about. Khadin may be defined as a water harvesting system used for runoff farming on stored soil profile moisture. Improvement effect of semiarid land afforestation on soil. Afforestation in arid and semiarid lands gideon van melle. Arid land forests and wooded lands count for 6 % of the worlds forest area. Pdf afforestation of arid and semiarid ecosystems in turkey. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover arid zone s connections and jobs at similar companies. Excessive reliance on afforestation in chinas arid and. Afforestation is considered as climate change mitigation strategy 1,2,3, but it is also associated with potential climate feedbacks 2,4 and rarely considers the importance of semi arid regions 5. During sampling, two different rainfall events occurred, giving a chance to explore its influence on soil water moisture. It was reorganized as desert afforestation and soil conservation station in 1957 and finally in its present form central arid zone research institute in 1959 on recommendation of the unesco united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization expert, prof. Hajime utsugi4, toshinori k ojima1 and koichi y amada2. Afforestation in arid and semi arid zones israel, 1 16. The book is a comprehensive manual of practice for execution of afforestation and tree planting programmes in arid and semi arid tropics. Sensitivity of multispecies afforestation in semi arid benin. Tree cultivation in arid zones is not only a forestry practice, but also a land use exercise. Afforestation of semiarid lands is another central. Soil surface application of asphalt in afforestation in semi arid zones of iran. Abstract while the global forest area is generally decreasing, various afforestation projects have been implemented, including the large. Carbon fixation by afforestation in semi arid land has been proposed as one of the.
Arid lands cover around 30 % of the worlds land area and are inhabited by about one billion people. Arid zone afforestation is a nonprofit organization that acts to combat desertification via perpetual afforestations in arid and deserted areas, with zero or minimum watering water, without cost. Temperate zone some argue that afforestation in temperate zones will cool the earth montenegro et al. Afforestation in arid and semiarid lands g v melle.
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