Integrating Environment into Agriculture and Forestry

No AccessStand Alone Books1 Feb 2013Integrating Environment into Agriculture and ForestryProgress and Prospects in Eastern Europe and Central AsiaAuthors/Editors: William R. Sutton, Peter Whitford, Emanuela Montanari Stephens, Suzette Pedroso Galinato, Bonnie Nevel, Beata Plonka, Ebru KarameteWilliam R. Sutton, Peter Whitford, Emanuela Montanari Stephens, Suzette Pedroso Galinato, Bonnie Nevel, Beata Plonka, Ebru Karametehttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-7743-7SectionsAboutPDF (2.3 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:The countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia urgently need to accelerate the integration of environmental concerns into their agricultural and forestry sectors. Policies and laws promoting integration have undoubtedly improved, but implementation is lagging, particularly in the east and in agriculture. Integrating Environment into Agriculture and Forestry raises awareness of the pressing need to step up progress on implementation. Failure to integrate environment into agriculture and forestry will have major economic and human health implications, eg. soil salinity in Uzbekistan is estimated to cost $1 billion per year, while soil erosion is estimated to cost Moldova at least $40 million per year. Agriculture and forestry are also highly sensitive to climate change and it is critical for the countries in the sub-region to build awareness and the capacity to proactively integrate climate change adaptation into agriculture and forestry sector policies, programs and investments. These sectors contribute about 15 percent of GDP and support the 35% of the population who live in rural areas of the sub-region. Report recommendations include: the imperative of using economic cost-benefit analysis as a base for decision making, scaling up of successful pilot projects, and development and implementation of climate change risk management adaptation plans.The report includes a companion CD-ROM which contains 21 in-depth reviews of Eastern European and Central Asian countries. FiguresreferencesRecommendeddetailsCited bySoil salinity mapping by different interpolation methods in Mirzaabad district, Syrdarya ProvinceIOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol.88321 July 2020Feasibility of conservation agriculture in the Amu Darya River Lowlands, Central AsiaInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, Vol.17, No.127 December 2018Soil properties that determine the mortality and growth of Haloxylon aphyllum in the Aral region, KazakhstanArid Land Research and Management, Vol.33, No.111 September 2018Сучасний стан родючості українських чорноземівPlant and Soil Science, Vol.10, No.31 January 2019Water-use efficiency and productivity improvements towards a sustainable pathway for meeting future water demandWater Security, Vol.1Why This Book?16 December 2015Farm Restructuring and Land Consolidation in Uzbekistan: New Farms with Old BarriersEurope-Asia Studies, Vol.64, No.63 July 2012Conservation agriculture in Central Asia—What do we know and where do we go from here?Field Crops Research, Vol.132 View Published: September 2008ISBN: 978-0-8213-7743-7e-ISBN: 978-0-8213-7744-4 Copyright & Permissions Related RegionsEurope and Central AsiaRelated TopicsEnvironment KeywordsCARBONECONOMIC GROWTHENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL POLICYFOREST MANAGEMENTFORESTRYLOGGINGPOLICY MAKERSRESOURCE CONSERVATIONSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PDF DownloadLoading ...

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