Track 2-14: Successful Rehabilitation in Degraded Grass and Forage Lands
Publication Date
2013
Location
Sydney, Australia
Description
The Algerian steppe covers an area of about 20 million ha, and is the barrier between the desert and the Mediterranean region. With more than 20 million sheep, overgrazing is an important issue resulting in continued degradation of the natural resources (Nedjraoui and Bedrani 2008). Trials of the rehabilitation of these ecosystems were undertaken in a participatory process with farmers complemented by some detailed monitoring of the responses in experimental plots (Hammouda 2009; Bouchareb 2012). This study reports on some results of the ecological monitoring and evaluation for a participatory project, in the steppe of South Algiers, conducted by a multidisciplinary team.
Citation
Bouchareb, B.; Hammouda, R.; and Nedjraoui, D., "Monitoring of Rehabilitation of Degraded Rangelands" (2013). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 8.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/22/2-14/8)
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Monitoring of Rehabilitation of Degraded Rangelands
Sydney, Australia
The Algerian steppe covers an area of about 20 million ha, and is the barrier between the desert and the Mediterranean region. With more than 20 million sheep, overgrazing is an important issue resulting in continued degradation of the natural resources (Nedjraoui and Bedrani 2008). Trials of the rehabilitation of these ecosystems were undertaken in a participatory process with farmers complemented by some detailed monitoring of the responses in experimental plots (Hammouda 2009; Bouchareb 2012). This study reports on some results of the ecological monitoring and evaluation for a participatory project, in the steppe of South Algiers, conducted by a multidisciplinary team.
