Land degradation threatens the livelihoods and the food and nutrition security of the poorest, most vulnerable smallholder farmers and pastoralists. As a result, migration is accelerating, with an estimated 60 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa at risk of being displaced by desertification and land degradation by 2050.
Publication year
2020
Authors
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
Language
English
Keywords
deforestation, literature reviews, degraded forests, food security, poverty, livelihoods, soil nutrients, soil
Geographic
Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Niger
