SALDi - South African Land Degradation Monitor
With regard to the widespread land degradation across South Africa SALDi, the South African Land Degradation Monitor, pursues the following overarching targets:
- Development of a system for permanent observation for ecosystem changes and degradation based on satellite remote sensing
- Modelling the interaction of surface changes, weather and climate conditions
- Improving procedures for assessing soil degradation with a focus on runoff related soil erosion
- Considering socio-economic dimensions and influences of land degradation as well as evaluating SALDi outputs through local stakeholders
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