African Soil Protection Law
Mapping out options for a model legislation for improved sustainable soil management in Africa - a comparative legal analysis from Kenya, Cameroon and Zambia
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Beschreibung
The protection of soil and the sustainable management of soils is a precondition for sustainable development, food security and the survival of humankind. Africa is the continent with the least land degradation. Yet, the pressure on soils is already enormous and continuously increasing due to a range of factors, including poverty, over-exploitation, population growth and climate change. Drivers of unsustainable soil management include overstocking, overgrazing, water erosion, landslides, and over-application of agro-chemicals. In light of this, the underlying legal, societal and political conditions have been comparatively analysed in “African Soil Protection Law”. Distinct country studies from Kenya, Cameroon and Zambia serve to comparatively expose the serious impediments of soil in Africa. While mapping out options for model legislation for improved sustainable soil management in Africa, the publication addresses intertwined, interdisciplinary and complex questions pertaining to soils, which may also be of comparative interest to other continents and jurisdictions.
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Oliver C. Ruppel
Themen in »African Soil Protection Law«
Kamerun Kenia Sambia Recht Afrika sustainable management of soils sustainable development fertile soils food security climate change land preservation UN 2030 sustainable development agenda land degradation neutrality protection of soils