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Drylands

Drylands are defined by a scarcity of water. Drylands are zones where precipitation is balanced by evaporation from surfaces and by evapotranspiration by plants. The United Nations Environment Program defines drylands as tropical and temperate areas with an aridity index of less than 0.65. Drylands can be classified into four sub-types:

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Climate change

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Dryland restoration

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Drylands

Nodes95
Edges94
Triples61
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021053
Components1

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Drylands

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related to Indigenous knowledge and community engagement · 12
Drylands → Approaches, California, Community, Indigenous, Local, North, One, Places, Several, South America, These, This
related to Climate change · 9
Drylands → An, Australia, Canada, Climate, From, Global South, In, These, This
related to Drylands in East Africa · 7
Drylands → Ethiopia, However, Kenya, Pastoralists, Tanzania, The, The East African
related to Importance · 7
Drylands → Brazil, Dryland, June, Rio, Sustainable Development, The, The UN Conference
related to Sustainable rangeland management · 7
Drylands → Ecological, For, Global, Rangeland, Rangelands, The, With

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climate restoration dryland land areas lands desertification soil also biodiversity ecosystems change local use adaptation semi-arid water degradation vegetation countries

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contributing to halting climate change through carbon sequestrationinstance ofDryland inhabitants' lifestyles provide global environmental benefits0.80text
species conservationinstance ofDryland inhabitants' lifestyles provide global environmental benefits0.80text
the followinginstance ofit is also significant because it includes many different biomes0.80text
Europeinstance ofFor instance in places0.80text
Mexicoinstance ofFor instance in places0.80text
Southwestern parts of the U.S.instance ofFor instance in places0.80text
Countries in Africa that are just above the equatorinstance ofFor instance in places0.80text
and several Southern countries in Asia.Definition of semi-arid landsAridinstance ofFor instance in places0.80text
semi-arid lands are defined based on the characteristics of the climateinstance ofFor instance in places0.80text
droughtinstance ofGlobal dynamics and external shocks0.80text
pestsinstance ofGlobal dynamics and external shocks0.80text
diseasesinstance ofGlobal dynamics and external shocks0.80text

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