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Africa collection: Land

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Africa collection: Land

North African deser. Credit: flickr/OliverN5. North African deser. Credit: flickr/OliverN5.
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Updated: January 30, 2011, 7:39 am
Topics: Land Land-use & Land-cover Change Precipitation Water
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Lakhdar Boukerrou
  1. Land governance
  2. Land resources
    1. Regional scenarios for Africa's future: land
    2. Central Africa and land resources
    3. Eastern Africa and land resources
    4. Northern Africa and land resources
    5. Southern Africa and land resources
    6. Western Africa and land resources
    7. Endowment and opportunities from land resources in Africa
  3. Land degradation and desertification
    1. Land degradation and desertification and development challenges in Africa
  4. Land conflicts

 

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Citation

Maggie Surface (Lead Author);Lakhdar Boukerrou (Topic Editor) "Africa collection: Land". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth June 25, 2008; Last revised Date January 30, 2011; Retrieved May 22, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Africa_collection:_Land?topic=54263>

The Author

Maggie SurfaceMaggie Surface, originally from Nashville, TN, graduated in May of 2007 from Allegheny College with a double B.S. in physics and environmental studies. Her senior thesis at Allegheny focused on bringing solar energy to campus. She interned with American Rivers in the summer of 2006, helping plan River Lobby Day, and with the Meadville Area Local Growers and the Meadville Redevelopment Authority in the summer of 2005. Maggie served as the Earth Portal Program Coordinator for the National Counc ... (Full Bio)

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