Land Degradation — Study Resources & PYQs
Causes, impacts, and control of land degradation.
- Estimated study time: 60 minutes
Study resources
- TERI - Economics of Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought in India (Article) — TERI report data on the economics of land degradation and desertification in India (costs ~2.5% of GDP).
- Soil Degradation Explained | Desertification and Land Degradation Crisis (Video) — Explains land/soil degradation as a global crisis with causes and possible reclamation solutions.
- UGC e-PG Pathshala — Environmental Studies (PDF) — Indian higher-education resource covering ecosystems, natural resources, pollution, sustainable development and environmental legislation.
- MoEFCC — Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Article) — Government of India environmental resource portal covering environmental policy, pollution control, biodiversity, forests and sustainable development.
Taught in these subjects
- Environmental Science — CET6201 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Energy and Environment — CET6101 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu