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dc.contributor.authorBlake, William
dc.contributor.authorKelly, C
dc.contributor.authorWynants, Maarten
dc.contributor.authorPatrick, A
dc.contributor.authorLewin, S
dc.contributor.authorLawson, J
dc.contributor.authorNasolwa, E
dc.contributor.authorPage, A
dc.contributor.authorNasseri, M
dc.contributor.authorMarks, C
dc.contributor.authorGilvear, David
dc.contributor.authorMtei, K
dc.contributor.authorMunishi, L
dc.contributor.authorNdakidemi, P
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-19T10:19:47Z
dc.date.available2021-08-19T10:19:47Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-30
dc.identifier.issn1085-3278
dc.identifier.issn1099-145X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/17615
dc.description.abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Soil resources in East Africa are being rapidly depleted by erosion, threatening food, water and livelihood security in the region. Here we demonstrate how the integration of evidence from natural and social sciences has supported a community‐led change in land management in an agro‐pastoral community in northern Tanzania. Geospatial analysis of erosion risk and extent (based on a drone survey across a 3.6 km<jats:sup>2</jats:sup> sub‐catchment) revealed that recently converted land had ca 12‐times greater rill density than established slow‐forming terraced plots (987 ± 840 m<jats:sup>2</jats:sup> ha<jats:sup>−1</jats:sup> vs. 79 ± 110 m<jats:sup>2</jats:sup> ha<jats:sup>−1</jats:sup>). Slope length and connectivity between plots were key factors in the development of rill networks rather than slope per se wherein slope length was augmented by weak boundaries between newly formed plots. Erosion evidence, supported by communication of 'process' and 'structural' hydrological connectivity, was integrated with local environmental knowledge within participatory community workshops. Demonstration of the critical time window of hillslope‐scale rill erosion risk during early phases of slow‐forming terrace development catalysed a community‐led tree planting and grass seed sowing programme to mitigate soil erosion by water. This was grounded in an implicit farmer understanding of the need for effective governance mechanisms at both community and District levels, to enable community‐led actions to be implemented effectively. The study demonstrates the wide‐reaching impact of integrated and interdisciplinary 'upslope‐downslope' thinking to tackle global soil erosion challenges.</jats:p>

dc.format.extent3415-3430
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.subjectagro&#8208
dc.subjectpastoral
dc.subjectco&#8208
dc.subjectdesign
dc.subjectdrought
dc.subjecterosion
dc.subjectland degradation
dc.subjectUAV
dc.titleIntegrating land‐water‐people connectivity concepts across disciplines for co‐design of soil erosion solutions
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
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plymouth.issue12
plymouth.volume32
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalLand Degradation & Development
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ldr.3791
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
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plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Admin Group - REF/REF Admin Group - FoSE
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering/School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA14 Geography and Environmental Studies
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plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups/Centre for Research in Environment and Society (CeRES)
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dcterms.dateAccepted2020-04-19
dc.rights.embargodate2021-8-25
dc.identifier.eissn1099-145X
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rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1002/ldr.3791
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2021-07-30
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plymouth.funder&quot;International&quot;. Jali Ardhi [Care for the Land] project: Realising land management change in degraded Maasai grazing lands.::NERC
plymouth.funder&quot;International&quot;. Jali Ardhi [Care for the Land] project: Realising land management change in degraded Maasai grazing lands.::NERC


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