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Water, Land and Ecosystems

Paul Vlek

Paul Vlek is a Professor at the University of Bonn. He is the Director of the Center for Development Research (ZEF) Div. Ecology and Natural Resources. He is also the Executive Director of WASCAL, West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use.

Content authored by Paul Vlek

  • Blog Post
    Blog Post

    Redressing the land degradation scar through restoration

    Currently the cost of land degradation reaches about US$490 billion per year, much higher than the cost of action to prevent it. To rectify this we should first get the basics right: credible quantitative information about current status, drivers, indicators, thresholds, and spatial variability.
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