Assessment of the status of human-induced soil degradation in south and Southeast Asia (ASSOD)

Following publication of the World Map of the Satus of Human-induced Land Degradation (GLASOD), at scale 1:10M, the need for more detailed and more country-specific degradation assessment became apparent. In 1993, the members of the Asian Network on Problem Soils recommended the preparation of a qualitative assessment for South and Southeast Asian at a scale of 1:5 million. The assessment was carried out using a physiographic base map, compiled according to the SOTER methodology, and a slightly modified GLASOD methodology. The information was stored in a digital database and linked to a GIS enabling preparation of thematic outputs in the form of maps, graphs and tables.

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Field	Value
Last Updated	October 25, 2023, 14:17 (UTC)
Created	October 25, 2023, 14:17 (UTC)
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bbox-north-lat	48.2
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contact-email	godert.vanlynden@wur.nl
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licence	[]
lineage	1) ASSOD 1997. The Assessment of the Status of Human-induced Soil Degradation in South and Southeast Asia (Van Lynden, G.W.J. and L.R., Oldeman (ed.)), UNEP, FAO, ISRIC, Wageningen 2) van Lynden GWJ and Oldeman LR 1997. The assessment of the status of human-induced soil degradation in South and South-East Asia, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC), Wageningen, https://isric.org/sites/default/files/ASSODEndReport.pdf 3) Oldeman LR and van Lynden GWJ 2001. Linking methodologies for assessing land resources, their problems and possible solutions at small scales. In: Bridges EM, ID Hannam, LR Oldeman, FWTd Penning de Vries, SJ Scherr and S Sombatpanit (editors), Response to land degradation. Science Publishers Inc., Enfield (NH), pp 223-236 4) Oldeman LR, Hakkeling RTA and Sombroek WG 1991. World Map of the Status of Human-Induced Soil Degradation: An explanatory Note (rev. ed.), UNEP and ISRIC, Wageningen, https://www.isric.org/sites/default/files/isric_report_1990_07.pdf
metadata-date	2021-07-14T11:51:54
metadata-language	eng
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