The Value of Landscape Restoration in Uzbekistan to Reduce Sand and Dust Storms from the Aral Seabed
Central Asia experiences frequent sand and dust storms (SDS), which have been made worse by human activity. The main objective of this study is to provide an economic analysis of the benefits of afforestation of the former Aral Seabed in Uzbekistan...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/750031635227796665/The-Value-of-Landscape-Restoration-in-Uzbekistan-to-Reduce-Sand-and-Dust-Storms-from-the-Aral-Seabed http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36461 |
| Summary: | Central Asia experiences frequent
sand and dust storms (SDS), which have been made worse by
human activity. The main objective of this study is to
provide an economic analysis of the benefits of
afforestation of the former Aral Seabed in Uzbekistan. The
objective of this study is to estimate economic benefits
attributed to afforestation of the former Aral Seabed in
Uzbekistan. Proper estimation and categorization of economic
benefits associated with each scenario of landscape
restoration enables the Government of Uzbekistan and local
authorities to allocate limited resources in an efficient
way, supporting promising rehabilitation techniques and
practices. Based on wind erosion modeling results, this
study measures soil retention ecosystem services in the
former Aral Seabed in Uzbekistan. To understand the value of
soil retention ecosystem services, several scenarios of
landscape restoration are considered. |
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