KULUNDA
How to prevent the next »Global Dust Bowl«? Ecological and economic strategies for sustainable land management in the Russian steppes: A potential solution to climate change
| Research question | How can degradation and desertification processes be mitigated by development and implementation of adequate sustainable land management practises? |
Drivers | large-scale intensive farming, climate change, market prices |
| Indicators | Soil fertility, humus content, top soil depth, degree of desertification, productivity |
| Production systems | agriculture |
| Measures | adopted agricultural management and tillage operation, advanced steppe restoration |
| Country | Russia | Siberia |
| Study sites | 3 regions: 1) region Michailovskoje (dry, typical steppe), 2) region Mamontovski (forested steppe), 3) region Kiprinskoje |
| Area | 60.000 km² |
| Duration | October 2011 to September 2016 |
