Table 4

Trends and Projections of Land Degradation in the Asia-Pacific region,
1960–2000

 

 

South Asia

 

East and S.E. Asia

 

Pacific Islands

 

Type of Degradation

1960–1980

1980–2000

1960–

1980

1980–

2000

1960–1980

1980–2000

Crop Lands

 Soil erosion

 Water logging and salinity

 

 Ý

 Ý

 

 Ý

 ­

 

 ­

 ­

 

 Ý

 ­

 

 ­

­

 

 ­

­

Grazing lands

 Desertification

 

 

 Ý

 

 Ý

 

 ­

 

 ­

 

 ­

 

 ­

Note: Ý = significant increase; ­ = increase

Source: ESCAP (1992)