DESERTIFICATION IN KAZAKHSTAN: CONDITION, PROBLEMS AND WAYS OF SOLUTION

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Published: Jun 19, 2023
Keywords:
wind and water erosion degradation, salinization of soils desertification pasture land

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I. B. Skorintseva
Institute of geography and water security
T. А. Bassova
Institute of geography and water security
A. Tuletayev
Institute of geography and water security

Abstract

The article considered the problem of desertification of agricultural lands in Kazakhstan, which is a strongly marked global environmental and socio-economic problem. The causes and extent of desertification of agricultural lands in the republic caused by natural and anthropogenic factors are presented. On the territory of Kazakhstan, land resources amount to 272.5 million hectares, of which agricultural land is 219.7 million hectares. 179.9 million hectares (66 % of the total territory) of agricultural land - subject to varying degrees of desertification. Measures to minimize the development of desertification processes and ensure food security of the population of the republic are proposed.

Article Details

Issue
No. 3 (2021): Geography and water resources
Section
Статьи
Author Biographies

I. B. Skorintseva, Institute of geography and water security

D.g.s., Head of the Department of Landscape Study and Problems of Nature Management

T. А. Bassova, Institute of geography and water security

C.b.s., chief research worker of the Department of Landscape Study and Problems of Nature Management

A. Tuletayev, Institute of geography and water security

Research worker of the Department of Landscape Study and Problems of Nature Management