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extent, degree, level, trend, causes and impacts on ecosystem services. Each of these parameters has been<br />

mapped and examples are given in Figure 9.7 (extent of dominant degradation type) and Figure 9.8 (rate of<br />

change of degradation). All information collected has been captured in a national database and analysed<br />

statistically (SOW-VU, 2010).<br />

Figure 9.5 Major land use systems in Senegal. Source: FAO, 2010.<br />

Figure 9.6 Proportional extent of major land use systems in the<br />

Senegal. Source: Ndiaye and Dieng, 2013.<br />

Status of the <strong>World’s</strong> <strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Resources</strong> | Main Report Regional Assessment of <strong>Soil</strong> Changes<br />

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in Africa South of the Sahara

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