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TheImprovement ofTropical and Subtropical Rangelands

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TABLE 3 (Continued)<br />

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NorthelUlt region<br />

Entire Karamoja Diatriet<br />

316,390 hectares<br />

Moat of Acholi Diatriet<br />

Semiarid ranp<br />

Morocco<br />

12,141,000 hectares rangel<strong>and</strong>s<br />

countrywide<br />

Tunisia<br />

3,142,000 hectares<br />

Perennial graaa replaced by plants<br />

with lower nutrient requirement. <strong>and</strong><br />

1_ value to anima1l; irrevenible<br />

e1'Olion<br />

Reduction of ground cover<br />

Majority of craul<strong>and</strong> areal are four<br />

diaclimax created by fire <strong>and</strong> grasing<br />

(would return to dry fOrelt if th_<br />

facton were eliminated)<br />

Reduced forap production<br />

Exp<strong>and</strong>ing d_rtification<br />

Degraded<br />

Ranpl<strong>and</strong>s estimated to be producing at<br />

1/2 of potential (optimistic estimate);<br />

prelumed to continue deteriorating<br />

Majority of grulng l<strong>and</strong> outside tlet..<br />

areaj liv..tock populations Incre<strong>and</strong><br />

rapidlYj overgruing (feeding <strong>and</strong><br />

trampling)<br />

Oventockingj exp<strong>and</strong>ing dryl<strong>and</strong><br />

qriculture; uprooting of shrubs for fuel<br />

Increue soil eroaionj decline in natural<br />

craul<strong>and</strong> area<br />

Uncontrolled gruing; fuelwood cuttingj<br />

long hiatory of misUlej stocking rat..<br />

..timated to be 3-8 tim.. higher than<br />

ideal<br />

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Range Condition<br />

Cauaea or Conlequencel<br />

Ug<strong>and</strong>a<br />

5 million hectares

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