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REQUIRED: A summary of the intentions with which the data set was developed. REQUIRED: The name of an organization or individual that developed the data set. REQUIRED: The date when the data set is published or otherwise made available for release. Degraded_land vector digital data withheld REQUIRED: The basis on which the time period of content information is determined. REQUIRED: The year (and optionally month, or month and day) for which the data set corresponds to the ground. REQUIRED: The state of the data set. REQUIRED: The frequency with which changes and additions are made to the data set after the initial data set is completed. 16.870879 32.894246 -22.127321 -34.820348 16.870879 32.894246 -34.820348 -22.127321 REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords. REQUIRED: Common-use word or phrase used to describe the subject of the data set. REQUIRED: Restrictions and legal prerequisites for accessing the data set. 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Shapefile Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.7.0.10450 Degraded_land_SA 16.870879 32.894246 -22.127321 -34.820348 1 16.870879 32.894246 -22.127321 -34.820348 1 1 16.870879 32.894246 -22.127321 -34.820348 Degraded land – land already degraded through overgrazing, poor farming practices or as settlement areas <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><TABLE STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><TBODY><TR><TD STYLE="padding:0 0 0 0;"><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Degradation is the process of destruction of productive land mainly because of misuse or overuse. </SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Degradation and the subsequent loss of species, habitats and ecological functions not only threaten the long term sustainability of natural systems, but also the capacity of all terrestrial systems to support human livelihoods and lifestyles (Balance 2001). </SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Since degraded land may lead to a decline in the productivity of land, as well as the loss of vegetation and resources to support human livelihoods and commercial activities, this map indicates a measurement of the extent of land degradation as indicated by three classes, namely: barren rock, degraded vegetation and dongas. It also indicate levels of soil erodibility. </SPAN></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> South African National Biodiversity Institute, www.sanbi.org.za, WRC (WR90). Degraded land overgrazing en FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time REQUIRED: The person responsible for the metadata information. REQUIRED: The organization responsible for the metadata information. REQUIRED: The mailing and/or physical address for the organization or individual. REQUIRED: The city of the address. REQUIRED: The state or province of the address. REQUIRED: The ZIP or other postal code of the address. 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