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List of indicators with classification of values

Table 2. List of local or regional indicators with distinct classes for each indicator to be used for collecting data in the pilot areas

General information

  • Site number: ....................
  • Date of description: ....................
  • Author describing: ....................
  • Location: ....................
  • Elevation (m): ....................
  • Latitude: ....................
  • Longitude: ....................
  • Physiographic position: ....................
  • Hillslope length (m: ....................
  • Tillage erosion features (m: ....................
  • Type of environmentally sensitive area to desertification: ....................

PHYSICAL AND ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

CLIMATE

Annual air temperature (o C) Annual rainfall (mm) BG aridity index Annual potential evapotranspiration (mm)
  • <12
  • 12-15
  • 15-18
  • 18-21
  • >21
  • <280
  • 280-650
  • 650 -1000
  • >1000
  • <50
  • 50-75
  • 75-100
  • 100-125
  • 125-150
  • >150
  • <500
  • 500-800
  • 800-1200
  • 1200-1500
  • >1500
Rain seasonality Rain erosivity (mm/h)
  • <0.19
  • 0.20-0.39
  • 0.40-0.59
  • 0.60-0.79
  • 0.80-0.99
  • 1.00-1.19
  • >1.20
  • <60
  • 60 -90
  • 91-120
  • 121-160
  • >160


WATER

Water quality ( μS) Water quantity Ground water exploitation Water consumption /water demands (WC/WD)
  • <400
  • 400-800
  • 800-1500
  • >1500
  • Adequate
  • Moderate
  • Low
  • None
  • Exploitation>recharge
  • recharge>exploitation> > 0.8·recharge
  • local problems of over-exploitation
  • without problems of over-exploitation
  • Low WC/WD<0.5
  • Moderate WC/WD = 0.5-1
  • High WC/WD = 1-2
  • Very high WC/WD>2


SOILS

Drainage Parent material Rock fragments on soil surface (%) Slope aspect
  • Well
  • Imperfectly
  • Poorly
  • Very poorly
  • Limestone-marble
  • Acid
  • Igneous
  • Sandstone, plysh
  • Marl, clay, conglomerates
  • Basic
  • Igneous
  • Shale Schist
  • Alluvium, colluvium
  • Other
  • <15
  • 15-40
  • 40-80
  • >80
  • NW, NE
  • SW, SE
  • Plain
Slope gradient (%) Soil depth (cm) Soil textural class Soil water storage capacity (mm)
  • <2
  • 2 - 6
  • 6-12
  • 12-18
  • 18-25
  • 25-35
  • 35-60
  • >60
  • <15
  • 15-30
  • 30-60
  • 60-100
  • 100-1500
  • >150
  • Very coarse
  • Coarse
  • medium
  • Moderate fine
  • Fine
  • Very fine
  • <50
  • 50-100
  • 100-200
  • 200-300
  • >300
Exposure of rock outcrops (%) Organic matter of surface horizon (%) Degree of soil erosion Electrical conductivity (dS m-1)
  • None
  • 2-10
  • 10 -30
  • 30-60
  • >60
  • High >6.0
  • Medium 2.1-6.0
  • Low 2.0-1.1
  • Very low <1.0
  • none
  • Slight
  • Moderate
  • Severe
  • Very severe
  • Free, EC< 2
  • Slight, EC = 2-4
  • Moderate, EC = 4-8
  • High EC, = 8-15
  • Very high, EC >15


VEGETATION

Major land use Agricultural vegetation cover type Natural vegetation cover type Plant cover (%)
  • Agriculture
  • Pasture
  • Shrubland
  • Forest
  • Mining
  • Recreation
  • Other
  • Cereals
  • Olives
  • Vines
  • Almonds
  • Oranges
  • Vegetables
  • Cotton
  • Bare
  • Other
  • Mixed Med. Machia/Evergren forest
  • Med. machia
  • Permanent grassland
  • Annual grassland
  • Deciduous forest
  • Pine forest
  • Evergreen forest (except pines)
  • Bare
  • Other
  • <10
  • 10-25
  • 25-50
  • 50-75
  • >75
Deforested area (% /year)
  • Low (<1.5)
  • Moderate (1.5-2.5)
  • High (2.5-3.50)
  • Very high >3.5


WATER RUNOFF

Drainage density (km of channels per km2 ) Flooding frequency Impervious surface area (ha /10 km2 of territorial surface/10 years )
  • Coarse <5 km
  • Medium 5-10 km
  • Fine 10-20 km
  • Very fine >20 km
  • Νο
  • very rare (once/10 years)
  • Rare (once/6-10 years)
  • Infrequent(once/3-5 years)
  • Frequent(once/1-2 years)
  • Other
  • Low <10 ha
  • Moderate 10-25 ha
  • High 26-50 ha
  • Very high >50 ha


FIRES

Fire frequency (years) Fire risk Burned area (ha burned/10 years/10 km2 of territorial surface)
  • Low >50
  • Moderate (once in 25-50)
  • High (once 25-15)
  • Very high (once <15)
  • Low
  • Moderate
  • High
  • Very high
  • Low (<10 ha)
  • Moderate (10 -25 ha)
  • High (26 - 50 ha)
  • Very high (>50 ha)


ECONOMIC INDICATORS

AGRICULTURE

Farm ownership Farm size (ha) Land fragmentation (No of parcels) Net farm income
  • Owner -farmed
  • Tenant - farmed
  • Shared - farmed
  • State - farmed
  • Other
  • <2
  • 2 - 5
  • 5 - 10
  • 10 - 30
  • 30 - 50
  • 50 - 100
  • >100
  • 1-3
  • 4-6
  • 7-9
  • 10-12
  • 13-15
  • 16-19
  • >19
  • Low (<Local mean - St. Dev.)
  • Moderate (>Local mean - St. Dev. < local mean)
  • High (> Local Mean < Local Mean + St. Dev.)
  • Very high (> Local Mean + St. Dev.)
Parallel employment
  • None
  • Industry
  • Tourism
  • State
  • Municipality
  • Other


CULTIVATION

Tillage operations Frequency of tillage (number) Tillage depth (cm) Tillage direction
  • None
  • Plowing
  • Disking, harrowing
  • Cultivator
  • Other
  • None
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • Other
  • None
  • <20
  • 20-30
  • 30-40
  • >40
  • Other
  • Down-slope
  • Up-slope
  • Parallel to contour up- slope furrow
  • Parallel to contour down-slope furrow
  • Down-slope oblique
  • Up-slope oblique
  • Other
Mechanization index
  • Low (<Local mean - St. Dev.)
  • Moderate (>Local mean - St. Dev. < local mean)
  • High (> Local Mean < Local Mean + St. Dev.)
  • Very high (> Local Mean + St. Dev.)


HUSBANDRY

Grazing control Grazing intensity
  • None
  • Sustainable number of animal
  • Fencing
  • Avoidance of soil compaction (very wet soil)
  • Fire
  • Protection
  • Other
  • Low (SR<GC)
  • Moderate SR=GC to 1.5GC)
  • High (SR>1.5GC)
  • Other


LAND MANAGEMENT

Fire protection (Protected area/total area %) Sustainable farming Reclamation of affected areas Reclamation of mining areas (area protected/total area, %)
  • None
  • Low <25%
  • Moderate 25-50%
  • High 50-75%
  • Very high >75%
  • Other
  • No sustainable farming
  • No tillage
  • Minimum tillage
  • Inducing plant cover
  • Up-slope tillage
  • Minimum ploughing depth
  • Other
  • None
  • Adequate drainage
  • Adequate salt leaching
  • Adequate liming of acid soils
  • Low heavy metal concentrations.
  • Other
  • None
  • Low, <25% protected
  • Moderate, 25-75% protected
  • Adequate, >75% protected
  • Other
Soil erosion control measures (area protected/total area, %) Soil water conservation measures Terracing (presence of) (area protected/total area, %)
  • None
  • Low, <25% protected
  • Moderate, 25-75% protected
  • Adequate, >75% protected
  • Other
  • Weed control
  • Mulching
  • Temporary storage of water runoff
  • Inducing vapour adsorption
  • Νοne
  • Other
  • None
  • Low, <25%
  • Moderate, 25-50%
  • High, 50-75%
  • Very high, >75%
  • Other


LAND USE

Land abandonment (ha/10 years/10 km2 Land use intensity Period of existing land use Urban area (%) (urban/total area)
  • Low (<10 ha)
  • Moderate (10 -25 ha)
  • High (26 - 50 ha)
  • Very high (>50 ha)
  • Low
  • medium
  • High
  • Other
  • <1 year
  • 1-5 years
  • 5-10 years
  • 10-20 years
  • 30-50 years
  • >50 years
  • <2
  • 2-5
  • 5-10
  • 10-20
  • >20
Rate of change of urban area (ha/10 years/10 km2) Distance from seashore ((km)
  • Very low (<5 ha)
  • Low (5-10 ha)
  • Moderate (10-20 ha)
  • High (>20 ha)
  • Other
  • <0.25
  • 0.25-0.5
  • 0.5-1
  • 1-2
  • 2-5
  • 5-8
  • 8-15
  • >15


WATER USE

Irrigation percentage of arable land

Runoff water storage

Water consumption per sector (% per year)

Water scarcity (Water available supply per capita / water consumption per capita during the last 10 years) (WAC/WCC = R)
  • <5
  • 5-10
  • 10-25
  • 25-50
  • >50
  • No
  • low
  • moderate
  • adequate
  • Other
  • Industry
  • Tourism
  • domestic
  • irrigation
  • Other
  • No R>2
  • Low R=1.5- 2
  • Moderate R=1-1.5
  • High R=0.5-1
  • Very high R<0.5


TOURISM

Tourism intensity (Number of overnight stays / 10 km2 area = R)

 Tourism change (Number of overnight stays in a specific destination over one year / average overnight stays in the last 10 years=R, %)
  • Low R<0.01
  • Moderate R=0.01-0.04
  • High R=0.04-0.08
  • Very high R>0.08
  • Low R<2
  • Moderate R=2-5
  • High R=5-10
  • Very high R>10


SOCIAL INDICATORS

Human poverty index (%)

 Old age index (population with age >65 / total population = R, %) Population density (people / km2) Population growth rate (% per year)
  • Low, HPI-2 <10
  • Moderate, HPI-2 =10-20
  • High, HPI-2=20-50
  • Very high, HPI-2= R>50
  • Low R<5
  • Moderate R=5-10
  • High R=10-20
  • Very high R>20
  • Low <50
  • Moderate 50-100
  • High 100-300
  • Very high >300
  • Low <0.2
  • Moderate 0.2-0.4
  • High 0.4-0.6
  • Very high >0.6

Population distribution (urban population / rural population, %)
  • >20
  • 10-20
  • 5-10
  • <5


INSTITUTIONAL INDICATORS

Subsidies Protected areas Policy enforcement
  • NO
  • Sub/environ. protection
  • sub/area
  • sub/animal
  • sub/kg
  • Other
  • NO
  • Nature Reserves/Wilderness
  • National Park
  • National Monument
  • Habitat/Species Management
  • Protected Landscape
  • Managed Resource
  • Adequate
  • >75% of the area
  • Moderate
  • (25-75% of the area)
  • Low
  • (<25% of the area )
  • No
  • Other