part, Biophysical Environment -- chapter 1 Principal biomes of Central Asia / chapter 2 Forests in Central Asia: Current status and constraints / chapter 3 C3/C4 plants in the vegetation of Central Asia, geographical distribution and environmental adaptation in relation to climate / part, Water Resources of Central Asia -- chapter 4 Water resources of the Central Asia under conditions of climate change / chapter 5 Climate change and water resource alteration in Central Asia: The case of Uzbekistan / chapter 6 Problems and management of the efficient use of soil-water resources in Central Asia with specific reference to Uzbekistan / chapter 7 Underground and surface water resources of Central Asia, and impact of irrigation on their balance and quality / part, Agricultural and Soil and Enviromental Degradation -- chapter 8 Addressing the challenges for sustainable agriculture in Central Asia / chapter 9 Soil and environmental degradation in Central Asia / chapter 10 Land degradation by agricultural activities in Central Asia / chapter 11 Salinity effects on irrigated soil chemical and biological properties in the Aral Sea basin of Uzbekistan / part, Soil Management and Carbon Dynamics -- chapter 13 Dynamics of soil carbon and recommendations on effective sequestration of carbon in the steppe zone of Kazakhstan / chapter 14 Carbon dynamics in Saskatchewan soils: Implications for the global carbon cycle / chapter 15 Conservation agriculture: Environmental benefits of reduced tillage and soil carbon management in water-limited areas of Central Asia / chapter 16 Conservation agriculture for irrigated agriculture in Asia / chapter 17 Syria’s long-term rotation and tillage trials: Potential relevance to carbon sequestration in Central Asia / chapter 18 Potential for carbon sequestration in the soils of Afghanistan and Pakistan / chapter 19 Improvement of soil physical and chemical conditions to promote sustainable crop production in agricultural areas of Kazakhstan / chapter 20 Technological options to enhance humus content and conserve water in soils of the Zarafshan valley, Uzbekistan / chapter 21 Eliminating summer fallow on black soils of Northern Kazakhstan / chapter 22 Dynamics of water and soil organic matter under grain farming in Northern Kazakhstan – Toward sustainable land use both from the agronomic and environmental viewpoints / chapter 23 Conservation agriculture in the steppes of Northern Kazakhstan: The potential for adoption and carbon sequestration / chapter 24 Cover crops impacts on irrigated soil quality and potato production in Uzbekistan / part, Forest Management and Carbon Dynamics -- chapter 25 Forest carbon sequestration and storage of the Kargasoksy Leshoz of the Tomsk Oblast, Russia – Current status and the investment potential / chapter 26 Soil and vegetation management strategies for improved carbon sequestration in Pamir mountain ecosystems / part, Economic Analysis -- chapter 27 An economic comparison of conventional tillage and conservation tillage for spring wheat production in Northern Kazakhstan / part, Methodological and Technological Challenges -- chapter 28 An assessment of the potential use of SRTM DEMs in terrain analysis for the efficient mapping of soils in the drylands region of Kazakhstan / chapter 29 Potential for soil carbon sequestration in Central Kazakhstan / chapter 30 Application of GIS technology for water quality control in the Zarafshan river basin / chapter 31 Remote sensing application for mapping terrestrial carbon sequestration in Kazakhstan / chapter 32 Possible changes in the carbon budget of arid and semi-arid Central Asia inferred from landuse/landcover analyses during 1981 to 2001 / chapter 33 Western-Siberian peatlands: Indicators of climate change and their role in global carbon balance / part, Research and Development Priorities -- chapter 34 Researchable priorities in terrestrial carbon sequestration in Central Asia