Rangelands are renewable resources vital to the national well-being of the countries of the Arabian Gulf and arid zones around the world. The book addresses issues involved in restoring and retaining for optimum current and future use these rangeland-based natural resources.

This book provides guidelines to key soil taxa in the deserts of Kuwait and guidance to associated procedures for laboratory analyses of soils, leading to land use planning on informed decisions. Soils are essential to provide food, feed, and fiber in addition to multiple ecosystem services that sustain life on earth. To achieve the above services sustainably, it is essential to use soils rationally based on their potential for specific uses. This requires establishing national soil classification systems to assess soils locally and to provide guidance to other countries where similar soils...