While water erosion continues to be the most serious cause of soil degradation globally, innovative strategies that remediate important soil functions can restore the productivity of eroded soils.

Soil erosion is a major worldwide threat to agro-ecosystem sustainability and land productivity. Fallout radionuclides and stable isotopes are used to measure magnitudes and sources of soil erosion, ...

The problems of soil degradation are significantly exacerbated by soil erosion — the wearing away of the topsoil, by wind, water, etc. US soils are now eroding up to 1,000 times faster than they ...

Implementing these strategies requires a coordinated approach, combining public policy with community involvement to effectively ...

The increasing human population is placing greater pressure on soil and water resources and ... production is conducted in a way that minimizes degradation of natural resources and permits long ...

Soil fertility is the ability of soil to sustain plant ... degradation of the physical and chemical properties of soil that can lead to land degradation, including soil erosion. Such soil fertility ...

A study of 82 sites in 21 counties by Iowa State University showed that in the 50 years from 1959, soil structure and levels of organic matter had degraded while acidity had increased. “Erosion ...

Agriculture, deforestation, overgrazing, and the use of chemicals on soils all contribute to its degradation, which can lead to erosion, problems with soil salinity or acidity, fertility decline ...

Many industries have benefited from the availability and affordability of uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) as applications for ...

Conservation Agriculture (CA) is an agricultural system designed to enhance productivity while protecting and conserving the environment. It aims on minimizing soil disturbance, maintaining soil cover ...

Unfortunately this degradation — along with other environmental impacts like wildfires and soil erosion to the forest and trail system — has larger ramifications than just an eye sore on the ...