It has been argued that we have now entered the Anthropocene, a proposed epoch in which
humans are having a dominant impact on the Earth system. While some geologists have …

Despite years of study and substantial investment in remediation and prevention, soil
erosion continues to be a major environmental problem with regard to land use in India and …

Aeolian ecosystems suffer severe land degradation due to wind erosion. This study presents
the erosion mitigation via bio-cementation technique for the soil collected from Jaisalmer …

Wind erosion is a major natural disaster worldwide, and it is a key problem in western
Rajasthan in India. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), the Geographic Information …

The Thar is the most densely populated desert in the world, which supports diverse
ecosystems and human endeavours such as agriculture and socioeconomic activities. Water …

Abstract The Thar Desert dune system in north‐west India and eastern Pakistan provides a
rich archive of past environmental, geomorphological and climatic change. Much of the …

The arid region of Rajasthan has been classified into unique agro-ecological sub-regions,
zones, and sub-zones (indicated by their code number in this abstract) for which sustainable …

Estimates of the soil and nutrient losses are essential for design and planning of soil
conservation measures in Indian arid region. This study aims at estimating rainfall-runoff …

Desertification is currently defined as land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid
regions, resulting from various factors, including climatic variation and human activities …

Ravine lands are spread over an area of about 4.3 million hectare in India, but their largest
incidence (about 72%) is found along the rivers Yamuna, Chambal, Mahi, and Sabarmati …