Background Plants alter their environment in a number of ways. With correct management,
plant communities can positively impact soil degradation processes such as surface erosion …

As a result of climate change and increasing engineering activities, soil-related disasters
such as slope failures and sandstorms have become more frequent worldwide. These …

In European mountain regions, forests play an important role in the mitigation of risk due to
natural hazards such as landslides, rockfalls, floods and avalanches. Conifer species …

The presence of forests on hillslopes significantly reduces the slopes susceptibility to rainfall
triggered shallow landslides. This is due largely to the reinforcement of the hillslope soil by …

During 25 October 2011, an extremely intense rainfall event occurred in Eastern Liguria and
Northern Tuscany. Severe damages were registered in the Monterosso and Vernazza …

Tree roots have long been recognized to increase slope stability by reinforcing the strength
of soils. Slope stability models usually include the effects of roots by adding an apparent …

Root anchoring in the soil provides significant resistance for trees to resist against the wind
and potential soil shear failure in a slope. Soil conditions and root properties affect pullout …

Root networks contribute to slope stability through complex interactions with soil that include
mechanical compression and tension. Due to the spatial heterogeneity of root distribution …

The use of vegetation as a Nature-based Solution (NbS) for shallow landslide risk reduction
is receiving increased attention in the scientific community. Vegetation can contribute to …

Vegetation has been used as a means in geotechnical engineering for soil improvement
and erosion control. This paper aims to present a state-of-the-art review and future …