Land degradation has become one of the biggest environmental challenges human society
is currently facing, which is why understanding the global pattern of this land crisis is …

With the raising awareness of environmental protection, straw burning ban has been
implemented to control straw burning phenomenon in China. It has received significant …

Elevated soil loss and runoff rates can reduce soil fertility; therefore, soil erosion control
strategies must be implemented at the hillslope and watershed scale when plantations are …

The importance of soils to society has gained increasing recognition over the past decade,
with the potential to contribute to most of the United Nations' Sustainable Development …

Mulching is widely recognized as an effective soil and water conservation measure all over
the world. Nevertheless, a comprehensive evaluation of mulching's effectiveness in …

We measure the eco-efficiency (EE) of agricultural production in regard to soil erosion and
decompose it into technical efficiency (TE) and soil conservation efficiency (SCE). Data …

Straw mulching is a typical soil and water conservation measure for slope farms, and it plays
an important role in preventing soil erosion. The objective of this study was to quantify the …

Soil erosion is a threat for the sustainability of agriculture and severely affects the
Mediterranean crops. Olive groves are among the rainfed agriculture lands that exhibit soil …

Food systems—encompassing food production, transportation, processing and
consumption, including food losses and waste—are currently not delivering what is …

The main goal of this research was to conduct a biophysical, economic, social, and
perception-based approach to foresee the solutions that could be used to mitigate the soil …