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 …

Abstract The European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC), hosted by the European Commission's
Joint Research Centre (JRC), is the focal point for soil data, support to policy making and …

Soil and water conservation have been traditionally part of farming practices for thousands
of years. Despite massive efforts to implement modern soil and water conservation practices …

Gully erosion possess a serious hazard to critical resources such as soil, water, and
vegetation cover within watersheds. Therefore, spatial maps of gully erosion hazards can be …

Soil erosion is a serious and complex environmental problem, which directly leads to soil
degradation and reduces land productivity. Analyzing the effect of vegetation restoration on …

Assessment of soil loss and understanding its major drivers are essential to implement
targeted management interventions. We have proposed and developed a Revised Universal …

Gully erosion, one of the most damaging forms of land degradation, destroys farmlands and
threatens grain and ecological stability. Approximately 295,000 gullies have formed in the …

Several environmental factors are known to influence the spatial distribution and
susceptibility of gully erosion, yet the relative importance and interaction of these factors …

Understanding the response of soil erosion to the changes of land use and landscape
pattern is valuable for the optimization of soil and water conservation measures in a …

Complex interrelationships between landscape-level geoenvironmental factors and natural
phenomena have rendered land degradation control measures ineffective. For control to be …