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Abstract
Soil erosion and land degradation, critical environmental challenges intensifying globally, result primarily from anthropogenic activities such as deforestation, unsustainable agricultural practices, overgrazing, and industrial development, as well as natural factors like rainfall variability, wind intensity, and topographical features, collectively destabilizing soil structure, reducing fertility, and impacting ecosystem services, with theoretical frameworks like the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) estimating erosion rates, while conceptual discussions explore land degradation through processes like salinization, desertification, and nutrient depletion, wherein the impacts extend to declining agricultural productivity, increased sedimentation in water bodies, and exacerbated climate change through carbon release, with mitigation strategies emphasizing sustainable land management (SLM) techniques such as agroforestry, contour farming, crop rotation, and conservation tillage, alongside policy-driven interventions like afforestation programs, environmental subsidies, and international frameworks, including the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), aiming to restore degraded lands, reduce erosion, and enhance resilience against environmental stressors, further supported by advancements in geospatial tools like Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing for monitoring erosion hotspots and implementing targeted solutions, with theoretical evaluations underscoring the socio-economic implications of land degradation on rural livelihoods, food security, and water resource management, particularly in vulnerable regions like Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, where population pressures and climate variability exacerbate land use conflicts, while integrative approaches combining ecological restoration, traditional knowledge, and modern technologies emerge as essential for achieving long-term sustainability, reflecting the need for cross-disciplinary collaboration between geographers, agronomists, policymakers, and local stakeholders to effectively balance ecological preservation with developmental needs, thus highlighting soil conservation as a cornerstone of global environmental stability.
Keywords
Soil Erosion, Land Degradation, Sustainable Land Management (SLM), Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE), Conservation Strategies, Geospatial Tools
Citations
IRE Journals:
Dr. Balakullayappa Madar
"Soil Erosion and Land Degradation: Causes and Mitigation Strategies" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 3 Issue 2 2019 Page 741-753
IEEE:
Dr. Balakullayappa Madar
"Soil Erosion and Land Degradation: Causes and Mitigation Strategies" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 3(2)
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