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|InputVar=Precipitation; Wet days; Land cover;
|InputVar=Precipitation; Wet days; Land cover;
|Parameter=Slope; Soil parameters;
|Parameter=Slope; Soil parameters; Land management;  
|OutputVar=Water erosion sensitivity index; Erosion risk;  
|OutputVar=Water erosion sensitivity index; Erosion risk;
|FrameworkElementType=impact component
|FrameworkElementType=impact component
|Description=Model intro
|Description=Model intro
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Revision as of 17:05, 23 September 2013

Key policy issues

  • In what parts of the world have human-induced changes in land and soil conditions occurred?
  • What are the future risks of soil degradation?
  • To what extent are ecosystem functions lost by soil degradation, adding to local and global concerns about food security, biodiversity loss and climate change?

Introduction