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Although a comprehensive model to capture the complex system interactions is not readily available, IMAGE 3.0 offers the following approaches to address soil degradation: | Although a comprehensive model to capture the complex system interactions is not readily available, IMAGE 3.0 offers the following approaches to address soil degradation: | ||
A. Water Erosion Risk: Risk assessment of soil erosion caused by water based on the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE; Wischmeier and Smith[[Wischmeier and Smith, 1978|(1978)]]). | A. Water Erosion Risk: Risk assessment of soil erosion caused by water based on the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE; Wischmeier and Smith[[Wischmeier and Smith, 1978|(1978)]]). | ||
Revision as of 12:46, 19 May 2014
Parts of Land degradation
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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?