Soil erosion is a major problem around the world because of its effects on soil productivity,
nutrient loss, siltation in water bodies, and degradation of water quality. By understanding …

Human activities and climate change constitute the contemporary catalyst for natural
processes and their impacts, ie, geo-environmental hazards. Globally, natural catastrophic …

Land use and management influence the magnitude of soil loss. Among the different soil
erosion risk factors, the cover-management factor (C-factor) is the one that policy makers …

In recent years, forest fires have increased in terms of frequency, extent and intensity,
especially in Mediterranean countries. Climate characteristics and anthropogenic …

Background Water induced soil erosion has been continued to threaten the land resources
in sub humid northwestern highlands of Ethiopia. Soil and water conservation measures …

Water erosion is a major threat to biodiversity, according to the European Commission's Soil
Thematic Strategy, as it negatively affects soil structure, soil fertility and water availability for …

The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), has been increasingly used to capture
spatiotemporal variations in cover factor (C) determination for erosion prediction on a larger …

Soil is a non-renewable resource essential for life existence. During the last decades it has
been threatened by accelerating erosion with negative consequences for the environment …

Soil erosion is a major environmental problem that degrades topsoil and agricultural land
productivity in mountainous areas such as Ethiopia. Soil erosion estimation is critical for the …

Land conversion to cropland is one of the major causes of severe soil erosion in Africa. This
study assesses the current cropland extent and the related soil erosion risk in Rwanda, a …