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Land Degradation and Soil Erosion

Soil erosion

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Land Degradation and Soil Erosion

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Degraded Land – resulting in reduced productivity~ 5 billion ha (@ 43% of Earth’s vegetated surface)

~ @ 1/3 due to overgrazing~ 3.6 billion ha associated with desertification

~ a major cause is overgrazing~ 0.5 billion ha due to tree felling in humid tropics

Soil degradation is greatly responsible for @ 2 billion ha of the 5 billion ha

@ 85% of this is due to wind & water erosion

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Soil Erosion

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Process 1. Rain drop detachment

2. Transport (overland flow or runoff)

3. Deposition

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