For thousands of years, terracing has been one of the most important systems for preventing
soil erosion, conserving water, and increasing agricultural production. Despite having a long …

For many years, scientists have tried to understand, describe and quantify water and
sediment fluxes, with associated substances like pollutants, at multiple scales. In the past …

Farmland abandonment in Europe is a major problem because of environmental,
socioeconomic and landscape implications. In this paper, a general view of the extent of …

There is a clear need for transformative change in the land management and food
production sectors to address the global land challenges of climate change mitigation …

Soil and water loss in agriculture is a major problem throughout the world, and especially in
Mediterranean areas. Non-conservation agricultural practices have further aggravated the …

Among the soil conservation practices that are used, mulching has been successfully
applied to reduce soil and water losses in different contexts, such as agricultural lands, fire …

The Earth's surface morphology, in an abiotic context, is a consequence of major forcings
such as tectonic uplift, erosion, sediment transport, and climate. Recently, however, it has …

Terracing has long been considered a strategy for soil and water conservation in many
mountainous regions of the world. However, the effectiveness of terracing is limited by many …

Since prehistoric times, farmers have faced the challenge of balancing the demand for
increasing food production from existing soil resources with conservation of these resources …

Soil erosion control and water resource protection can closely interact during restoration of
terrestrial ecosystems. In semi‐arid ecosystems, an urgent issue is how vegetation …