Background Ethiopia is gifted with abundant natural resources of adequate landmass, fertile
soil, favorable climate, water, wildlife, and others. Many of its resources are not properly …

Soil and water conservation practices contribute to long‐term agricultural sustainability and
sustainable agriculture. This review examines the primary agronomic practices and their role …

Land management to increase food production while conserving the environment and
associated ecosystem services (ESs) is one of the major development and research …

Ecosystem service changes caused by land use and land cover change (LULCC) is an
important indictor and early warning of ecological changes. However, few attempts have …

Understanding the dynamics of land-use and land-cover change at a basin scale, including
its driving causes, is vital for the development and planning of appropriate environmental …

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 …

The landuse/cover changes in the Ethiopian highlands have significantly increased the
variability of runoff and sediment fluxes of the Blue Nile River during the last few decades …

Abstract Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) structures have been constructed on cultivated
land for nearly 40 years to reduce soil loss and improve crop yields and people's livelihoods …

Background Soil erosion and nutrient depletion threaten food security and the sustainability
of agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa. Estimating soil loss and identifying hotspot …

Inappropriate use of land and poor ecosystem management have accelerated land
degradation and reduced the storage capacity of reservoirs. To mitigate the effect of the …