Erosion is a major threat to soil resources in Europe, and may impair their ability to deliver a
range of ecosystem goods and services. This is reflected by the European Commission's …

Dust storms, produced by the removal of surface materials from the world's drylands, are a
vital component of the environment. This is because of their role in biogeochemical cycling …

Sand and dust storms (SDS) play an integral role in the Earth system but they also present a
range of hazards to the environmental and economic sustainability of human society. These …

Reasons for erosion measurements are:(1) to determine the environmental impact of
erosion and conservation practices,(2) scientific erosion research;(3) development and …

Sustainability of biomass based fuel use requires that in biomass production erosion and
water usage do not exceed addition to stocks of soil and water and that levels of nutrients …

Soil protection and sustainable land management practices for croplands are usually
considered to be cost-effective. However, to date little economic information has emerged …

Wind erosion from agricultural land is an underrated and understudied environmental
challenge in Europe. Its societal and policy relevance will likely increase in the near future …

Soil conservation measures (SCM) are believed to be effective in terms of wind erosion
control. Currently, most studies regarding the efficacy of SCM in erosion control are based …

The geographic spread of croplands, together with the diversity of crops and management
practices, and the largely seasonally-restricted cycle of crop production, complicates a …

Energy, water, land, and natural resources are under great constraints to support increasing
demands from the growing population worldwide. The availability of fossil energy has been …