Soil erosion is generally recognized as the dominant process of land degradation. The
formation and expansion of gullies is often a highly significant process of soil erosion …

Soil water erosion on cultivated lands represents a severe threat to soil resources in the
world, and especially in Mediterranean areas, due to their topographic, edaphic and climatic …

The new assessment of soil loss by water erosion in Europe based on RUSLE2015
(Panagos et al., 2015a) was criticized in a comment by Fiener and Auerswald (2015). The …

Soil erosion is one of the eight threats in the Soil Thematic Strategy, the main policy
instrument dedicated to soil protection in the European Union (EU). During the last decade …

An extensive database of short to medium-term erosion rates as measured on erosion plots
in Europe under natural rainfall was compiled from the literature. Statistical analysis …

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 …

An empirical approach was employed to monitor changes in soil erosion status in China,
incorporating landform, slope, vegetation coverage, land use/cover, and expert …

As pressures on coastal zones mount, there is a growing need for frameworks that can be
used to conceptualize complex sustainability challenges and help organize research that …

This paper reviews definitions and uses of the Driving Forces–Pressures–State–Impacts–
Responses (DPSIR) framework and argues that it is a relevant tool for structuring …

Land degradation is a complex process resulting from the permanent interaction between
physical and human factors. The effect of changes in land-use and land management on soil …