Advantages and disadvantages of terracing: A comprehensive review
September 2021
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 history, the...
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Determination of runoff coefficient (C) in catchments based on analysis of precipitation and flow events
June 2022
Runoff coefficient (C) values are tabulated and enshrined in hydrological engineering. These values are considered to be constant although they may not correspond to reality. In the same catchment,...
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Remote sensing of soil degradation: Progress and perspective
September 2023
Soils constitute one of the most critical natural resources and maintaining their health is vital for agricultural development and ecological sustainability, providing many essential ecosystem services....
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Critical review of the impact of cover crops on soil properties
September 2022
Grasses as well as leguminous and non-leguminous broadleaves are the major categories of commonly grown cover crops worldwide. This review focuses on the contribution of cover crops to soil properties....
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Conservation tillage impacts on soil, crop and the environment
June 2015
There is an urgent need to match food production with increasing world population through identification of sustainable land management strategies. However, the struggle to achieve food security should...
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Using the USLE: Chances, challenges and limitations of soil erosion modelling
September 2019
To give soils and soil degradation, which are among the most crucial threats to ecosystem stability, social and political visibility, small and large scale modelling and mapping of soil erosion is inevitable....
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A systematic review of soil erosion control practices on the agricultural land in Asia
June 2020
Soil is the basis of production in agriculture activities. The combination of intensive farming activities, improper farming practices, rainfall regimes, and topography conditions that taken place in...
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Challenges and constraints of conservation agriculture adoption in smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa: A review
December 2024
Common farming practices in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) such as intensive and repeated tillage, complete crop residue removal, and biomass burning create risks of soil degradation. To reduce these risks,...
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Best management practices to reduce soil erosion and change water balance components in watersheds under grain and dairy production
March 2024
Soil erosion and sedimentation are among the most serious global environmental problems. Soil and water conservation measures have been proven effective ways to reduce soil loss. The objective of this...
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Conservation management decreases surface runoff and soil erosion
June 2022
Conservation management practices – including agroforestry, cover cropping, no-till, reduced tillage, and residue return – have been applied for decades to control surface runoff and soil erosion, yet...
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Influence of salinity and water content on soil microorganisms
December 2015
Salinization is one of the most serious land degradation problems facing world. Salinity results in poor plant growth and low soil microbial activity due to osmotic stress and toxic ions. Soil microorganisms...
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Emerging pollutants in the environment: A challenge for water resource management
1 March 2015
A significant number of emerging pollutants (EPs) resulting from point and diffuse pollution is present in the aquatic environment. These are chemicals that are not commonly monitored but have the potential...
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The effect of hydrogel particle size on water retention properties and availability under water stress
September 2019
The use of superabsorbent polymers or hydrogels could increase the water holding capacity (WHC) of sandy soil and reduce water loss by deep percolation. However, hydrogels' retained water availability...
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Identification of suitable sites for rainwater harvesting structures in arid and semi-arid regions: A review
June 2016
Harvested rainwater is an alternative source of water in arid and semi-arid regions (ASARs) around the world. Many researchers have developed and applied various methodologies and criteria to identify...
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Integrated universal soil loss equation (USLE) and Geographical Information System (GIS) for soil erosion estimation in A Sap basin: Central Vietnam
June 2018
Central Vietnam is very susceptible to soil erosion due to its complicated terrain and heavy rainfall. The objective of this study was to quantify soil erosion in the A Sap river basin, A Luoi district, Thua...
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Why we should revitalize indigenous water harvesting systems: Lessons learned
March 2025
It is generally believed that problems surrounding water scarcity led earlier generations to develop and employ a variety of indigenous rainwater harvesting (RWH) techniques. This paper is based on...
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Recent advances in assessment of soil erosion vulnerability in a watershed
September 2021
Soil erosion is one of the most critical hazards adversely affecting both environment and economy. Assessment of the annual soil erosion rate provides information on soil erosion risk zones indicating...
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Soil erosion assessment by RUSLE with improved P factor and its validation: Case study on mountainous and hilly areas of Hubei Province, China
September 2021
The Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) is widely used to estimate regional soil erosion. However, quantitative impacts of soil and water conservation (SWC) measures on conservation practice...
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HOTSED: A new integrated model for assessing potential hotspots of sediment sources and related sediment dynamics at watershed scale
March 2025
In this paper we introduce HOTSED, a novel, innovative GIS-based model designed for assessing potential hotspots of sediment dynamics at watershed scale. HOTSED integrates geomorphic spatial information...
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The effects of armed conflict on natural resources and conservation measures in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
June 2025
A heavy armed conflict erupted in Tigray region of Ethiopia in 2020, and the crisis continued up to 2022. This study investigates the impacts of this crisis on the status of natural resources, and Soil...
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Conservation agriculture in India – Problems, prospects and policy issues
December 2014
Conservation agriculture (CA) technologies involve minimum soil disturbance, permanent soil cover through crop residues or cover crops, and crop rotations for achieving higher productivity. In India,...
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Natural and anthropogenic rates of soil erosion
June 2017
Regions of land that are brought into crop production from native vegetation typically undergo a period of soil erosion instability, and long term erosion rates are greater than for natural lands as...
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The centrality of water resources to the realization of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). A review of potentials and constraints on the African continent
September 2016
Africa is endowed with vast water resources including but not limited to lakes, rivers, swamps and underground aquifers. However, the way of life in Africa does not reflect this kind of wealth owing...
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Determinants of adoption of multiple sustainable agricultural practices among smallholder farmers in Nigeria
June 2021
Despite the important roles of Sustainable Agricultural Practices (SAPs) in improving productivity, welfare, and food security of farming households, the adoption rates of SAPs have been perceived to...
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Exploring soil erosion and reservoir sedimentation through the RUSLE model and bathymetric survey
June 2025
The aim of the paper was to compare the soil erosion in a river catchment with the sediment volume accumulated at the river mouth. Firstly, the sediment yield was estimated in GIS based on the soil...
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