The integrated management of land, water and living resources are needed to mitigate land degradation. It is viewed as any change or disturbance to the land perceived to be deleterious or undesirable. The hydro-geomorphological evolution of abandoned lands presents variable results depending on the field type (e.g. Soils are the base of life, thus a sustainable soil management is crucial in a context of … This is indeed the most visible effect of soil degradation, but does not cover all of its aspects. We optimistically conclude that the most promising strategies to mitigate soil degradation are to select appropriate land uses and improve soil management In addition, the major influence that reductions in hydraulic conductivity due to critical threshold needs reconsideration, because increasing soil degradation upon Hence, soil degradation by erosion, contamination, salinization, and sealing all threaten soil biodiversity by compromising or destroying the habitat of the soil biota. This is an issue as we rely on soil and land to live on, produce our food, make our clothes, support plant and animal life, plus other important things 3. This is the first paperback edition, with minor corrections, of the book first published in 1991 (see 91V/04141), exploring the complex relationships between human development and the environment with emphasis on the causes of land degradation. Hence, in sloping fields in mountain areas, the problem is observed in the first years after land abandonment when plant colonization is progressing but not complete. Some of the major types include soil erosion, soil contamination, desertification, soil acidification, soil salinity 4. Groundcover monitoring tools can help farmers and advisers in southern Australia to measureoundcover on farms. All rights reserved. In particular, heavy machineries used for land preparation and/or crop management, namely harvesting, soil cultivation, and crop protection, have caused deep impacts on soil physical properties [8]. In general, if the revegetation processes result in a dense vegetation cover, infiltration increases and runoff and soil erosion decrease. Land degradation is a process in which the value of the biophysical environment is affected by a combination of human-induced processes acting upon the land. For example, roads which increase impermeable surfaces lead to streaming and ground loss. Furthermore, organic agriculture may be an alternative to save our land from degradation. Poorly implemented intensification of land management contributes to land degradation 25 (e.g., salinisation from irrigation) and disrupted livelihoods (high confidence). Int J Environ Sci Nat Res 25(2): IJESNR.MS.ID.556157 (2020), , , , ,          ,       ,         ,         , ,        ,         ,      ,       ,      ,       , ,          , , , ,         ,        ,          ,        , ,        ,         ,        ,        ,        ,        , ,        ,        ,       ,        , ,     ,        ,           ,      , ,          ,        , ,         ,      ,     , Effect of land degradation on agriculture,         ,        ,        ,       ,         ,          ,      , ,          ,         ,        ,        ,           ,        ,         ,          ,       ,          ,            ,          ,      , , Effect of land degradation on environment,        , , , ,     ,        , ,       ,        ,         ,         , , ,          ,           ,      ,        ,        ,        ,         ,      ,        , ,       , , ,  , , , ,         , ,  , , ,         , 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