If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Soil erosion, the most common type of land degradation, ...

The most fertile, upper layer of soil is gradually removed by a variety of forces, particularly water, wind, and mass movement, which eventually degrades the soil, which is known as Soil Erosion. Soil ...

Harmless traces from nuclear testing more than half a century ago are helping researchers assess soil erosion rates. In Africa, about 65 percent of the continent's farm land is affected by ...