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Concept: soil damage in the concept vocabulary

Concept URI http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/7855
Preferred label soil damage
Definition Soil impaired as a consequence of human activity. A study financed by UNEP, reporting in 1992, found that about 10,5% of the world's vegetative surface had been seriously damaged by human activity since 1945. The study found that much of the damage had been masked by a general rise in global agricultural productivity resulting from expanded irrigation, better plant varieties, and greater use of production inputs, such as fertilizers and pesticides. More than 1/3 of the damaged land was in Asia, almost 1/3 in Africa, and 1/4 in Central America. Some land had been damaged beyond restoration. The greatest sources of soil degradation were overgrazing, unsuitable agricultural practices, and deforestation.
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Status Valid
Status Modified 2013-12-05
Accepted Date 2013-12-05
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Alternative label
  • poškodenie pôdy [sk]
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