Soil Erosion, Soil Desertification and Soil Conservation in Agri-Environment Systems

Dear Colleagues,

A warming trend is expected over the next decades. The experience gained in sustainable dryland management can be used to improve adaption to new scenarios of drought and rainfall extreme events. Agricultural land is especially vulnerable to these changes. The way in which land management practices have increased soil organic matter, water retention, and soil biodiversity are considered valuable evidence to be used as tools to face future soil degradation.

This Special Issue is aimed at gathering practical experiences and traditional or new techniques in agricultural fields to control chemical, physical, and biological degradation, including erosion from plot to landscape scales. Studies on reduced tillage, cover crops, organic amendments, or strategies to improve soil biodiversity can contribute to updating the state-of-the-art of agricultural soil conservation. This Special Issue also has the opportunity to show added benefits of sustainable land management practices for mitigation of climate change through carbon sequestration in soils and other sustainable development goals related to land and water conservation.

Dr. Ramón Bienes
Dr. María José Marqués
Guest Editors

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