An age-old agricultural method is helping to combat soil degradation and protect a source of food and income for more than 75% of the population in Madagascar. Through a study using isotopic ...

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. Farmer El Haj Abdeslam and his three helpers spent years ...

Soil loss presents a critical global challenge, degrading ecosystems and impacting the sustainability of human society. Human activities like deforestation, construction, and agriculture can ...

Black soil covering white snow in ditches during the winter and clouds of dirt swirling across fields, farms and roads are stark evidence that erosion is a major threat to soil health. Despite a “Wake ...

Raindrops can wreak havoc on Earth. They just do it on a microscopic scale. At that scale, raindrops hitting bare ground have nearly the force of a hammer hitting a mound of dirt. What happens when ...

Malawi's increasingly unpredictable rainfall and higher than usual temperatures are causing problems for smallholder farmers. Soil erosion has increased, causing soil fertility and water availability ...

(Mass Appeal) – April 22 is Earth Day, and we thought it would be fun to experiment with erosion using three basic materials: plastic bottles, soil, and water. Dr. Yadilette Rivera-Colón, Board Chair ...

Extensive experiments have been carried about in Ceylon estates with a view of solving the problem of the denudation of the soil, particularly in hilly districts, says a correspondent in “The ...