The new assessment of soil loss by water erosion in Europe

•RUSLE2015 model estimates soil loss at 100 m resolution based on best available data.•The mean soil loss rate in European Union is estimated to 2.46 t/ha annually.•Policy interventions (CAP) reduced overall soil loss by 9.5% during last decade.•12.7% of European arable lands have soil loss >5 t/...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental science & policy 2015-12, Vol.54, p.438-447
Hauptverfasser:	Panagos, Panos, Borrelli, Pasquale, Poesen, Jean, Ballabio, Cristiano, Lugato, Emanuele, Meusburger, Katrin, Montanarella, Luca, Alewell, Christine
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agricultural sustainability Drinking water European union Farming Farmlands Farms Management practices Policies Policy scenarios Rain erosivity RUSLE Soil (material) Soil erodibility Soil erosion
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