The Mediterranean loses half a ton of fertile soil per hectare each year due to erosion

The University of Valencia (UV) participates in a European project Horizon 2020 PRIMA REACT4MED, which with 11 partners from nine European countries aims to restore Mediterranean agricultural ecosystems and prevent soil degradation and desertification, two of the greatest risks to conservation of the ecosystems and livelihoods of the Mediterranean communities. Artemi Cerdá, professor of Physical Geography at UV and an erosion expert, leads the Spanish part of the project, with a proposal in Valencian territory, in the Cànyoles river basin.

6 de july de 2022

Crop fields in the mediterranean area with soil suffering from erosion.
Crop fields in the mediterranean area with soil suffering from erosion.

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