2. What is land degradation? List any two ways of land conservation
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Explanation:
Land degradation is the reduction or loss of the biological or economic productivity and complexity of rain—fed cropland, irrigated cropland, or range, pasture, forest or woodlands resulting from natural processes, land uses or other human activities and habitation patterns such as land contamination, soil erosion and
Afforestation: One of the best ways to conserve soil is to increase the area under forests. ...
Checking Overgrazing: Grazing is very important. ...
Constructing Dams: One of the scientific methods to check soil erosion. ...
Changing Agricultural Practices:
Land degradation is the reduction or loss of the biological or economic productivity and complexity of rain—fed cropland, irrigated cropland, or range, pasture, forest or woodlands resulting from natural processes, land uses or other human activities and habitation patterns such as land contamination, soil erosion..
Following methods are normally adopted for conserving soil:
Afforestation: One of the best ways to conserve soil is to increase the area under forests. ...
Checking Overgrazing: Grazing is very important. ...
Constructing Dams: One of the scientific methods to check soil erosion. ...
Changing Agricultural Practices: