{"id":10180,"date":"2026-05-25T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T06:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/?p=10180"},"modified":"2026-05-25T09:51:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:51:58","slug":"land-degradation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/land-degradation\/","title":{"rendered":"Land Degradation: Meaning, Types, Causes & Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Land degradation <\/strong>is a reduction in the land quality and the productive capacity of the land <\/strong>due to human activity, reducing soil fertility, biodiversity, and ecosystem health. Land degradation is the decline in the biological or economic productivity of land,<\/strong> affecting 3.2 billion people and often described as a disease of the Earth.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary causes for land degradation are unsustainable agriculture, such as excessive use of agrochemicals, inappropriate irrigation, over-cultivation and overgrazing, deforestation and mining. Land degradation has resulted in food insecurity, climate change, biodiversity loss, and social instability<\/strong>. According to the Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Initiative report,<\/strong> a 100-rupee investment in restoring degraded land returns approximately 500 rupees in economic benefits by improved crop yields, carbon sequestration, and water security.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It can be prevented through various initiatives such as Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), Sustainable Land Management (SLM ) and the Great Green Wall of Africa.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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