A unifying modelling of multiple land degradation pathways in Europe.

Autor: Prăvălie R; University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, 1 Nicolae Bălcescu Street, 010041, Bucharest, Romania. pravalie_remus@yahoo.com.; University of Bucharest, Research, Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB), 90-92 Panduri Street, 050663, Bucharest, Romania. pravalie_remus@yahoo.com.; Academy of Romanian Scientists, 54 Splaiul Independentei Street, 050094, Bucharest, Romania. pravalie_remus@yahoo.com., Borrelli P; Department of Environmental Sciences, Environmental Geosciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.; Department of Science, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy., Panagos P; European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy., Ballabio C; European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy., Lugato E; European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy., Chappell A; School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom., Miguez-Macho G; CRETUS, Non-Linear Physics Group, Faculty of Physics, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain., Maggi F; Environmental Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia., Peng J; Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, Ministry of Education, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China., Niculiță M; Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Faculty of Geography and Geology, Department of Geography, 20A Carol I Street, 700506, Iași, Romania., Roșca B; Romanian Academy, Iași Divison, Geography Department, 8 Carol I Street, 700505, Iași, Romania., Patriche C; Romanian Academy, Iași Divison, Geography Department, 8 Carol I Street, 700505, Iași, Romania., Dumitrașcu M; Institute of Geography, Romanian Academy, 12 Dimitrie Racoviță Street, 023993, Bucharest, Romania., Bandoc G; University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, 1 Nicolae Bălcescu Street, 010041, Bucharest, Romania.; Academy of Romanian Scientists, 54 Splaiul Independentei Street, 050094, Bucharest, Romania., Nita IA; VisualFlow, 140 Aurel Vlaicu, 020099, Bucharest, Romania., Birsan MV; Institute of Geography, Romanian Academy, 12 Dimitrie Racoviță Street, 023993, Bucharest, Romania.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nature communications [Nat Commun] 2024 May 08; Vol. 15 (1), pp. 3862. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 08.
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48252-x
Abstrakt: Land degradation is a complex socio-environmental threat, which generally occurs as multiple concurrent pathways that remain largely unexplored in Europe. Here we present an unprecedented analysis of land multi-degradation in 40 continental countries, using twelve dataset-based processes that were modelled as land degradation convergence and combination pathways in Europe's agricultural (and arable) environments. Using a Land Multi-degradation Index, we find that up to 27%, 35% and 22% of continental agricultural (~2 million km 2 ) and arable (~1.1 million km 2 ) lands are currently threatened by one, two, and three drivers of degradation, while 10-11% of pan-European agricultural/arable landscapes are cumulatively affected by four and at least five concurrent processes. We also explore the complex pattern of spatially interacting processes, emphasizing the major combinations of land degradation pathways across continental and national boundaries. Our results will enable policymakers to develop knowledge-based strategies for land degradation mitigation and other critical European sustainable development goals.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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