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… from land use or from processes such as water or wind erosion. The United Nations General Assembly coined the term … and sparsely covered by vegetation are susceptible to erosion. Infrequent rains are particularly erosive, … and reduce vegetation cover, thereby exposing land to erosion by rain and wind. Landslides also occur easily. …

… one-third of the world’s arable land has been lost to erosion and continues to be lost at a rate of more than 10 … 9. Pimentel, David: Soil Erosion: A food and environmental threat, p.1. …