Soil degradation (soil erosion) is a gradual deterioration of soil properties under the influence of natural causes (natural changes in soil formation conditions) or human activities (improper agricultural practices, soil pollution, changes in the structure and water regime, etc.). Erosion is an active process. It causes a loss of the state of aggregation of the soil, such agronomically valuable properties as structure, density, porosity, capillarity, water permeability, moisture capacity, which are indicators of soil fertility, disappear.
The content of nitrogen and organic matter in the soil decreases catastrophically.
