How can land degradation be prevented?

Land degradation can be prevented by adopting sustainable agricultural practices, reducing the rate of deforestation, limiting urbanization and industrialisation.

Certain agricultural practices like crop rotation, strip farming and contour farming will help in preserving soil nutrients and thus mitigating the world’s effects of land degradation.

For more relevant articles refer to the links given below:

• UPSC Environment and Ecology Questions
• International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
• UPSC Environment and Ecology