Types

Soil Degradation

Mapped units with human-induced soil degradation

W: Water Erosion

Wt: Loss of topsoil

Wd: Terrain definition/mass movement

C: Chemical Deterioration

Cn: Loss of nutrients and/or organic matter

Cs: Salinization

Ca: Acidification

Cp: Pollution

Mapped units without Human-Induced Soil Degradation

S: Stable terrain

SN: Stable terrain under natural conditions

SA: Stable terrain with permanent agriculture

SR: Terrain stabilized by human intervention

SR: Terrain stabilized by human intervention