Inadequate soil conservation practices lead to processes like soil erosion and depletion. Overgrazing removes vegetative cover, compacts soil, and contributes significantly to erosion and loss of soil quality, both being major forms of land degradation. Therefore, both options contribute to land degradation on a large scale.
Land degradation in India happens at a very large scale", because
Asked in OPSC CS Prelims 2023 · Topic: Environment and Sustainable Development (Deforestation, Desertification, and Land Degradation)
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