OxTalks will soon move to the new Halo platform and will become 'Oxford Events.' There will be a need for an OxTalks freeze. This was previously planned for Friday 14th November – a new date will be shared as soon as it is available (full details will be available on the Staff Gateway).
In the meantime, the OxTalks site will remain active and events will continue to be published.
If staff have any questions about the Oxford Events launch, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
Of the many forms of land degradation soil erosion by water is the most serious. Erosion may have significant on-site impacts e.g. for the farmer, but in many areas, off-site impacts are greater. These include, sedimentation of reservoirs and lakes, pollution of freshwater systems and muddy flooding of property. Assessment of erosion is achieved by monitoring, modelling and experimentation. Mitigation measures are well known but require societal support – usually subsidies. Land degradation is a global problem but is acute in several ‘hotspots’ such as east Asia and China, Madagascar and Ethiopia.
