Posted On: October 20th 2026, 05:02 am
Satellite analysis of three western Nepal river basins shows soil erosion rising as farmland spread from 1995 to 2015, with steep farms losing the most soil and forests protecting it best.
Source: Chalise & Kumar (2020). PLOS ONE 15. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231692 · CC BY
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Photo: Bijay Chaurasia, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, adapted by GeoSutra
Boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal / OCHA via geoBoundaries, CC BY 3.0 IGO. Map: GeoSutra