Does erosion occur in the Philippines?

Reforestation-The best way to solve this problem is to reduce About 75 percent of the Philippines' “total crop land is vulnerable to
deforestation and plant more and more trees that resist wind and erosion in various degrees, with agriculture losing about 457 million tons
water from eroding the surface of the land. of soil annually,” Marcos Jr. said during the first National Soil Health
Avoid Overgrazing- If so many animals graze at the same place Summit, citing data from the environment
then all grasses and vegetation will finish from that piece of land
and it will cause soil erosion. The project estimated that around 15 per cent of the Earth's ice-free
Use Plastic Sheeting- We can place plastic covers so that if a
land surface is afflicted by all forms of land degradation. Of this,
heavy wind blows it will protect the soil from erosion.
accelerated soil erosion by water is responsible for about 56 per cent and
Proper Drainage- If there will be a proper drainage system then
there will be no water blockage on fields. This will protect the soil
wind erosion is responsible for about 28 per cent.
from erosion.

reduced ability of the soil to store water and nutrients

Cause exposure of subsoil, which often has poor physical and

chemical properties
higher rates of runoff, shedding water and nutrients
otherwise used for crop growth
loss of newly planted crops
deposits of silt in low-lying areas.

Prevention
Effect
of Soil Erosion
3. Ice
1. Water Ice freezes on the ground and eventually melts.
Water is the most common cause of soil As it melts, it gets the ground underneath wet.
erosion. When it rains for an extended period If the ground is wet enough, the soil will erode
of time or floods, your ground gets so wet that and run off as if it were raining.
it loosens and begins to flow with the water.
4. Gravity
2. Wind Gravity is a primary culprit behind the three
Wind can also make soil erode by displacing it. other causes. If your land is sloped, the soil is
Depending on the circumstance, you might end going to naturally head down the slope because
up with dry soil erosion that is carried in the of gravity. Add water, wind, and/or ice to the
wind or a combination of wind and rain that mix and you’ve got a muddy avalanche that ends
grabs your land and throws it all over the place up in your neighbor’s yard and makes him mad.