10 training courses on sustainable management of natural resources in the forest-steppe and steppe zones of Ukraine to provide aid in achieving neutral level of land degradation

The problem of land degradation is crucial for Ukraine, as it affects 20 percent of the country’s arable land, or 6.5 million ha in total. Between 300 and 600 million tons of soil are lost to erosion every year, and crop yields can be reduced by 50 percent, depending on the level of degradation. 

The most dangerous form of land degradation in Ukraine is soil erosion by wind and water.