Indicators to measure soil erosion for rain action: A review with emphasis on massive stabilization and control of erosion rates

Abstract

Soil erosion leads to a series of impacts, inside and outside the ecosystem that in turn are related to the productive capacity of the soil and the depletion of nutrients. This document gives us a vision of the state of soil loss due to water erosion, framed in a set of selected ecosystem service indicators (ES) that include supply and demand indicators that represent the three main supplier, regulatory and sociocultural categories. The choice of appropriate indicators and their calculation is presented using the example of class ES "massive stabilization and control of erosion rates" and "control of soil erosion water". Nearly natural ecosystems often resist erosion to a greater extent than areas in use, whose erosion rates depend on natural parameters and factors related to use. The main indicator captures the protective effect of ecosystems against soil loss, calculated from the difference in annual losses and the rate of hypothetical erosion without vegetation. The objective is to show the development of indicators with a focus on stakeholder participation and adopt regulatory processes that help counteract the effects of soil erosion. Keywords: soil erosion, satellite images, stabilization, control.