The Loss Canopies, Damaged Soil: Evaluating The Interconnected Effects Of Deforestation And Agroforestry Decline On Soil Health

Abstract

Deforestation and agroforestry losses have far-reaching impacts on soil quality. Canopy losses and degradation of a productive soil are serious threat to the ecosystem conservational practices worldwide. Our review paper covers a lot of aspects related to the soil i.e., soil erosion, unwanted alteration in productive fertile land that leads to desertification. A limited existence of practices related to agroforestry exaggerates these complications, leading to an abrupt decrease in soil biodiversity, soil nutrients and organic matter, carbon sequestration volumes that magnify soil pollution. There are numerous impressions that lead to soil morpho-physiological alterations, posing significant barriers to sustainable practices of land usage. The major objective of this review is to broadly comprehend decrease in forestation and agroforestry and their adverse impacts on soil characteristics by thoroughly reviewing the existing research on this aspect, thus giving valued insights for sustainable soil management.