Land degradation and increasing poverty in rural areas of SerbiaInternational Scientific Conference Forests in Future - Sustainable Use, Risks and Challenges
Land is one of the basic elements of the environment and multi-functional versatile resource, which is particularly threatened by natural processes, and actions of human activities. Although it is difficult to assess the extent of land degradation problems, there is no doubt that people around the world feel the consequences of its effects. Loss of productive land has a direct impact on agriculture in rural communities, primarily in the form of reduced yields and revenues are based on this exercise.