Assessing soil erosion risk in Kazakhstan: A RUSLE-based approach for land rehabilitation

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationAl-Farabi Kazakh National Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Rice Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUnited Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Healthen
cg.contributor.donorScience Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstanen
cg.coverage.countryKazakhstan
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KZ
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.regionCentral Asia
cg.creator.identifierDamira Kaliyeva: 0000-0002-5151-2204en
cg.creator.identifierAlisher Mirzabaev: 0000-0002-5223-7160en
cg.creator.identifierKanat Zulpykharov: 0000-0002-0275-2463en
cg.creator.identifierSanim Bissenbayeva: 0000-0002-3770-3143en
cg.creator.identifierOmirzhan Taukebayev: 0000-0002-7959-1434en
cg.creator.identifierManzoor Qadir: 0000-0003-0904-2568en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/187595en
cg.identifier.urlhttps://www.pjoes.com/Assessing-Soil-Erosion-Risk-in-Kazakhstan-nA-RUSLE-Based-Approach-for-Land-Rehabilitation,187595,0,2.htmlen
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1230-1485en
cg.issue3en
cg.journalPolish Journal of Environmental Studiesen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume34en
dc.contributor.authorKaliyeva, Damiraen
dc.contributor.authorTokbergenova, Aigulen
dc.contributor.authorMirzabaev, Alisheren
dc.contributor.authorZulpykharov, Kanaten
dc.contributor.authorBissenbayeva, Sanimen
dc.contributor.authorTaukebayev, Omirzhanen
dc.contributor.authorQadir, Manzooren
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-07T08:48:30Zen
dc.date.available2025-05-07T08:48:30Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174452
dc.titleAssessing soil erosion risk in Kazakhstan: A RUSLE-based approach for land rehabilitationen
dcterms.abstractSoil degradation is increasing in Kazakhstan, leading to severe losses in land productivity. The Almaty region, the country’s leading agricultural and industrial province, is among the most affected areas. The objective of this study is to evaluate, for the first time, the applicability of the revised model of the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) for estimating the rate of soil erosion and identifying areas susceptible to soil erosion in the Almaty region. The revised USLE (RUSLE) factors, including rainfall erosivity, soil erodibility, slope length, and steepness, were represented using data on soil, topography, and land use/vegetation cover from the region. Using the RUSLE model’s algorithms, we generated an erosion risk map, emphasizing areas with a high potential for erosion. The results show higher soil erosion rates in agricultural areas with steep slopes and inadequate environmental practices – annual soil losses in the region are as high as 26,279 t/ha/year in high-risk areas. On average, approximately 88% of the region’s territory loses up to 103 t/ha/year, while 9% loses about three times as much. Such potential soil erosion risks warrant the implementation of efficient soil conservation strategies in the region to protect soils, ensure desired agricultural productivity, and support the journey in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceCGIARen
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen
dcterms.audienceFarmersen
dcterms.audienceNGOsen
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2024-12-30en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKaliyeva, Damira, Aigul Tokbergenova, Alisher Mirzabaev, Kanat Zulpykharov, Sanim Bissenbayeva, Omirzhan Taukebayev, and Manzoor Qadir. "Assessing Soil Erosion Risk in Kazakhstan: A RUSLE-Based Approach for Land Rehabilitation." Polish Journal of Environmental Studies 34, no. 3 (2025).en
dcterms.extentp. 3187-3198en
dcterms.issued2025-01-28en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherHARD Publishing Companyen
dcterms.subjectagricultural landen
dcterms.subjectland productivityen
dcterms.subjectland useen
dcterms.subjectsoil degradationen
dcterms.subjectsoil erosionen
dcterms.subjectrainfallen
dcterms.subjectsoil conservationen
dcterms.subjectenvironmental protectionen
dcterms.subjectsustainable developmenten
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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