Definition(s)
The general process or the group of processes whereby the materials of Earth's crust are loosened , dissolved, or worn away and simultaneously moved from one place to another, by natural agencies, which include weathering, solution, corrosion, and transportation, but usually exclude mass wasting. (Source:GEMET/BJGEO). This concept refers amongst others to coastal erosion, the gradual wearing away of material from a coast by the action of sea water. (Source: GEMET/GREMESa)
Jerarquía
Broader: degradación de la tierra
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Erosion
French
érosion
Ruso
эрозия
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Tratado Internacional sobre los Recursos Fitogenéticos para la Alimentación y la Agricultura | 1 decision |
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Convención sobre la Protección del Patrimonio Mundial | 11 decisions |
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Convenio de Barcelona | 2 decisions |
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Convenio de Abidjan | 1 article or paragraph |
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United Nations Environment Assembly | 2 decisions |