THE MAIN DIRECTIONS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AT THE DEPARTAMENT OF EROSION AND SOILPROTECTION: CURRENT STATE AND PROSPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The Department of Erosion and Soil Protection has developed the main scienti c directions - «Assessment of erosion processes in soils of various bioclimatic zones», «Study of the basics of sustainable land use» and «Ecological and economic assessment of soil and land degradation». It is proposed to develop both existing areas of scienti c research with a certain adjustment of their names and problems («Analysis and modeling of erosion processes in soils, including in the context of climate change», «Development of the concept of sustainable land use in the context of food security», «Ecology, economics and socio-demographic features of land use in the context of climate change and soil degradation»), as well as new directions that have some research history at the department - «Development of principles of soil protection», «Development of methodological foundations of land reclamation». e necessity of creating a holistic concept of soil protection is considered in particular detail. is concept should include both the formulation of legal (legislative and regulatory-methodological) principles of soil protection, and the de nition of criteria for assessing soils under which their protection can be carried out, and the development of soil protection systems ( rst of all, from the manifestation of erosion processes) in various bioclimatic and administrative-territorial conditions.