Soil is a fragile cover that anchors most of the life on Earth. It is a three-phase system that consists of solid particles, liquid, and gas, but also species that create a dynamic and complex ecosystem and is among the most precious resources to humans. On the other hand, soil erosion is a major global soil degradation threat to land, freshwater, and oceans. The effects of this land degradation process go beyond the loss of fertile land. Improving knowledge of past processes and the probable future rates of soil erosion, generally accelerated by human activity (direct or indirect), is important for both: policy makers engaged in land use decision-making; and for earth-system modellers seeking to reduce uncertainty on global predictions. This process of degradation has continued to grow as a problem over time, with increasing sediment mobilization; decreasing reservoirs retention capacity. Slope inclination and the amount and velocity of runoff are some of the main factors favouring sediment mobilization. Numerous research teams have also shown the effect of vegetation cover and lithology on the detachment, mobilization and transport capacity of sediments (Lense et al., 2022; Kalehhouei et al., 2021; Mohammadi et al., 2021; Stefanidis & Alexandridis, 2021; Stefanidis et al., 2021; Stefanidis, 2021; Spalevic et al., 2020; Chalise al., 2019; Khaledi Darvishan et al., 2019; Nouraein et al., 2019; Spalevic et al., 2019; Tavareset al., 2019; Behzadfar et al., 2018; Kavian et al., 2018; Behzadfar et al., 2017; Behzadfar et al., 2014; Spalevic et al., 2013). Soil degradation and decreased water resources negatively affect agricultural production and have a negative impact on a country’s economy (Ouallali et al., 2018). The importance of soil conservation is well recognized globally. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) acknowledge the significance of soil resources for sustainable development and advocate their protection in order to meet the ambitious goal of zero land degradation by 2030 (Stefanidis et al., 2022). Our goal is to contribute with our research to the Local Demand and Needs by using Global Inventions for Local Interventions.

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Velibor Spalevic

Spalevic, V.; Barovic, G.; Vujacic, D.; Curovic, M.; Behzadfar, M.; Djurovic, N.; Dudic, B.; Billi, P. (2020). The Impact of Land Use Changes on Soil Erosion in the River Basin of Miocki Potok, Montenegro. Water 2020, 12, 2973. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12112973.
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Spalevic, V., Djurovic, N., Mijovic, S., Vukelic-Sutoska, M., Curovic, M. (2013). Soil Erosion Intensity and Runoff on the Djuricka River Basin (North of Montenegro). Malaysian Journal of Soil Science. 17, 49-68.
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Spalevic, V. (2019). Assessment of Soil Erosion Processes by Using the ‘IntErO’ Model: Case Study of the Duboki Potok, Montenegro. Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology, 20(2), 657–665.
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Milica Filipovic

Behzadfar, M., Djurovic, N., Simunic, I., Filipovic, M. and Spalevic, V. (2014). Calculation of soil erosion intensity in the S1-6 Watershed of the Shirindareh River Basin, Iran. 2015; p.207-213. International scientific conference: Challenges in Modern Agricultural Production, December 11, 2014, Skopje, Macedonia. Book of Proceedings, p. 273. Institute of agriculture. ISBN 978-9989-9834-9-8, COBISS.MK-ID 99839242
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Ronaldo Luiz Mincato

Felix, F.C., Avalos, F.A.P., De Lima, W., Candido B.M., Silva M.L.N. & Mincato R.L. (2021). Seasonal behavior of vegetation determined by sensor on an unmanned aerial vehicle. An Acad Bras Cienc 93, e20200712. DOI 10.1590/0001-3765202120200712
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Guilherme Henrique Expedito Lense

Lense, G.H.E.; Servidoni, L.E.; Parreiras, T.C.; Santana, D.B.; Bolleli, T.M.; Ayer, J.E.B.; Spalevic, V.; Mincato, R.L (2022). Modeling of soil loss by water erosion in the Tietê River Hydrographic Basin, São Paulo, Brazil. Semina: Ciênc. Agrár. Londrina, v. 43, (4): 1417-1436
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Lense, G.H.E., Parreiras, T.C., Spalevic, V., Avanzi, J.C., & Mincato, R.L. (2021). Soil losses in the State of Rondônia, Brazil. Ciência Rural, 51(5), 1-10. e20200460. Epub March 08, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20200460
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Lense, G.H.E.; Moreira, R.S.; Parreiras, T.C.; Silva, L.F.P, M.; Teodoro, A.E.M.; Mincato, R.L. (2020). Simulating the effect of permanent preservation areas on soil erosion rates. Cerne, 26 (2), 193-201.
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Paul Sestras

Bilasco, S.; Rosca, S.; Vescan, I.; Fodorean, I.; Dohotar, V.; Sestras, P. A GIS-Based Spatial Analysis Model Approach for Identification of Optimal Hydrotechnical Solutions for Gully Erosion Stabilization. Case Study. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 4847. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114847
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Costea, A.; Bilasco, S.; Irimus, I.-A.; Rosca, S.; Vescan, I.; Fodorean, I.; Sestras, P. Evaluation of the Risk Induced by Soil Erosion on Land Use. Case Study: Guruslau Depression. Sustainability 2022, 14, 652. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14020652
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Salagean, T., Rusu, T., Onose, D., Farca?, R., Duda, B., & Sestra?, P. (2016). The use of laser scanning technology in land monitoring of mining areas. Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 11(2), 565-573.
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Stefanos Stefanidis

Stefanidis, S., Alexandridis, V., & Ghosal, K. (2022). Assessment of Water-Induced Soil Erosion as a Threat to Natura 2000 Protected Areas in Crete Island, Greece. Sustainability, 14(5), 2738.
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Stefanidis, S., Chatzichristaki, C., & Stefanidis, P. (2021). An ArcGIS toolbox for estimation and mapping soil erosion. J. Environ. Prot. Ecol, 22, 689-696.
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Stefanidis, S., & Alexandridis, V. (2021). Precipitation and Potential Evapotranspiration Temporal Variability and Their Relationship in Two Forest Ecosystems in Greece. Hydrology, 8(4), 160.
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Stefanidis, S. (2021). Ability of Different Spatial Resolution Regional Climate Model to Simulate Air Temperature in a Forest Ecosystem of Central Greece. J. Environ. Prot. Ecol, 22, 1488-1495.
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Artan Hysa

Hysa, A., Spalevic, V. (2020). Testing NDVI, Tree Cover Density and Land Cover Type as Fuel Indicators in the Wildfire Spread Capacity Index (WSCI): Case of Montenegro. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 48(4): 2368–2384, DOI: 10.15835/NBHA48411993.
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Hysa, A.; Spalevic, V.; Dudic, B.; Rosca, S.; Kuriqi, A.; Bilasco, S.; Sestras, P. Utilizing the Available Open-Source Remotely Sensed Data in Assessing the Wildfire Ignition and Spread Capacities of Vegetated Surfaces in Romania. Remote Sens. 2021, 13, 2737. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13142737
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Hysa, A. (2021). Introducing Transversal Connectivity Index (TCI) as a method to evaluate the effectiveness of the blue-green infrastructure at metropolitan scale. Ecological Indicators, 124, 107432. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.10
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Morteza Behzadfar

Behzadfar, M., Spalevic, V., Billi, P., Chalise, D., Mincato, R., Sabri, E., Sestras, P., Kalonde, P., (2018). Calculation of soil erosion intensity and runoff in the S7-8-int basin of the Shirindareh Watershed in Iran. Book of Proceedings, Green Room Sessions 2018 International Geo Eco-Eco Agro Conference, Podgorica, Montenegro, 111-116.
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Behzadfar, M., Sadeghi, S.H., Khanjani, M.J., Hazbavi, Z. (2017). Effects of rates and time of zeolite application on controlling runoff generation and soil loss from a soil subjected to a freeze-thaw cycle. International Soil and Water Conservation Research, 5 (2), 95-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2017.04.002
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Khaledi Darvishan, A., Mohammadi, M., Skataric, G., Popovic, S., Behzadfar, M., Rodolfo Ribeiro Sakuno, N., Luiz Mincato, R., Spalevic, V. (2019). Assessment of soil erosion, sediment yield and maximum outflow, using IntErO model (Case study: S8-IntA Shirindarreh Watershed, Iran). Agriculture and Forestry, 65 (4), 203-210. DOI: 10.17707/AgricultForest.65.4.18
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Ataollah Kavian

Kavian, A., Gholami, L, Mohammadi, M., Spalevic, V., Falah Soraki, M, (2018). Impact of Wheat Residue on Soil Erosion Processes. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 46(2), 553-562. https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha46211192.
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Andre Silva Tavares

Tavares, A.S.; Spalevic, V.; Avanzi, J.C.; Nogueira, D.A.; Silva, M.L.N.; Mincato,R.L. (2019). Modeling of water erosion by the erosion potential method in a pilot subbasin in southern Minas Gerais. Semina: Ciencias Agrarias, 40(2), 555-572. DOI: 10.5433/1679-0359.2019V40N2P555
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Devraj Chalise

Chalise, D.; Kumar, L.; Spalevic, V.; Skataric, G. (2019). Estimation of Sediment Yield and Maximum Outflow Using the IntErO Model in the Sarada River Basin of Nepal. Water, 11, 952. https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/11/5/952.
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Chalise, D. and L. Kumar. Land use change affects water erosion in the Nepal Himalayas.  PLOS ONE, 15(4): e0231692. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231692
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Chalise, D.; Kumar, L.; Sharma, R.; Kristiansen, P. Assessing the Impacts of Tillage and Mulch on Soil Erosion and Corn Yield. Agronomy 2020, 10, 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10010063 my10010063
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Mojtaba Nouraein

Nouraein, M.; Skataric, G.; Spalevic, V.; Dudic, B.; Gregus, M. (2019). Short-Term Effects of Tillage Intensity and Fertilization on Sunflower Yield, Achene Quality, and Soil Physicochemical Properties under Semi-Arid Conditions. Appl. Sci. 2019, 9, 5482. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9245482.
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Abdessalam Ouallali

Ouallali, A,; Aassoumi, H.; Moukhchane, M.; Moumou, A.; Houssni, M.; Spalevic, V.; Keesstra, S. (2020). Sediment mobilization study on Cretaceous, Tertiary and Quaternary lithological formations of an external Rif catchment, Morocco, Hydrological Sciences Journal, 65(9), 1568-1582. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2020.1755435.
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Paolo Billi

Billi, P., Spalevic, V. (2022). Suspended sediment yield in Italian rivers. Catena 212(2022):106119. DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2022.106119
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Spalevic, V., Lakicevic, M., Radanovic, D., Billi, P., Barovic, G., Vujacic, D., Sestras, P., Khaledi Darvishan, A. (2017). Ecological-Economic (Eco-Eco) modelling in the river basins of Mountainous regions: Impact of land cover changes on sediment yield in the Velicka Rijeka in Montenegro. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca: 45(2):602-610. https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha45210695. [link]
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Mohammadi, M.; Khaledi Darvishan, A.K.; Spalevic, V.; Dudic, B.; Billi, P. (2021). Analysis of the Impact of Land Use Changes on Soil Erosion Intensity and Sediment Yield Using the IntErO Model in the Talar Watershed of Iran. Water 2021, 13, 881. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13060881.
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Aleksandar Andjelkovic

Andjelkovic, A., Djekovic, V., Janic, M., Spalevic, V., Djukanovic, G., Nikolic, V. (2020): Floods on the River Belica at Jagodina, Serbia in 2014. Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology, 21(1):308-316.
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Andjelkovic, A., Ristic, R., Janic, M., Djekovic, V. and Spalevic, V. (2017). Genesis of Sediments and Siltation of the accumulation Duboki Potok of the Barajevska River Basin, Serbia. Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology, 18(4): 1735-1745.
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