出版社：The International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE)
摘要：The study of land degradation and soil erosion in the south east constitutes one of the difficult phenomenon that have confounded the entire society including intellectuals as the efforts directed at different attempts have not been very successful. Several studies carried out on this problem of land aimed at highlighting causes, implications and remedies have created a wide gap that this study has to fill by proffering causes and solutions through the intensive investigations. The problems are the land devastations that caused citizens of the area to abandon their living abodes, farmlands, social and economic activities especially in earning a living through marketing of their products. This study relied survey and data was from extant literature especially the scientific approaches by world organizations and individual contribution, for findings and decisions reached. The findings were the reduction of land degradation through human intervention and a recommendation that early warning signs be installed at erosion areas.
