Cracks in the Earth: Why is East Africa losing its soil?

Authors

• Maarten Wynants, Ghent University
• Aloyce Amasi, Nelson Mandela African Institute for Science and Technology
• Will Blake, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Pascal Boeckx, Ghent University
• Andrew Brooks, Griffith University Queensland
• Claire Kelly, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Ivan Lizaga, EEAD-CSIC
• Linus Munishi, Nelson Mandela Africa Institution of Science and Technology

ORCID

• Will Blake: 0000-0001-9447-1361
• Claire Kelly: 0000-0002-3809-225X

DOI Link

10.3389/frym.2026.1751430

Publication Date

2026-05-05

Publication Title

Frontiers for Young Minds

Volume

14

ISSN

2296-6846

Acceptance Date

2026-04-01

Deposit Date

2026-05-07

Funding

This research was part of the AsFoRESEEN project, funded by the European Union through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions of Horizon Europe grant number 101109315. Additional support was given by Flemish Interuniversity Council – University Development Cooperation (VLIR-UOS) through the project “From Monitoring to Managing Soil and Water Degradation in Tanzanian Gullies” grant number TZ2025SIN444A103.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Wynants, M., Amasi, A., Blake, W., Boeckx, P., Brooks, A., Kelly, C., Lizaga, I., & Munishi, L. (2026) 'Cracks in the Earth: Why is East Africa losing its soil?', Frontiers for Young Minds, 14. Available at: 10.3389/frym.2026.1751430