Panos Panagos

Biographic Data

ID6317005
NAMEPanos Panagos
GIVEN NAMESPanos
FAMILY NAMEPanagos
SIGNATUREPANAGOS P
AFFILIATIONSJoint Research Centre
ORCID0000-0003-1484-2738
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS23
TOTAL CITATIONS98
AUTHOR COUNT23
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX6

  • Enhancing the SDG 15.3.1 land-cover transition matrix using multidecadal vegetation indicators

    Open AccessCalogero Schillaci, Felipe Yunta et al.ARTICLEJournal of Land Use Science2026

    Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15.3.1, ‘Proportion of degraded land,’ assesses land degradation using three core sub-indicators: land productivity, land cover (LC), and soil organic carbon. The LC sub-indicator evaluates global trends through a transition matrix defined in the UNCCD Good Practice Guidance (GPG), classifying land cover changes as degradation, improvement, or stability. However, this approach does not capture intra-class transi…

  • Terracing can reduce cropland water erosion in China by over 50% at present and under future climate change

    Open AccessBowen Cao, Le Yu et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2025

  • Unsustainably losing ground

    Open AccessPasquale Borrelli, Francis Matthews et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2025

  • Conservation outcomes of dietary transitions across different values of nature

    Open AccessPatrick Von Jeetze, Isabelle Weindl et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2025References: 10

    Conservation benefits from dietary change are commonly assessed without accounting for different conservation objectives. By representing fine-scale habitat and landscape change within a dynamic land-system model, we assess how a partial or full transition to healthier diets would affect indicators across the ‘Nature for Nature’ and ‘Nature for Society’ conservation value perspectives. We find that most diet-related conservation benefits are alre…

  • Opportunities for optimizing phosphorus inputs in EU agricultural soils

    Open AccessElise Van Eynde, Gerard H Ros et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2025References: 2

    Excessive phosphorus (P) fertilization has resulted in elevated soil P concentrations in some regions in the EU. Legacy soil P imposes a risk for soil functioning and may lead to P losses into the aquatic environment. Recent proposed EU policies aim to optimize P inputs and mitigate excessive soil P concentrations. We present a framework to estimate how much and where P inputs in EU agricultural (cropland and grassland) soils can be optimized. Th…

  • Healthy soils as a booster to EU competitiveness

    Open AccessPanos Panagos, Alberto Orgiazzi et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2025References: 70

    The European Union's strategic agenda for 2024–2029 prioritizes a prosperous and competitive Europe, with soil health potentially playing a role in achieving this goal. However, the current state of European soils is of concern, with over 60 % of soils not in healthy condition, as reported by the European Union’s Soil Mission Board and the EU Soil Observatory. This results not only in environmental issues, but also economic ones, as the costs of …

  • The Landsupport Geospatial Decision Support System ( S‐dss ) Vision

    Open AccessFabio Terribile, Marco Acutis et al.ARTICLELand Degradation and Development2024

    Nowadays, there is contrasting evidence between the ongoing continuing and widespread environmental degradation and the many means to implement environmental sustainability actions starting from good policies (e.g. EU New Green Deal, CAP), powerful technologies (e.g. new satellites, drones, IoT sensors), large databases and large stakeholder engagement (e.g. EIP‐AGRI, living labs). Here, we argue that to tackle the above contrasting issues dealin…

  • Soil pollution in the European Union – An outlook

    Open AccessDiana Vieira, D C S Vieira et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2024Cited by: 1References: 1

    Soil pollution in the European Union (EU) is poorly quantified, because of several years of reduced attention and limited funding on soil research and monitoring. Moreover, issues such as different monitoring methodologies within Member States (MS), and quantification methods focused on pseudototal rather than the available fraction of pollutants, has been limiting our understanding of risk under soil pollution. Despite that, thanks to efforts fr…

  • Remaining Loyal to Our Soil

    Open AccessMartina Sartori, Emanuele Ferrari et al.ARTICLEEcological Economics2024Cited by: 4

    Soil loss by water erosion represents a key threat to land degradation worldwide. This study employs an integrated quantitative modelling approach to estimate its long-term global sustainability impacts. The global biophysical model estimates a mean increase of soil erosion rates of between 30 and 66% over the period 2015–2070 under alternative climate-economic scenarios, assuming different greenhouse gas concentration trajectories. In a subseque…

  • Policy implications of multiple concurrent soil erosion processes in European farmland

    Open AccessPasquale Borrelli, Panos Panagos et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2022References: 3

  • Projections of soil loss by water erosion in Europe by 2050

    Open AccessPanos Panagos, Cristiano Ballabio et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2021Cited by: 1References: 3

    Changes in future soil erosion rates are driven by climatic conditions, land use patterns, socio-economic development, farmers’ choices, and importantly modified by agro-environmental policies. This study simulates the impact of expected climatic and land use change projections on future rates of soil erosion by water (sheet and rill processes) in 2050 within the agricultural areas of the European Union and the UK, compared to a current represent…

  • The relevance of sustainable soil management within the European Green Deal

    Open AccessLuca Montanarella, Panos PanagosARTICLELand Use Policy2021Cited by: 11References: 31

    The new European Green Deal has the ambition to make the European Union the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. The European Commission presented an ambitious package of measures within the Biodiversity Strategy 2030, the Farm to Fork and the European Climate Law including actions to protect our soils. The Farm to Fork strategy addresses soil pollution with 50 % reduction in use of chemical pesticides by 2030 and aims 20 % reduction in ferti…

  • Land use and climate change impacts on global soil erosion by water (2015-2070)

    Open AccessPasquale Borrelli, David A Robinson et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the National…2020

    Significance We use the latest projections of climate and land use change to assess potential global soil erosion rates by water to address policy questions; working toward the goals of the United Nations working groups under the Inter-Governmental Technical Panel on Soils of the Global Soil Partnership. This effort will enable policy makers to explore erosion extent, identify possible hotspots, and work with stakeholders to mitigate impacts. In …

  • An indicator to reflect the mitigating effect of Common Agricultural Policy on soil erosion

    Open AccessPasquale Borrelli, Panos PanagosARTICLELand Use Policy2020References: 14

  • A linkage between the biophysical and the economic

    Open AccessMartina Sartori, George Philippidis et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2019Cited by: 2References: 34

    Employing a linkage between a biophysical and an economic model, this study estimates the economic impact of soil erosion by water on the world economy. The global biophysical model estimates soil erosion rates, which are converted into land productivity losses and subsequently inserted into a global market simulation model. The headline result is that soil erosion by water is estimated to incur a global annual cost of eight billion US dollars to…

  • An assessment of the global impact of 21st century land use change on soil erosion

    Open AccessPasquale Borrelli, David A Robinson et al.ARTICLENature Communications2017

    Human activity and related land use change are the primary cause of accelerated soil erosion, which has substantial implications for nutrient and carbon cycling, land productivity and in turn, worldwide socio-economic conditions. Here we present an unprecedentedly high resolution (250 × 250 m) global potential soil erosion model, using a combination of remote sensing, GIS modelling and census data. We challenge the previous annual soil erosion re…

  • Reply to the comment on “The new assessment of soil loss by water erosion in Europe” by Fiener & Auerswald

    Open AccessPanos Panagos, Pasquale Borrelli et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2016References: 1

    The new assessment of soil loss by water erosion in Europe based on RUSLE2015 (Panagos et al., 2015a) was criticized in a comment by Fiener and Auerswald (2015). The objective of the pan-European assessment was not to challenge any regional- or national-scale modelling but to develop a harmonized assessment aiming to improve our knowledge and understanding of soil erosion by water across the\nEuropean Union and to accentuate the differences and s…

  • Effect of Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions on erosion and soil organic carbon balance

    Open AccessPasquale Borrelli, K Paustian et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2016Cited by: 6References: 54

    Since, the Common Agricultural Policies (CAP) reform in 2003, many efforts have been made at the European level to promote a more environmentally friendly agriculture. In order to oblige farmers to manage their land sustainably, the GAEC (Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions) were introduced as part of the Cross Compliance mechanism. Among the standards indicated, the protection of soils against erosion and the maintenance of soil organ…

  • Modelling the effect of support practices (P-factor) on the reduction of soil erosion by water at European scale

    Open AccessPanos Panagos, Pasquale Borrelli et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2015Cited by: 6

    The USLE/RUSLE support practice factor (P-factor) is rarely taken into account in soil erosion risk modelling at sub-continental scale, as it is difficult to estimate for large areas. This study attempts to model the P-factor in the European Union. For this, it considers the latest policy developments in the Common Agricultural Policy, and applies the rules set by Member States for contour farming over a certain slope. The impact of stone walls a…

  • The new assessment of soil loss by water erosion in Europe

    Open AccessPanos Panagos, Pasquale Borrelli et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2015Cited by: 32

    Soil erosion by water is one of the major threats to soils in the European Union, with a negative impact on ecosystem services, crop production, drinking water and carbon stocks. The European Commission's Soil Thematic Strategy has identified soil erosion as a relevant issue for the European Union, and has proposed an approach to monitor soil erosion. This paper presents the application of a modified version of the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equ…

  • Policy relevance of Critical Zone Science

    Open AccessLuca Montanarella, Panos PanagosARTICLELand Use Policy2015Cited by: 2References: 24

    FIGURES 62­67. Details of Microlia tetramera Gusarov, sp. nov. (62­63 – holotype; 64­67 – possible female of M. tetramera from Costa Rica, 64­65 – type A, 66­67 – type B). 62 – male sternum 8; 63 – male tergum 8; 64, 66 – female sternum 8; 65, 67 – female tergum 8. Scale bar 0.2 mm

  • Estimating the soil erosion cover-management factor at the European scale

    Open AccessPanos Panagos, Pasquale Borrelli et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2015Cited by: 15References: 49

    Land use and management influence the magnitude of soil loss. Among the different soil erosion risk factors, the cover-management factor (C-factor) is the one that policy makers and farmers can most readily influence in order to help reduce soil loss rates. The present study proposes a methodology for estimating the C-factor in the European Union (EU), using pan-European datasets (such as CORINE Land Cover), biophysical attributes derived from re…

  • European Soil Data Centre

    Open AccessPanos Panagos, Marc Van Liedekerke et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2012Cited by: 18References: 28