Arce Inga, MarielitaAtalaya Marin, NiltonBarboza Castillo, ElgarTarrillo Julca, EverChuquibala Checan, BeimerTineo Flores, DanielFernandez Zarate, Franklin HitlerCruz Luis, Juancarlos AlejandroGoñas Goñas, MalluriGómez Fernández, Darwin2024-12-262024-12-262024-12-23Arce-Inga, M.; Atalaya-Marin, N.; Barboza, E.; Tarrillo, E.; Chuquibala-Checan, B.; Tineo, D.; Fernandez-Zarte, F.; Cruz-Luis, J.; Goñas, M.; & Gómez-Fernández, D. (2024). Multicriteria evaluation and remote sensing approach to identifying degraded soil areas in northwest Peru. Geocarto International, 40(1). doi: 10.1080/10106049.2024.24432351752-0762http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12955/2625Soil is a vital nonrenewable resource characterized by rapid degradation and slow regeneration processes. In this study, soil degradation in Jaén and San Ignacio was assessed via a multicriteria evaluation approach combined with remote sensing (RS) data. Nine factors were analyzed classified three categories: environmental, topographic, and edaphological factors. The results revealed that the slope (59.07%) was the main influencing factor, followed by land use and land cover (LULC) (56.36%). The degradation map revealed that 83.48% of the area exhibited moderate degradation, 14.49% low degradation, and 1.56% high degradation. The districts of Pomahuaca and San José de Lourdes demonstrated the largest areas of moderate degradation, accounting for 13.71% and 22.54%, respectively. Bellavista and Huarango exhibited the largest areas of very high degradation, accounting for 0.27% and 0.08%, respectively. The (AHP) method and RS data were employed to assess soil degradation, highlighting the need for sustainable soil restoration and conservation strategies.application/pdfenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Soil degradationGISRSAHPEvaluationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.01.06https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2024.2443235Soil degradation