“…Regarding this issue, combatting land degradation has been an important duty since 1992 (UNCCD, 2005) and efforts continue for preventing LD. In the literature, different approaches were used for assessing, monitoring, and mapping land degradation worldwide such as the indicator approach (Reed & Dougill, 2002), utilizing different models such as MEDALUS (Sepehr et al, 2007; Ibáñez et al, 2014; Saygın et al, 2011; Abuzaid et al, 2021), field monitoring and measurement (Tongway, 1994; McGarry, 2004), GIS‐based methods (El‐Gammal et al, 2015; Raji et al, 2019), and remote sensing (RS) techniques (Fadhil, 2009; Omuto et al, 2014; Mensah et al, 2015; Dubovyk, 2017; AbdelRahman et al, 2019; Pásztor, 2021). Although new LD assessment approaches and artificial intelligence procedures can contribute significantly to the field of LD susceptibility mapping, there is not enough study in this field.…”