Transdisciplinary approaches that provide holistic views are essential to properly
understand soil processes and the importance of soil to society and will be crucial in the …

The importance of soils to society has gained increasing recognition over the past decade,
with the potential to contribute to most of the United Nations' Sustainable Development …

Soil is a key component of Earth's critical zone. It provides essential services for agricultural
production, plant growth, animal habitation, biodiversity, carbon sequestration and …

Among soil‐centric options for addressing global issues being intensely debated by soil
scientists, ecologists and earth scientists regarding their effectiveness and applicability …

Many studies convincingly document the importance of soils when dealing with the global
environmental sustainability issues of today, such as food, water and energy security …

In this FORUM paper we discuss how soil scientists can help to reach the recently adopted
UN Sustainable Development Goals in the most effective manner. Soil science, as a land …

In recent years a number of leading soil scientists have voiced warnings about
developments in soil science and the possible consequences for the role of soil knowledge …

In the 1990s and early 2000s, there was widespread pessimism on the status of soil science
in most parts of the world. This was mainly due to dwindling research budgets, reduced …

The biosphere, our fragile and exquisite home, is changing abruptly and irrevocably, largely
from human interference. Most or all of the coming stresses have links to the land, so finding …

Being critical to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations,
strengthening understanding of the properties and processes of soil at national and regional …