European agricultural soil management: Towards climate‐smart and sustainability, knowledge needs and research approaches

SD Keesstra, C Chenu, LJ Munkholm… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Current soil‐and land degradation seriously challenge our societies; it contributes to climate
change, loss of biodiversity and loss of agricultural productions. Yet, soils are also seen as a …

Sustainable soil management: Soil knowledge use and gaps in Europe

MH Thorsøe, S Keesstra, M De Boever… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Soils are the foundation of agricultural production, ecosystem functioning and human well‐
being. Bridging soil knowledge gaps and improving the knowledge system is crucial to meet …

Monitoring soil erosion in support of achieving SDGs: A special focus on rainfall variation and farming systems vulnerability

S Senanayake, B Pradhan, H Wedathanthirige… - Catena, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and soil-related activities are closely
intertwined. Healthy soil ecosystems promote the survival of life on Earth and uplift …

Sociocultural valuation of ecosystem services in protected areas: A study applied to Southeast Spain

B López-Felices, M Schoenemann… - Oeconomia …, 2023 - ceeol.com
Research background: Protected areas (PAs) play a fundamental role in the maintenance of
ecosystem processes and in the flow of ecosystem services (ESs) they provide. However …

A European stakeholder survey on soil science skills for sustainable agriculture

J Veenstra, Y Coquet, R Melot… - European Journal of Soil …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The European Union's soil strategy for 2030 has set the objective of achieving
'healthy soils' in Europe by 2050. To achieve this ambitious goal, dedicated soil science …

Collected knowledge on the impacts of agricultural soil management practices in Europe

AM Paz, N Castanheira, J Miloczki… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Soil plays a central role in most aspects of human societies, and there is a large body of
literature about sustainable soil management. Nevertheless, soil is currently facing …

Stakeholders analysis and engagement to address Water-Ecosystem-Food Nexus challenges in Mediterranean environments: a case study in Italy

V Baratella, T Pirelli, R Giordano, A Pagano… - Italian Journal of …, 2023 - agronomy.it
Abstract The Water-Ecosystems-Food Nexus is a powerful framework developed for
analyzing complex interlinkages among natural resource domains and overcoming “siloed” …

Three-dimensional space and time mapping reveals soil organic matter decreases across anthropogenic landscapes in the Netherlands

A Helfenstein, VL Mulder, GBM Heuvelink… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
For restoring soil health and mitigating climate change, information of soil organic matter is
needed across space, depth and time. Here we developed a statistical modelling platform in …

[HTML][HTML] Achieving cleaner growth in agriculture: Establishing feasible mitigation through a bottom-up approach.

AP Barnes, E Stockdale, L Norton, V Eory… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Achieving greenhouse gas emission reductions to meet the 1.5° C target by 2050 is
particularly challenging for the agricultural sector. Cleaner Growth Mitigation Measures (CG …

Stakeholders' point of view on access to soil knowledge in France. What are the opportunities for further improvement?

E Mason, S Cornu, C Chenu - Geoderma Regional, 2023 - Elsevier
Life on earth depends on soil health. However, soils are threatened across the world. To
respond to the challenges posed by climate change and soil degradation, there is a need to …