SOC is the most important indicator of soil fertility and monitoring its space-time changes is a
prerequisite to establish strategies to reduce soil loss and preserve its quality. Here we …

Greenhouse gases (GHG) have extensive environmental effects by trapping heat and
causing climate change and air pollution. Land plays a key role in the global cycles of GHG …

Climate-smart sustainable management of agricultural soil is critical to improve soil health,
enhance food and water security, contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation …

Agricultural intensification negatively affects the environment through soil degradation, loss
of agrobiodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions, and nutrient leaching. Thus, the introduction …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) management is key for soil fertility and for mitigation and
adaptation to climate change, particularly in desertification-prone areas such as …

Estimating soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks under agriculture, assessing the importance of
their drivers and understanding the spatial distribution of SOC stocks are crucial to …

The cultivation of perennial biomass crops (PBCs) on marginal lands is necessary to provide
feedstock for the bio-based EU economy and accrue environmental benefits through carbon …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) contains a considerable portion of the world's terrestrial carbon
stock, and is affected by changes in land cover and climate. SOC modeling is a useful …

Olive groves form characteristic Mediterranean socio-ecological landscapes, occupying
more than 5 M ha; 2.5 M ha in Spain. In recent decades, traditional extensive management …

The 4 per 1000 initiative aims to maintain and increase soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks for
soil fertility, food security, and climate change adaptation and mitigation. One way to …