Assessment and Governance of Sustainable Soil Management

• Main Author: Hansjürgens, Bernd (auth)
• Other Authors: Helming, Katharina (auth), Daedlow, Katrin (auth), Koellner, Thomas (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; land management; risk assessment; carob; N leaching; Syria; earthworms; subsoil; desertification; alfalfa; yield potential; tenant; dynamic programming; soil policy; monitoring; resource scarcity; soil management; crop-livestock interactions; German Constitutional Law; gross income; Germany; spatially explicit; creation ethics; bayesian network; agricultural practices; conventional farming; soil; soil degradation; combination of modern and indigenous knowledge; Costa Rica; yield; soils; rent price; fertilization; sustainability assessment; societal acceptance; property rights; justifying soil protection; subsoil loosening; behavioural studies; governance; agricultural policy; water infiltration; sealing; soil protection; soil framework directive; rent proportion; soil remediation; so-called organic fertilizer; soil compaction; nutrient composition; phosphorus; resource use efficiency; soil pressures; soil threats; Europe; soil functions; literature review; sustainability; conservation agriculture; institutions; environmental zones; soil health; landowner; soil governance; zero tillage; coffee by-products; production; arid oasis; Laudato si'; soil food web; land; compaction; farmer motivations; agricultural innovation; crop rotation modelling; Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response sustainability framework; contamination; sustainable soil management; agricultural yields; Nicaragua; sustainable agriculture; ecosystem services; legal comparison
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The role of soils for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals is multifarious. Soils are the essential basis for food and biomass provision in support of food security (SDG 2) and energy security (SDG 7). Soil carbon sequestration is paramount for climate action (SDG 13). Soil-mediated water pur...