Development of Soil Awareness in Europe and Other Regions: Historical and Ethical Reflections About European (and International) Soil Protection Law

Heuser, Irene L.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-68885-5_24

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“…Fromherz also highlights a key point alluded to already in this article, the low profile (literal as well as metaphorical, one could say) of soil, which is often conspicuous in its absence from risk assessments of other natural resources [259,260]. Gonzalez Lago et al refer to a global soils policy vacuum and call for an urgent transdisciplinary framework approach to 're-politicize' soil [261], while a number of authors and institutions highlight the degree to which soil protection is inescapably enmeshed with ethics [262]. Participatory modelling and conceptual frameworks have been applied to complex cross-cutting problems such as addressing the SDGs, and these approaches continue to evolve [263].…”

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Saving the ground beneath our feet: Establishing priorities and criteria for governing soil use and protection

Peake

Robb²

2021

R. Soc. open sci.

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The continual loss and impairment of soil ecosystem services (SES) across the globe calls for a fundamental reconsideration of soil governance mechanisms. This critical synthesis charts the history and evolution of national and international soil law and seeks to unravel certain challenges that have contributed to this failure in governance. It describes and categorizes law and policy responses to different soil threats, and identifies a worrying widespread absence of legislation for oversight and protection of agricultural soils from urbanization, as well as a lack of clear legal mechanisms to determine national priorities for soil protection. A reduction in the world's prime farmland threatens SES, including food security, carbon storage and biodiversity. Falling between the stalls of agricultural and environmental law, the fate of farmland is often left to planners who do not see themselves as responsible for soils. Consequently, legal instruments with the greatest power to affect soil, sometimes irreversibly, are often framed and worded with little or no reference to the soil. Nevertheless, emerging conceptual frameworks might offer positive outcomes. The authors advocate robust holistic policies of soil governance and land use planning that place SES and natural capital at the heart of decision making.

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“…Gonzalez Lago et al . refer to a global soils policy vacuum and call for an urgent transdisciplinary framework approach to ‘re-politicize’ soil [ 261 ], while a number of authors and institutions highlight the degree to which soil protection is inescapably enmeshed with ethics [ 262 ].…”

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Saving the ground beneath our feet: Establishing priorities and criteria for governing soil use and protection

Peake

Robb²

2021

R. Soc. open sci.

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“…increased awareness serve to empower individuals and communities as stewards of the soil, fostering a path towards a more sustainable and resilient future (Heuser, 2018). Soil health-a term used to describe the status of a soil that can fulfil its functions, provide services and is not degraded and can resist degradation-is an important concept, but one that largely still lacks a common definition as well as indicators.…”

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“…The adoption of sustainable agricultural practices and the formulation of policies that prioritise soil conservation are imperative. In parallel, educational initiatives and increased awareness serve to empower individuals and communities as stewards of the soil, fostering a path towards a more sustainable and resilient future (Heuser, 2018).…”

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Soil health—From practical issues to indicators: A workshop at the 1st European Healthy Soils Conference

Hitzfeld,

Rodríguez Eugenio,

Wissemeier

2024

European J Soil Science

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The aim of the 1st European Healthy Soils Conference in September 2023 in Muttenz, Switzerland, was to bring together professionals working on soil health from academia, the private sector, policymakers and students. Within the conference, a workshop ‘From Practical Issues to Indicators’ was held. In addition to flash presentations and subsequent discussion rounds, the opinions of the participants on the definition of soil health and the major soil threats were also collected. A majority of participants were in favour of the statement: ‘Healthy soils are in good chemical, biological and physical condition so that they can provide ecosystem services that are vital to humans and environment’. Of the 10 soil threats put forward for discussion, the participants voted for the four most important at European level, those being soil erosion, loss of soil organic carbon, loss of soil biodiversity and soil compaction. The need for long‐term observation plots in different agro‐ecosystems in Europe was emphasised in contributions to the discussion. Furthermore, methodological developments and standardisations that are simple and direct enough to be accepted and applied at the practical level by farmers and advisors were called for.

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Soil Conservation Using Mechanical and Non-mechanical Methods

Salehi

Moghadam

Lajayer

et al. 2022

Soils in Urban Ecosystem

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Development of Soil Awareness in Europe and Other Regions: Historical and Ethical Reflections About European (and International) Soil Protection Law

Cited by 3 publications

References 11 publications

Saving the ground beneath our feet: Establishing priorities and criteria for governing soil use and protection

Saving the ground beneath our feet: Establishing priorities and criteria for governing soil use and protection

Soil health—From practical issues to indicators: A workshop at the 1st European Healthy Soils Conference

Soil Conservation Using Mechanical and Non-mechanical Methods

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