Tools for Sustainable Soil Management: Soil Ecosystem Services, EROI and Economic Analysis

Jónsson, Jón Hilmar; Davíðsdóttir, Brynhildur; Nikolaidis, Νikolaos P.; Giannakis, Giorgos

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.11.010

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“…Досліджуючи проблеми управління ґрунтами, вчені розглядають різні аспекти деградації ґрунтів і сталої інтенсифікації аграрного виробництва для досягнення цілей сталого розвитку на глобальному, національному, регіональному та локальному рівнях [4,5]. Окремі вчені досліджують інструменти сталого управління ґрунтами: послуги ґрунтових екосистем, енергетичний та економічний аналіз [6]; оцінюють якість ґрунтів для сталого землекористування й управління [7]; вивчають рівень володіння фермерами знаннями про якість ґрунту й методи управління його родючістю [8,9]; аналізують можливість використання консультаційних послуг для підтримки сталого управління ґрунтом [10].…”

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Мета цієї публікації -представити результати дослідження щодо просторових особливостей ґрунтового покриву як основи сталого управління ґрунтами в Україні. Новизна дослідження полягає в тому, що набули подальшого розвитку положення щодо сталого управління ґрунтами, зокрема в частині пропозицій застосовувати простороводиференційований та адаптивний підходи; здійснено одну з перших спроб обґрунтувати систему сталого управління ґрунтовим органічним вуглецем з позицій міждисциплінарного підходу. Практична цінність здобутих результатів полягає в тому, що їх застосування має сприяти підвищенню ефективності й результативності сталого управління ґрунтами, передусім на національному рівні, та досягненню нейтрального рівня деградації за вмістом органічного вуглецю в ґрунті.

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“…Concerning the analyses that use EROI to measure agricultural production, there are currently three main directions of research [21]. First, the studies compare the EROI of conventional agriculture to organic farming or other alternative production systems [22][23][24]. The conclusions of these studies usually indicate that the achievement of higher production in conventional systems is associated with providing higher energy input, as well as putting greater pressure on the environment.…”

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Edible Energy Production and Energy Return on Investment—Long-Term Analysis of Global Changes

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The projected increase in the world’s population requires an increase in the production of edible energy that would meet the associated increased demand for food. However, food production is strongly dependent on the use of energy, mainly from fossil fuels, the extraction of which requires increasing input due to the depletion of the most easily accessible deposits. According to numerous estimations, the world’s energy production will be dependent on fossil fuels at least to 2050. Therefore, it is vital to increase the energy efficiency of production, including food production. One method to measure energy efficiency is the energy return on investment (EROI), which is the ratio of the amount of energy produced to the amount of energy consumed in the production process. The literature lacks comparable EROI calculations concerning global food production and the existing studies only include crop production. The aim of this study was to calculate the EROI of edible crop and animal production in the long term worldwide and to indicate the relationships resulting from its changes. The research takes into account edible crop and animal production in agriculture and the direct consumption of fossil fuels and electricity. The analysis showed that although the most underdeveloped regions have the highest EROI, the production of edible energy there is usually insufficient to meet the food needs of the population. On the other hand, the lowest EROI was observed in highly developed regions, where production ensures food self-sufficiency. However, the changes that have taken place in Europe since the 1990s indicate an opportunity to simultaneously reduce the direct use of energy in agriculture and increase the production of edible energy, thus improving the EROI.

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“…Investigating the issues of soil management, scientists consider various aspects of soil degradation and sustainable intensification of agricultural production to achieve sustainable development goals at the global, national, regional and local levels [2,3]. Other scientists study the tools of sustainable soil management: soil ecosystem services, energy and economic analysis [4]; assess the quality of soils for sustainable land use and management [5]; study the level of farmers' knowledge on soil quality and methods of its fertility management [6,7]; analyze the possibility of using consulting services to support sustainable soil management [8].…”

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Goal.To analyze the current state of soils of Ukraine, to substantiate the measures of legislative, regulatory, scientific, and information support of balanced land use to overcome soil degradation using the international experience of soil protection and land use. Methods. Analysis, synthesis, theoretical generalization and comparison, abstract, monographic, expert. Results. The results of the study of ways to overcome soil degradation to ensure balanced land use, namely: a repeated continuous soil survey (or adjustment); soil cover monitoring taking into account European experience; improvement of the national system of agrochemical certification of agricultural lands; legislative and regulatory support of soil protection; improvement of information support due to the formation of soil databases with expanded assessment, cartographic and forecasting capabilities for the functioning of the Ukrainian Soil Information Center; development and adoption of the National Soil Protection Program and regional soil protection programs; creation of the State Service for Soil Protection and Monitoring; improvement of the quality assessment of soils and determination of the objective price of land; actualization of scientific research in soil protection, their material, and technical support; use of international experience in soil protection and land use. Conclusions. The country has every opportunity to create an exemplary system of soil resources management and implement to the best the provisions of the Constitution of Ukraine, which recognizes lands (soils) as national property under special state protection. This requires reformation of the system of state control over the condition of soils and regulation in the field of soil protection and their fertility, elaboration of the new state policy, as well as and development and adoption of a new strategy for the development of land protection in Ukraine until 2030.

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Tools for Sustainable Soil Management: Soil Ecosystem Services, EROI and Economic Analysis

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