Being critical to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations,
strengthening understanding of the properties and processes of soil at national and regional …

Over the last few years, considerable attention has been devoted in the scientific literature
and in the media to the concept of “ecosystem” services of soils. The monetary valuation of …

Capturing the complexity of soil life for soil quality assessments is one of the most
challenging paradoxes of contemporary soil science. Soil biota perform a plethora of …

Soil erosion is one of the eight threats in the Soil Thematic Strategy, the main policy
instrument dedicated to soil protection in the European Union (EU). During the last decade …

Since soil biodiversity sustains above-ground life, the European Union (EU) has recently
announced its new Soil Strategy to better protect soil ecosystems as part of the Biodiversity …

Soil degradation is a global problem caused by many factors including excessive tillage,
inappropriate crop rotations, excessive grazing or crop residue removal, deforestation …

Abstract Many factors threaten European Soils, and currently, all the Member States (MS)
are introducing many types of soil protection measures. Erosion, pollution, sealing and …

Human societies face six existential challenges to their sustainable development. These
challenges have been previously addressed by a myriad of concepts such as soil …

Soils are vital for supporting food security and other ecosystem services. Climate change
can affect soil functions both directly and indirectly. Direct effects include temperature …

Soil biodiversity is deteriorating in Europe due to an on-going intensification of agriculture,
climate change and food production supporting measures of the European Common …