European agricultural soil management: Towards climate‐smart and sustainability, knowledge needs and research approaches

SD Keesstra, C Chenu, LJ Munkholm… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Current soil‐and land degradation seriously challenge our societies; it contributes to climate
change, loss of biodiversity and loss of agricultural productions. Yet, soils are also seen as a …

Sustainable soil management: Soil knowledge use and gaps in Europe

MH Thorsøe, S Keesstra, M De Boever… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Soils are the foundation of agricultural production, ecosystem functioning and human well‐
being. Bridging soil knowledge gaps and improving the knowledge system is crucial to meet …

Monitoring soil erosion in support of achieving SDGs: A special focus on rainfall variation and farming systems vulnerability

S Senanayake, B Pradhan, H Wedathanthirige… - Catena, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and soil-related activities are closely
intertwined. Healthy soil ecosystems promote the survival of life on Earth and uplift …

A systematic benchmarking framework for future assessments of soil health: An example from Denmark

S Gutierrez, MH Greve, AB Møller, A Beucher… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Based on current evidence and established critical thresholds for soil degradation
indicators, it is concerning that over 60–70% of European soils are unhealthy due to …

A European stakeholder survey on soil science skills for sustainable agriculture

J Veenstra, Y Coquet, R Melot… - European Journal of Soil …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The European Union's soil strategy for 2030 has set the objective of achieving
'healthy soils' in Europe by 2050. To achieve this ambitious goal, dedicated soil science …

How can soil data and information become actionable knowledge to advance sustainable land management?

L Lobry de Bruyn, K Prager - Soil Use and Management, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Promoting sustainable land management is key to addressing land degradation but its
progress is impeded by the availability and accessibility of the 'right'soil data and …

Collected knowledge on the impacts of agricultural soil management practices in Europe

AM Paz, N Castanheira, J Miloczki… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Soil plays a central role in most aspects of human societies, and there is a large body of
literature about sustainable soil management. Nevertheless, soil is currently facing …

A nature‐inclusive future with healthy soils? Map** soil organic matter in 2050 in the Netherlands

A Helfenstein, VL Mulder… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nature‐inclusive scenarios of the future can help address numerous societal challenges
related to soil health. As nature‐inclusive scenarios imply sustainable management of …

Soil legislation and policies: Bibliometric analysis, systematic review and quantitative approaches with an emphasis on the specific cases of the European Union and …

VJPD Martinho, AJD Ferreira, C Cunha… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
The literature shows that there are dimensions related to soil legislation and policy in the
European Union contexts that can be better explored through bibliometric analysis …

Three-dimensional space and time map** reveals soil organic matter decreases across anthropogenic landscapes in the Netherlands

A Helfenstein, VL Mulder, GBM Heuvelink… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
For restoring soil health and mitigating climate change, information of soil organic matter is
needed across space, depth and time. Here we developed a statistical modelling platform in …