Governance and degradation of soil in the EU. An overview of policies with a focus on soil erosion

IF 6.1 1区 农林科学 Q1 SOIL SCIENCE Soil & Tillage Research Pub Date : 2024-09-24 DOI:10.1016/j.still.2024.106308
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Healthy soils provide critical ecosystem services, addressing modern societal challenges such as human health safeguarding, food security, climate change adaptation, etc. Unfortunately, 60–70 % of soils in the European Union (EU) are in an unhealthy state, due to various natural and socio-economic factors. Degradation is the most severe threat, impairing soil quality, hindering the full delivery of its functions, jeopardizing its productivity, and constituting a monetary hazard. This is why the European Commission (EC) has put soil health at the epicenter of several EU policies, in different, yet inter-connected domains (e.g., agriculture, climate, etc.). Soil governance has gained increasing interest over the years, with the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the European Green Deal (EGD) being frontrunners in the attempt to achieve climatic neutrality, zero pollution, and sustainable food provision. These times call for a holistic revision of our production systems, consumption patterns, and the management of soil. However, a significant gap between soil conservation science and practice raises concerns about the effectiveness of soil-related policies. With a focus on soil erosion, this review provides an overview of such policies and how they promote soil restoration and preservation, underlining in parallel the importance of public awareness and participatory engagement in achieving their objectives.
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欧盟的土壤治理与退化。以土壤侵蚀为重点的政策概述
健康的土壤可提供重要的生态系统服务,应对人类健康保障、食品安全、气候变化适应等现代社会挑战。遗憾的是,由于各种自然和社会经济因素,欧盟(EU)60-70% 的土壤处于不健康状态。土壤退化是最严重的威胁,它损害了土壤质量,阻碍了土壤功能的充分发挥,危及了土壤的生产力,并构成了货币风险。正因如此,欧盟委员会(EC)将土壤健康置于欧盟多项政策的中心位置,这些政策涉及不同但又相互关联的领域(如农业、气候等)。多年来,随着共同农业政策(CAP)和欧洲绿色政策(EGD)成为实现气候中和、零污染和可持续粮食供应的先行者,土壤治理日益受到关注。这个时代要求我们对生产系统、消费模式和土壤管理进行全面改革。然而,土壤保护科学与实践之间的巨大差距引发了人们对土壤相关政策有效性的担忧。本综述以土壤侵蚀为重点,概述了此类政策及其如何促进土壤恢复和保护,同时强调了公众意识和参与对实现其目标的重要性。
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Soil & Tillage Research
Soil & Tillage Research 农林科学-土壤科学
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13.00
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6.20%
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266
审稿时长
5 months
期刊介绍: Soil & Tillage Research examines the physical, chemical and biological changes in the soil caused by tillage and field traffic. Manuscripts will be considered on aspects of soil science, physics, technology, mechanization and applied engineering for a sustainable balance among productivity, environmental quality and profitability. The following are examples of suitable topics within the scope of the journal of Soil and Tillage Research: The agricultural and biosystems engineering associated with tillage (including no-tillage, reduced-tillage and direct drilling), irrigation and drainage, crops and crop rotations, fertilization, rehabilitation of mine spoils and processes used to modify soils. Soil change effects on establishment and yield of crops, growth of plants and roots, structure and erosion of soil, cycling of carbon and nutrients, greenhouse gas emissions, leaching, runoff and other processes that affect environmental quality. Characterization or modeling of tillage and field traffic responses, soil, climate, or topographic effects, soil deformation processes, tillage tools, traction devices, energy requirements, economics, surface and subsurface water quality effects, tillage effects on weed, pest and disease control, and their interactions.
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