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Book (stand-alone)Status of the World's Soil Resources - Technical Summary 2015This document presents a summary of the first Status of the World’s Soil Resources report, the goal of which is to make clear the essential connections between human well-being and the soil. The report provides a benchmark against which our collective progress to conserve this essential resource can be measured. The report synthesizes the work of some 200 soil scientists from 60 countries. It provides a global perspective on the current state of the soil, its role in providing ecosystem services, and the threats to its continued contribution to these services. The specific threats considered in the report are soil erosion, compaction, acidification, contamination, sealing, salinization, waterlogging, nutrient imbalance (e.g. both nutrient deficiency and nutrient excess), and losses of soil organic carbon (SOC) and of biodiversity.
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Book (stand-alone)Status of the World’s Soil Resources. Chapter 6: Global status, processes and trends in soil erosion 2016
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No results found.This is Chapter 6, "Global soil status, processes and trends," of the report Status of the World’s Soil Resources. This chapter discusses the global soil status, processes and trends in soil erosion, soil organic carbon, soil contamination, soil acidification, soil salinization and sodification, soil biodiversity, soil sealing, soil nutrient content and soil compaction.The full report has been divided into sections and individual chapte rs for ease of downloading:
- Introductory information
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: The role of soils in ecosystem processes
- Chapter 3: Global Soil Resources
- Chapter 4: Soils and Humans
- Chapter 5: Drivers of global soil change
- Chapter 6: Global soil status, processes and trends
- Chapter 7: Soil change: impacts and responses
- Chapter 8: Governance and policy responses to soil change
- Chapter 9: Regional Assessment of Soil Chan ges in Africa South of the Sahara
- Chapter 10: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in Asia
- Chapter 11: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Europe and Eurasia
- Chapter 12: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Chapter 13: Regional Assessmen t of Soil Changes in the Near East and North Africa
- Chapter 14: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in North America
- Chapter 15: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in the Southwest Pacific
- Chapter 16: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in Antarctica
- Annex: Soil groups, ch aracteristics, distribution and ecosystem services
- Glossary of Technical Terms
- Authors and affiliations
Also available: Technical Summary of the Status of the World’s Soil Resources.
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Book (stand-alone)Status of the World's Soil Resources. Chapter 3: Global Soil Resources 2016
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No results found.This is Chapter 3, "Global Soil Resources," of the report Status of the World’s Soil Resources. Soil functions depend on a number of physical, chemical and biological soil properties that in combination determine essential soil qualities. These qualities in turn guarantee that the soil can fulfil its ecological and productive services. Soils differ considerably in terms of properties, qualities, limitations and potential. Significant change s may occur over very short distances, making environmental and soil monitoring difficult. Soil management has a considerable effect on how the soil may fulfil its ecosystem services. In this section a number of soil qualities essential for the provision of ecosystem services are discussed. In addition a history is traced of global assessments of soil and land degradation.The full report has been divided into sections and individual chapters for ease of downloading:
- Introductory information
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: The role of soils in ecosystem processes
- Chapter 3: Global Soil Resources
- Chapter 4: Soils and Humans
- Chapter 5: Drivers of global soil change
- Chapter 6: Global soil status, processes and trends
- Chapter 7: Soil change: impacts and responses
- Chapter 8: Governance and policy responses to soil change
- Chapter 9: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Africa South of the Sahara
- Chapter 10: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in Asia
- Chapter 11: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Europe and Eurasia
- Chapter 12: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Chapter 13: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in the Near East and North Africa
- Chapter 14: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in North America
- Chapter 15: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in the Southwest Pacific
- Chapter 16: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in Antarctica
- Annex: Soil groups, characteristics, distribution and ecosystem services
- Glossary of Technical Terms
- Authors and affiliations
Also available: Technical Summary of the Status of the World’s Soil Resources.
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