Understanding and protecting mountain soils

dc.contributor.author FAO
dc.coverage.spatial Peru
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.date.lastModified 2019-05-28T09:51:57.0000000Z
dc.description.abstract In every mountain region, soils constitute the foundation for agriculture, supporting essential ecosystem functions and food security. Mountain soils benefit not only the 900 million people living in the world’s mountainous areas but also billions more living downstream. Soil is a fragile resource that needs time to regenerate. Mountain soils are particularly susceptible to climate change, deforestation, unsustainable farming practices and resource extraction methods that affect their fertility and trigger land degradation, desertification and disasters such as floods and landslides. Mountain peoples often have a deep-rooted connection to the soils they live on; it is a part of their heritage. Over the centuries, they have developed solutions and techniques, indigenous practices, knowledge and sustainable soil management approaches which have proved to be a key to resilience. This publication, produced by the Mountain Partnership as a contribution to the International Year of Soils 201 5, presents the main features of mountain soil systems, their environmental, economic and social values, the threats they are facing and the cultural traditions concerning them. Case studies provided by Mountain Partnership members and partners around the world showcase challenges and opportunities as well as lessons learned in soil management. This publication presents a series of lessons learned and recommendations to inform mountain communities, policy-makers, development experts and academic s who support sustainable mountain development.
dc.format.numberofpages 169
dc.identifier.isbn 978-92-5-108804-3
dc.identifier.url http://www.fao.org/3/I4704E/i4704e.pdf
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher FAO ;
dc.rights.copyright FAO
dc.title Understanding and protecting mountain soils
dc.title.subtitle A contribution from mountain areas to the I4704E/1/05.15 International Year of Soils 2015
dc.type Book (stand-alone)
fao.edition 1
fao.identifier.jobnumber I4704E
fao.identifier.uri http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/I4704E
fao.placeofpublication Rome, Italy ;
fao.subject.agrovoc ecosystem services
fao.subject.agrovoc mountain soils
fao.subject.agrovoc coffee beans
fao.subject.agrovoc coffee industry
fao.subject.agrovoc pasture improvement
fao.subject.agrovoc ecological soil types
fao.subject.agrovoc soil types
fao.subject.agrovoc chemical soil types
fao.subject.agrovoc mineralogical soil types
fao.subject.agrovoc Agave
fao.subject.agrovoc alpine grasslands
fao.subject.agrovoc layered soils
fao.subject.agrovoc Nepal
fao.subject.agrovoc Tajikistan
fao.subject.agrovoc Afghanistan
fao.subject.agrovoc Bangladesh
fao.subject.agrovoc Viet Nam
fao.subject.agrovoc India
fao.subject.agrovoc Austria
fao.subject.agrovoc community management
fao.subject.agrovoc Syrian Arab Republic
fao.subject.agrovoc hill soils
fao.subject.agrovoc climate change mitigation
fao.subject.agrovoc carbon cycle
fao.subject.agrovoc Peru
fao.visibilitytype PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE
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