Although Canada and the United States of America have a long history of collaborative research activity in soil science, there have been no previous attempts at a regional assessment of threats to soil functions. Nor are there any ongoing institutional arrangements that coordinate soil assessment or management across the two countries, unlike trans-border water issues – which are adjudicated by an International Joint Commission – or atmospheric issues, such as when cross-border problems with acidification were the focus of the Air Quality Agreement of 1991. Cross-border coordination is further complicated by the lack of a common soil classification system between the two countries. Various aspects of soil change are discussed for the region. A national case study for soil change in Canada is presented .

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.

Land degradation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is believed to be expanding at an alarming rate, accompanied by the lowest agriculture and livestock yields of any region in the world. While cereal production has increased marginally over the past two decades, more than 70 percent of this growth is due t o area expansion rather than yield increases.Various aspects of soil change and its impact in the region are discussed in this chapter. National case studies of soil change are given for Senegal and South Africa.

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 affili ations

Also available: Technical Summary of the Status of the World’s Soil Resources.

This chapter describes the status of soil resources in the member countries of the Asian Soil Partnership (ASP), which includes East Asia Southeast Asia), and South Asia Various aspects of soil change and its impact in the region are discussed in this chapter. National case studies are presented for India, Indonesia and J apan.

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 Antarctic a
• 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.