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Status of the World’s Soil Resources. Chapter 14: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in North America

Year of publication 2016

Pages 37 p.

Author Pennock, D.;Land and Water Division

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-109004-6

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This is Chapter 14, "Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in North America," of the report Status of the World’s Soil Resources.

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:

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

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