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The EU aims to improve soil health for the benefit of people, food, nature and climate. Soils are the foundation of our health and wealth. Supporting our cultural heritage and landscapes, they are the basis of our economy and prosperity. Put simply, life on Earth depends on healthy soils. Yet land and soils are also dramatically degrading in ...
The new Soil Monitoring Law provides a legal framework to help achieve healthy soils by 2050. It will do so by. putting in place a solid and coherent monitoring framework for all soils across the EU so Member States can take measures to regenerate degraded soils. making sustainable soil management the norm in the EU.
Aug 2, 2022 · Halting and reversing current trends of soil degradation could generate up to EUR 1.2 trillion per year in economic benefits globally. Background. Soils are a finite and non-renewable natural resource, and play a central role as a habitat and gene pool. Soil stores, filters and transforms many substances, including water, nutrients and carbon.
Soil Data Maps (JRC, European Commission) EUROPEAN SOIL DATA CENTRE (ESDAC) is the thematic centre for soil-related data in Europe. Its ambition is to be the single reference point for and to host all relevant soil data and information at European level. A web-based map viewer is available.
The EU soil strategy for 2030 sets out a framework and concrete measures to protect and restore soils, and ensure that they are used sustainably. It sets a vision and objectives to achieve healthy soils by 2050, with concrete actions by 2030. It also announces a new Soil Health Law by 2023 to ensure a level playing field and a high level of ...
International action. The EU works with partners worldwide to combat land and soil degradation and desertification. Land degradation and desertification are issues of both global and EU concern. They are caused by many factors including population growth, poor land management, climate change and deforestation.
Oct 19, 2023 · The soil samples were taken from forest areas containing stands of Norway spruce, European birch and Scots pine. Soil samples were analysed for biological, physical and chemical characteristics, including organic matter, water content, bulk density, fungal/bacterial growth rates, soil respiration rate and pH.
Nov 17, 2021 · Staff Working Document accompanying the EU Soil Strategy for 2030. English. (2.03 MB - PDF) Download. Environment. This site is managed by: Directorate-General for Environment. Contact us. Contact DG Environment.
The public health, environmental, moral and socio-economic case for the EU to lead the global fight against pollution is today stronger than ever. On 12 May 2021, the European Commission adopted the EU Action Plan: "Towards a Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil" (and annexes) - a key deliverable of the European Green Deal.
Oct 12, 2022 · Meanwhile, since they decompose organic matter, changes in fungal communities can alter soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics. To explore the response of fungal communities to disturbance, researchers carried out sampling in 21 intact and disturbed plots across Germany’s Bavarian Forest National Park, which was affected by a hurricane in 2007 and, later, severe outbreaks of bark beetle ( Ips ...
