Soil Survey​

Are you or have you measured soil biodiversity associated with soil or land management practices? Please fill out this brief survey ran by The International Network on Soil Biodiversity​

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Academic Papers

This paper calls on scientists and policymakers to oppose soil carbon offset markets as these perpetuate environmental injustice. Instead they call on the scientific community to engage with transitions towards land use systems which support a broader diversity of soil functions and honor soil relations beyond commodification

 

This chapter offers a useful review of the relationship between soil conservation and global sustainability

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What is the role of landowner collaboration in carbon farming? This research from Australia shares some insights, while also noting that carbon farming continues to be marginal for most growers

 

This paper reviews farmer’s interactions with soil quality improvement schemes, and argues that to be successful they need to take into account farmers’ desire for self-efficacy

 

How can we think about soils differently? This essay celebrates the uniqueness and importance of soils, and thinks soils as a ‘hyperobject’​
 

EUSO annual bulletin presents the main activities, outcomes and working groups advances of the EU Soil Observatory in 2023, and planned work for 2024

 

SOLO projects just published nine scoping papers assessing knowledge gaps to archive EU soil strategy and objectives regarding soil structure, pollution, erosion, biodiversity, literacy, sealing, degradation, organic carbon stocks

 

This recent article investigates public interest in soil science by looking at Google seach volumes from 2004 to 2023, identifying significant recent spikes linked to the documentary “Kiss the ground” and UN SDGs agenda

This research review synthesizes existing knowledge on soil sustainable strategies impacts on soil carbon sequestration, and outlines the need for more research to address knowledge gap on long-term synergies and trade-offs

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Soil Events

A new project, TERRASAFE, will seek to combat desertification and soil degradation in Southern Europe and North Africa by using a community-led approach to co-test innovation, @terrasafeEU  

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Several Soil Care Network members recently attended Groundswell, a regenerative agriculture show based in the UK. Our presence included Anna Krzywoszynska, Charlotte Chivers, Julie Ingram, and Jane Mills. For videos see the Groundswell Youtube channel

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