The international 4 per 1000 initiative aims at supporting states and non-governmental
stakeholders in their efforts towards a better management of soil carbon (C) stocks. These …

Composting and vermicomposting are sustainable strategies to transform organic wastes
into organic amendments, valuable as potting media or soil conditioner. However, the …

Recent initiatives, such as the United Nations declaring 2015 as the International Year of
Soils and the French «4 per 1000» initiative call attention on soils and on the importance of …

Urban compost application in agroecosystems enhances soil fertility but can also be a
source of (micro) plastics, which are not completely removed during the composting process …

The decrease of organic matter content in agricultural soils is a problem of great concern to
farmers around the world. Indeed, it lowers soil fertility that directly impairs agricultural crop …

The effect of organic fertilizers on soil phosphorus (P) availability is usually mainly
associated with the rate and forms of P applied, while they also alter the soil physical …

Our understanding of soil organic matter (SOM) formation and stabilization mechanisms has
evolved recently. The SOM is considered as a continuum from coarse fresh and …

For many years, we have seen an increasing specialization of agricultural systems and
territories, with a clear separation between territories with very high animal densities and …

Many studies have assessed the potential of agricultural practices to sequester carbon (C).
A comprehensive evaluation of impacts of agricultural practices requires not only …

Increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks is a promising way to mitigate the increase in
atmospheric CO2 concentration. Based on a simple ratio between CO2 anthropogenic …