Governance and degradation of soil in the EU. An overview of policies with a focus on soil erosion

N Efthimiou - Soil and Tillage Research, 2025 - Elsevier
Healthy soils provide critical ecosystem services, addressing modern societal challenges
such as human health safeguarding, food security, climate change adaptation, etc …

Let's give a voice to young soil researchers

P Panagos, A Orgiazzi - European Journal of Soil Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Young soil researchers represent a generation that will respond to future soil challenges
and implement connected policy developments. They will deal with emerging challenges …

Soil legislation and policies: Bibliometric analysis, systematic review and quantitative approaches with an emphasis on the specific cases of the European Union and …

VJPD Martinho, AJD Ferreira, C Cunha… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
The literature shows that there are dimensions related to soil legislation and policy in the
European Union contexts that can be better explored through bibliometric analysis …

National-scale digital soil mapping performances are related to covariates and sampling density: Lessons from France

A Suleymanov, AC Richer-de-Forges, NPA Saby… - Geoderma …, 2024 - Elsevier
Accurate soil property and class predictions through spatial modelling necessitate a
thoughtful selection of explanatory variables and sample size, as their choice greatly …

Sustainable soil and land management: a systems-oriented overview of scientific literature

E Mason, A Bispo, M Matt, K Helming… - Frontiers in Soil …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Healthy soil is vital for our wellbeing and wealth. However, increasing demand for food and
biomass may lead to unsustainable soil and land management practices that threaten soils …

A Systematic Review and Characterization of the Major and Most Studied Urban Soil Threats in the European Union

H Binner, P Wojda, F Yunta, T Breure… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2024 - Springer
There is an urgent need by the European Union to establish baseline levels for many
widespread pollutants and to set out specific levels for these under the Zero pollution action …

Editorial of the Special Issue Digital Soil Mapping, Decision Support Tools and Soil Monitoring Systems in the Mediterranean

G Lo Papa, C Schillaci, M Fantappiè, G Langella - Land, 2024 - mdpi.com
In the digital era, the role of soil surveyors has evolved significantly. With legacy soil data
now being recognized as valuable assets, thanks to the increased computational capacity of …

Editorial of the Special Issue Digital Soil Mapping, Decision Support Tools and Soil Monitoring Systems in the Mediterranean

GL Papa, C Schillaci, M Fantappiè, G Langella - Land, 2024 - search.proquest.com
In the digital era, the role of soil surveyors has evolved significantly. With legacy soil data
now being recognized as valuable assets, thanks to the increased computational capacity of …

Searching for soil: Elucidating public interest in soil and soil conservation from 20 years of internet search trends

SW Booth - Agricultural & Environmental Letters, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last two decades, soil science research has undergone rapid expansion.
Understanding public interest in soil science is vital for evaluating dissemination efforts and …

[PDF][PDF] The state of soils in Europe: Fully evidenced, spatially organised assessment of the pressures driving soil degradation

E Akça, U Aldrian, C Alewell, E Anzalone… - 2024 - lirias.kuleuven.be
This report delves into the intricate interplay between drivers, pressures and impacts on soil
in the 32 Member States of the European Environment Agency (EEA), along with six …