The role of soils in delivering Nature's Contributions to People
This theme issue provides an assessment of the contribution of soils to Nature's Contributions to People (NCP). The papers in this issue show that soils can contribute positively to the delivery of all NCP. These contributions can be maximized through careful soil management to provide healthy...
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| Published in: | Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences 2021-09, Vol.376 (1834), p.20200169 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | This theme issue provides an assessment of the contribution of soils to Nature's Contributions to People (NCP). The papers in this issue show that soils can contribute positively to the delivery of all NCP. These contributions can be maximized through careful soil management to provide healthy soils, but poorly managed, degraded or polluted soils may contribute negatively to the delivery of NCP. Soils are also shown to contribute positively to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Papers in the theme issue emphasize the need for careful soil management. Priorities for soil management must include: (i) for healthy soils in natural ecosystems,
protect
them from conversion and degradation, (ii) for managed soils,
manage
in a way to protect and enhance soil biodiversity, health, productivity and sustainability and to prevent degradation, and (iii) for degraded soils,
restore
to full soil health. Our knowledge of what constitutes sustainable soil management is mature enough to implement best management practices, in order to maintain and improve soil health. The papers in this issue show the vast potential of soils to contribute to NCP. This is not only desirable, but essential to sustain a healthy planet and if we are to deliver sustainable development in the decades to come.
This article is part of the theme issue ‘The role of soils in delivering Nature’s Contributions to People’. |
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| ISSN: | 0962-8436 1471-2970 |