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The Invisible Subsoil: Social acceptance of measures to improve the subsoil in agriculture
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- Berlin, Germany
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The BONARES conference "Soil as a Sustainable Resource" took place in Berlin from 26 to 28 February 2018. Ecologic Institute staff attended the conference and presented the interim results of the Soil³ project – Sustainable Subsoil Management. Dr. Ana Frelih-Larsen, Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute, gave a presentation on "Social acceptance of measures to improve the subsoil in German agriculture". Within the BMBF-funded project Soil³ – Sustainable Subsoil Management, Ecologic Institute is responsible for socio-economic issues.
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BONARES Konferenz 2018 "Boden als nachhaltige Ressource"
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Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Germany Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Germany - Speech
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English
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soil management, soil compaction, subsoil, farmer's perceptions, social acceptanceGermany
Project website Soil³ – Sustainable Subsoil Management
This infographic provides a brief overview of soil values for Land Use Categories based on soil threats.
The infographic is licensed under a Creative Commons license CC BY-ND 4.0, i. e. it can be used without any changes, if the author is mentioned. The infographic... Read more
Ecologic Institute (2018): Assigning Soil Values for Land Use Categories Based on Soil Threats. Infographics in 2 versions (German and English).
ProjectHorizon 2020Coordination of International Research Cooperation on soil Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture (CIRCASA)
Soils are an enormous reservoir of carbon, containing nearly twice as much carbon as the atmosphere. Preventing soil carbon from entering the atmosphere is essential for climate mitigation efforts. Moreover, agricultural soils also carry a large potential for additional... Read more
Coordination of International Research Cooperation on soil Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture (CIRCASA)
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European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (DG Research & Innovation), International
This project, led by Ecologic Institute, aims to take stock of existing soil policy instruments in the EU in order to identify gaps in protection and to support the decision-making process for further policy action. Collaborating closely with experts from 28 EU Member... Read more
Updated Inventory and Assessment of Soil Protection Policy Instruments in EU Member States
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European Commission, Directorate-General Environment (DG Environment), International
The project Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals for Soils aimed to examine how the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Target 15.3 on 'Land Degradation Neutrality' could be implemented in Germany and at the global level. Ecologic Institute analysed... Read more
Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals for Soils
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German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
There is still no specific soil protection law at EU level. In 2014 the European Commission withdrew its 2006 proposal for a soil protection directive, after two unofficial compromise proposals of 2010 and 2011 failed to secure an agreement. The project analyses and... Read more
Cost and Benefits for Germany of a European Soil Framework Directive
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German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Despite extensive discussions, thus far no agreement has been found regarding a common soil indicator for measuring Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) in Germany. Major obstacles include low data availability and the effort needed to measure physical soil conditions... Read more
Workshop:Using Land Use (Change) for the Valuation of Soil Protection
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EventConferenceSmartSOIL: Sustainable Soil Management Aimed at Reducing Threats to Soils under Climate Change - Final Conference
On 30 September 2015, the conference "SmartSOIL: sustainable soil management aimed at reducing threats to soils under climate change" took place in Brussels. The conference concluded the 4-year research project SmartSOIL funded by the 7th Framework Programme.Farming... Read more
Conference:SmartSOIL: Sustainable Soil Management Aimed at Reducing Threats to Soils under Climate Change - Final Conference
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- Brussels, Belgium