countries and regions differ in many ways, the most obvious being the 24 official languages spoken across . However, related to citizen practice, additional differences can be identified: socio-geographical differences, such as the degree of individualism versus collectivity espoused; political differences regarding the level of democracy expressed; and cultural ...
— land is vital. — one of the essential components of land — is a very complex and often undervalued element, teeming with life. Unfortunately, the way we currently use land and and in the world1 is not sustainable. This has significant impacts on life on land2. Throughout history, landscapes have always
The physiographic region of the Central Russian Upland, situated in the Central part of Eastern , is characterized by very fertile grassland soils—Chernozems (Mollisols in the USDA taxonomy). However, over the last several centuries this region has experienced intense land-use conversion. The most widespread and significant land-use change is the extensive cultivation of these soils ...
As one of the basic disciplines of agricultural, natural resource, and environmental , has played a critical role in global food security and socio-economic and ecological sustainability. The number of journals and publications has increased remarkably with the development of . However, there is a lack of systematic and comprehensive studies on the ...
Agriculture scholarships to study . Bayer Foundations Jeff Schell Scholarship – Open to students of agricultural sciences and related fields. Scholarships are granted to graduate students from German-speaking countries wishing to study abroad, or to international students who are interested in a study project in Germany.
pH affects food production, pollution control and ecosystem services. Mapping pH levels, therefore, provides policymakers with crucial information for developing sustainable use and management policies. In this study, we used the LUCAS 2015 TOPSOIL data to map pH at a level.
Published 25 Oct 2016. erosion by water is one of the major threats to soils in the Union, with a negative impact on ecosystem services, crop production, drinking water and carbon stocks. The Commission's Thematic Strategy has identified erosion as a relevant issue for the Union, and has proposed an ...
Here we report details of the research initiative " Crust International" (SCIN) focusing on the biodiversity of biological crusts (BSC, composed of bacteria, algae, lichens, and bryophytes) and on functional aspects in their specific environment. Known as the so-called "colored soi …
Study on adjusting pesticide regulation and use soils. Distribution maps of the concentrations observed in (a) and in pore water (b) (at a depth of 1 cm) after applying the ...
postulated a possible impact of -moisture deficit and. drought on hot extremes 7–11. Such effects could be responsible. for impending changes in the occurrence of heat waves. ...
The Joint Programme (EJP) was set up to contribute to these goals by developing knowledge, tools and an integrated research community to foster climate-smart sustainable agricultural management that provides a diversity of ecosystem service, such as adapting to and mitigating climate change, allowing sustainable food ...
Win a € 10,000 Scholarship! Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad. Apply for Scholarship. from University of Manitoba consists of a combination of coursework and a research component.
has never seemed so topical, providing services underpinning our existence (Haygarth & Ritz, 2009) while addressing sustainable development and global grand challenges (Lal et al., 2021). It is thus timely to see this collection led by early career scientists on Innovations in to Address Global Grand Challenges ...
organic matter (SOM) can be a source or sink for atmospheric CO 2 depending on land use, and management of , vegetation and water resources. SOM is a source of atmospheric CO 2, with the use of extractive farming practices that lead to a negative nutrient balance and exacerbate degradation. The historic loss of C from the SOM pool ...
Soils play a central role in achieving the goals of the Green Deal. Human health and wellbeing are closely connected with health and sustainable management (Montanarella, 2020 ...
Data. Datasets. Database & properties; Functions Data; Threats Data; Point Data; Projects Data; Maps & Documents. Atlases; Maps; Documents; Knowledge. Themes. Erosion by water. (Baseline) Erosion - Projections by 2050; Historical reconstruction (1860-2018) of erosion rates ...
Understanding ancient civilizations is the realm of archaeology, and can be an important tool used by archaeologists to supply information on a wide range of subjects (Holliday, 2004; Homburg, 2005). Soils are an integral component of cultural landscapes and can provide significant information to archeological studies.
Current legal framework for protection. The Union (EU) is a unique economic and political union between 27 countries. The Member States of the Union have agreed, as a result of their membership of the EU, to transfer some of their powers to the EU institutions in specified policy areas.
organic matter plays a fundamental role in providing ecosystem services such as biomass production and flood and erosion mitigation (Comerford et al., 2013; Johannes et al., 2017). Moreover, organic carbon (SOC), the main component of organic matter, is one of the main global carbon pools (Lal, 2004a).
greatest loss of compared to other erosion processes (e.g. wind erosion). Recent policy developments in the Commission (the Thematic Strategy, the Common Agricultural Policy, 2020, and the 7th Environmental Action Programme) call for quantitative assessments of loss rates at the level.
and the uplands at higher latitudes. There is limited evidence that CO2 efflux from grass-lands may be about 20% higher than that from comparable forest stands (Raich and Tufekcioglu 2000). Unfortunately, however, most annual esti-mates of CO2 efflux from temperate grasslands date back to the 1970s (compare reviews by Raich
All of these were originally published in the Journal of (EJSS) between 2016 and 2021*. As a reflection of the diversity of ECRs within , the topics that comprise our selection stem from a vast spectrum of sub-disciplines, from machine learning through to archaeology via mechanistic interface interactions.
We analysed microbial biodiversity metrics and distribution of potential functional groups along a gradient of increasing land-use perturbation, detecting over 79,000 bacterial and 25,000 fungal OTUs in 715 sites across 24 countries. We found the lowest bacterial and fungal diversity in less-disturbed environments (woodlands) compared ...
Abstract. Water resources and associated ecosystems are becoming highly endangered due to ongoing global environmental changes. Spatial ecological modelling is a promising toolbox for understanding the past, present and future distribution and diversity patterns groundwater-dependent ecosystems, such as fens, springs, streams, reed beds or wet grasslands. Still, the lack of detailed water ...
The latest published LUCAS survey dates from 2018. It provides observations at more than 330.000 points surveyed in the EU Member States that are the basis for statistical report. data are collected and analysed through the LUCAS Module for a range of chemical, physical and biological parameters.
phosphorus over a period of agricultural change in Scotland Andrew Tweedie , Philip M. Haygarth , Anthony Edwards , Allan Lilly , Nikki Baggaley , Marc Stutter , First Published: 08 October 2021
The core of this report was prepared for the Assessment on , which forms part of the 'The Environment - state and outlook 2010 Report' (SOER) 20102, coordinated by the Environment Agency (EEA). This Reference Report uses data from the Data Centre (ESDAC), managed on behalf of EU institutions by the JRC.
In the event that an author is not able to cover the costs of reproducing colour figures in colour in the printed version of the journal, Journal of offers authors the opportunity to reproduce colour figures in colour for free in the online version of the article (but they will still appear in black and white in the print ...
To increase the visibility of the profession in the general scientific arena, a procedure has been proposed to link the seven functions (SFs) (Table 2) proposed by the Commission (EC), 2006, Commission (EC), 2012 directly to well known general Ecosystem Services (ESs) (e.g. De Groot et al., 2002, Dominati et ...
The methodology included the biogeographic stratification of carbon measurements throughout using climatic zones derived from the Regions Map of . The presented stock estimates range from 1.3 to 70.8 t C/ha for the O-layer, and from 11.3 to 126.3 t C/ha for the mineral 0–20 cm (Germany: 0–30 cm) (5 and 95 ...
moisture data were retrieved from the Space Agency’s ERA5-Land dataset, which presents monthly averaged volumetric (m 3 m-3) water content at 0–7 cm, 7–28 cm, 28–100 cm and 100–289 cm intervals, using a 0.1° × 0.1° grid (Sabater, 2019).
This paper reviews and summarises the scientific literature and relevant official reports, with the aim to advance this knowledge by synthesizing, mapping, and identifying gaps regarding the status, causes, and consequences of degradation processes in the Mediterranean region. This is needed as scientific underpinning of efforts ...
In order to provide guidance to the development of the Roadmap for the Joint Programme a synthesis identifying knowledge about the and their biophysical and socio-economic impacts has been carried out.
Our MSc is an interdisciplinary programme, providing you with the essential knowledge and advanced skills to make informed decisions on sustainable land practice. The programme encompasses the fundamentals of and 's role in wider environmental systems and sustainable land management.
Background Lupin is a promising legume crop, belongs to the Fabaceae (or Leguminosae) family. Lupin production for traditional and functional foods or animal feed is limited, due to the content of toxic quinolizidine (QA)s and indole alkaloids (IA)s. These compounds may not only pose a risk to humans and animals through food consumption, but may also affect and aquatic ecosystems. Field ...
1. Assessment of erosion by water at scale: necessity and usefulness. The request of developing a pan- assessment for loss by water erosion comes from policy makers who aim to have dynamic tools to monitor the impact of various policies such as the Thematic Strategy, Common Agricultural Policy, and Climate Action on Land use and to develop indicators on the ...
In this study, a geo-statistical model is used to estimate the current and the future (SOC) stocks . A geo-statistical approach is proposed to achieve spatiotemporal prediction of stocks . The model consists of two sub-models (Figure 1). The base model predicts current organic ...
organisms often increase production of antibiotic-like compounds during times of stress (Swiecilo & Zych-Wezyk, 2013) and perhaps because of the increased stresses on worldwide new antibiotics are being discovered, although at a slower rate than the emergence of antibiotic resistance in the same stressed (Martinez, 2008). Many of ...
Under the Union (EU) Thematic Strategy for Protection, the Commission has identified contamination as a priority for the collection of policy-relevant data at scale. In order to support EU management policies, -related indicators need to be develope …
Awareness of the available remediation techniques for and groundwater. Understanding of chemical analyses which can be performed on , water and air samples. Excellent organisational and time-management skills. Be computer literate and proficient in the use of Microsoft applications. Awareness of the wider environmental risk reduction ...