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The ) contains currently many data and information; most of the offered data are at scale, while, when possible, links to national or global datasets are provided. Datasets are organized in some broad categories. A first category contains the Database (ESDB), datasets that have been derived with the help of the ESDB and general ...

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types | Commission

These 24 colours show the global classification of major types. Each type has its physical, chemical and biological properties, as it is composed of minerals, organic matter, air and water, and hosts many living organisms. classification is important because it reflects not only these properties, but also how soils were formed ...

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Engaging Citizens in : the road to Healthier …

Empowering citizens to preserve health. health faces a critical challenge, threatening ecosystems and livelihoods. Degraded soils endanger agriculture, biodiversity and water quality. In this context, the EU-funded ECHO project aims to empower citizens through knowledge, data collection and decision-making.

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Provides a unique and comprehensive assessment of erosion throughout , an important aspect to control and manage if landscapes are to be sustained for the future. Written in two parts, primarily focuses on current issues, area specific erosion rates, on and off-site impacts, government responses, conservation measures, and erosion risk maps. The ...

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Salt Affected Soils – ESDAC – Commission

71 raster data (GeoTIFF) derived from the Database v2. 16. Apr. 2024. EU Observatory (EUSO team) has published 46 scientific papers in 2023. 10. Apr. 2024. For the entire EU, we provide estimates of sediments removal costs based on 3 quantification methods as documented in the publication.

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Conservation : Wish or Reality? – Panagos …

loss occurs not because of any lack of knowledge on how to protect soils, but a lack in policy governance. The average rate of loss by sheet and rill erosion is 2·46 Mg ha −1 yr −1. To mitigate the impacts of erosion, the Union's Common Agricultural Policy has introduced conservation measures which reduce ...

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCING ARMERS ADOPTION OF …

degradation can have serious negative impacts on agricultural production and the environment. However, it is only since the 1980s that awareness on the negative impacts of agricultural intensification on water and resources has been expressed in agricultural policies and conservation interventions (see Louwagie et al.in this volume).

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Topsoil Organic Carbon (LUCAS) – ESDAC – Commission

Topsoil Organic Carbon (LUCAS) Via this page you can register for downloading the results data that are mentioned in the paper "A map of the topsoil organic carbon content of generated by a generalized additive model" (D. de Brogniez, C. Ballabio, A. Stevens, R. J. A. Jones, L. Montanarella and B. van Wesemael), published Journal of . doi: 10.1111/ejss.12193 ...

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Adopting in soils of …

Ploughing crop residues or green manure into the can be counted among conventional practices, but these are the quickest and probably the most effective measures to favour particle aggregation, thereby retaining a greater proportion of organic carbon within the . In the Central countries, that mostly fall within the ...

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A call for collaboration to create the Atlas of …

Here, we aim to collect a maximum of already published or available data on fauna (micro-meso- and macro-fauna) from the territory, by creating the first comprehensive ‘ Atlas of Fauna’. With this initiative, we envision a vibrant collaborative effort in which ‘data owners’ become ‘co-creators’ of the ...

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PhD position in erosion research – ESDAC – …

At University of Basel (Switzerland) within the research group Environmental Geosciences we are looking for candidates with interest in erosion research to investigate erosion processes with radionuclide tracking (caesium and plutonium) in combination with modelling approaches. The position is funded by the Horizon project ...

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health – Commission – Environment

The new Monitoring Law provides a legal framework to help achieve healthy soils by 2050. It will do so by. putting in place a solid and coherent monitoring framework for all soils across the EU so Member States can take measures to regenerate degraded soils. making sustainable management the norm in the EU.

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90 years IUSS and global – Taylor & Francis Online

the discipline emerged out of geology and chemistry. had a regional as well as a geological or chemical focus until about the 1900s (Hartemink 2015a). In Western , largely originated in the laboratory, whereas in the USA and the Russian Empire, started in the field. The amalgamation of ...

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geography and diversity of the biogeographical …

Abstract. For decades, geography has been mainly a qualitative and descriptive discipline. There are now technologies and mathematical tools available that allow formalizing geography in more quantitative terms. In this paper, the distribution and diversity of the soils of are analyzed using GIS tools and pedodiversity algorithms.

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8 Postdoc jobs in – Academic Positions

AGBS - Postdoctoral Fellow in Agronomy & Quality and Health. Host program: AgroBioSciences Department (AgBS), College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES), AgroBioSciences Program-Mohammed VI Polytechnic UniversityDuration: 2 years (CDD)About UM6PMohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P,https://... Published 4 days ago. Postdoc.

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Impacts and Uncertainties of +2°C of Climate Change and …

The growth stimulus due to elevated CO 2 may offset potentially negative yield impacts of temperature increase by +2°C in most of . degradation causes a calorie vulnerability ranging from 0 to 50 Gcal ha-1 due to insufficient compensation for nutrient depletion and this might undermine climate benefits in many regions, if not ...

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Editorial – Oliver – 2015 – Journal of …

The Associate Editors (AEs) are also unknown to the authors; they are specialists in particular branches of and select the reviewers. The 40 or so AEs liaise with the authors through the Journal's operating system (ScholarOne) and provide a vital link between authors, the Deputy Editors and the Editor-in-Chief.

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20th World Congress of – Database

The Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has been present in the 20th World Congress of (20WCSS). Thanks to all participants who have visited us at Booth No #2 where you could find the following posters plus a range of books, atlases, DVDs and other publications. Presentations. Find below the presentations delivered by ...

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Development of Awareness and Other Regions …

In Central and Western , degradation problems are similar, although there is less sealing. Forty-five percent of the soils have a low content of organic matter. There are great differences with respect to the soils’ physical, chemical, and biological properties. More than 320 major types have been identified in ...

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properties and distribution in the riparian zone: the …

total carbon, total nitrogen and organic matter were mainly affected by AD, whereas FWL had a major influence on pH, ammonium and nitrate. Along the elevation gradient (150–175 m), the properties were determined mainly by the sampling elevation, accounting for 67.6% of the variation, followed by short-term (5.6%) and long-term ...

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Agroforestry Benefits and Challenges for Adoption …

degradation is a global concern, decreasing the ’s ability to perform a multitude of functions. , one of the leading causes of degradation is unsustainable agricultural practices. Hence, there is a need to explore alternative production systems for enhanced agronomic productivity and environmental performance, such as agroforestry systems (AFS). Given this, the ...

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The History of : The …

Early systematic mapping dates back to the early times of in the 19th Century and was developed at National scales mostly for taxation purposes. National classification systems emerged out of the various scientific communities active at that time in leading countries like Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, United Kingdom and many others. Different scientific ...

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Batjes, N. H. 1996. Total carbon and nitrogen in the soils of …

Total carbon and nitrogen in the soils of the world. Journal of , 47, 151‐163. Commentary on the impact of Batjes (1996): by P.J. Loveland, F. Conen & B. van Wesemael @article{Loveland2014BatjesNH, title={Batjes, N. H. 1996. Total carbon and nitrogen in the soils of the world. Journal of , 47, 151‐163.

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Postdoctoral Position (m/f/d) in Experimental biogeochemistry of aDNA in archaeological deposits. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 02/06/24. Multiple graduate positions in environmental sciences of rare earth elements. Peterborough, ON, Canada. 15/05/24. Postdoctoral researcher in environmental chemistry and sciences.

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Fertility and Nature Conservation : Theoretical …

The main aim of this chapter is to consider the effects of elevated nutrients in a systematic way. A formal model is produced which illustrates the many ways in which (1) the nutrient supply can increase and (2) the manager can manipulate the system to reduce the supply.

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Estimating organic carbon in the soils of for policy …

The estimation of carbon content is of pressing concern for protection and in mitigation strategies for global warming. This paper describes the methodology developed and the results obtained in a study aimed at estimating organic carbon contents (%) in topsoils across .

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