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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Soil-derived Nature's Contributions to People and their contribution to the un Sustainable Development Goals
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Volume 376, No. 1834, Article 20200185, Year 2021
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This special issue provides an assessment of the contribution of soils to Nature's Contributions to People (NCP). Here, we combine this assessment and previously published relationships between NCP and delivery on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to infer contributions of soils to the SDGs. We show that in addition to contributing positively to the delivery of all NCP, soils also have a role in underpinning all SDGs. While highlighting the great potential of soils to contribute to sustainable development, it is recognized that poorly managed, degraded or polluted soils may contribute negatively to both NCP and SDGs. The positive contribution, however, cannot be taken for granted, and soils must be managed carefully to keep them healthy and capable of playing this vital role. A priority 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 and sustainability and to prevent degradation; and (iii) for degraded soils, restore to full soil health. We have enough knowledge now to move forward with the implementation of best management practices to maintain and improve soil health. This analysis shows that this is not just desirable, it is essential if we are to meet the SDG targets by 2030 and achieve sustainable development more broadly in the decades to come. This article is part of the theme issue 'The role of soils in delivering Nature's Contributions to People'. © 2021 The Author(s).
Authors & Co-Authors
Smith, Pete D.
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
Keesstra, Saskia D.
Netherlands, Wageningen
Wageningen University & Research
Australia, Callaghan
The University of Newcastle, Australia
Silver, Whendee L.
United States, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Adhya, Tapan Kumar
India, Bhubaneswar
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar
De Deyn, Gerlinde Barbra
Netherlands, Wageningen
Wageningen University & Research
Carvalheiro, Luísa Gigante
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Giltrap, Donna L.
New Zealand, Lincoln
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
Cheng, Kun
China, Nanjing
Nanjing Agricultural University
Sarkar, Binoy
United Kingdom, Lancaster
Lancaster University
Scow, Kate M.
United States, Davis
University of California, Davis
Smith, Jo U.
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
Morel, J. C.
France, Lyon
Université de Lyon
Thiele-Bruhn, Sören
Germany, Trier
Universität Trier
Lal, Rattan A.
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University
McElwee, Pamela D.
United States, New Brunswick
Rutgers University–new Brunswick
Statistics
Citations: 15
Authors: 15
Affiliations: 15
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1098/rstb.2020.0185
ISSN:
09628436