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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Soil Security: Solving the Global Soil Crisis
Global Policy, Volume 4, No. 4, Year 2013
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Soil degradation is a critical and growing global problem. As the world population increases, pressure on soil also increases and the natural capital of soil faces continuing decline. International policy makers have recognized this and a range of initiatives to address it have emerged over recent years. However, a gap remains between what the science tells us about soil and its role in underpinning ecological and human sustainable development, and existing policy instruments for sustainable development. Functioning soil is necessary for ecosystem service delivery, climate change abatement, food and fiber production and fresh water storage. Yet key policy instruments and initiatives for sustainable development have under-recognized the role of soil in addressing major challenges including food and water security, biodiversity loss, climate change and energy sustainability. Soil science has not been sufficiently translated to policy for sustainable development. Two underlying reasons for this are explored and the new concept of soil security is proposed to bridge the science-policy divide. Soil security is explored as a conceptual framework that could be used as the basis for a soil policy framework with soil carbon as an exemplar indicator. © 2013 University of Durham and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
McBratney, Alex B.
Australia, Sydney
The University of Sydney
Adams, Mark A.
Australia, Sydney
The University of Sydney
Minasny, Budiman B.
Australia, Sydney
The University of Sydney
Lal, Rattan A.
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University
O'Donnell, Anthony Gerard
Australia, Perth
The University of Western Australia
Angers, Denis A.
Canada, Ottawa
Agriculture and Agri-food Canada
Baldock, Jeffrey A.
Australia, Canberra
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Barbier, Edward B.
United States, Laramie
University of Wyoming
Parton, William J.
United States, Fort Collins
Colorado State University
Wall, Diana H.
United States, Fort Collins
Colorado State University
Bird, Michael I.
Australia, Townsville
James Cook University
Bouma, Johan
Netherlands, Wageningen
Wageningen University & Research
Chenu, Claire C.
France, Palaiseau
Agroparistech
Flora, Cornelia Butler
United States, Ames
Iowa State University
Grunwald, Sabine
United States, Gainesville
University of Florida
Hempel, Jonathan W.
United States, Washington, D.c.
United States Department of Agriculture
Lehmann, Johannes C.
United States, Ithaca
Cornell University
Morgan, Cristine L.S.
United States, College Station
Texas A&m University
Rice, Charles W.
United States, Manhattan
Kansas State University
Whitehead, David
New Zealand, Lincoln
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
Young, Iain M.
Unknown Affiliation
Zimmermann, Michael
Austria, Vienna
Universitat Fur Bodenkultur Wien
Statistics
Citations: 250
Authors: 22
Affiliations: 21
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/1758-5899.12096
ISSN:
17585899
Research Areas
Environmental
Food Security
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study