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Currently, there is no EU-wide legislation specifically on soil, although many policy instruments relevant to soil protection are in place. Under the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030, part of the European Green Deal, the European Commission presented a new EU soil strategy for 2030, with the aim of having all EU soil ecosystems in a healthy condition by 2050. To achieve this objective, on 5 July 2023 it tabled a proposal for a soil monitoring and resilience directive, laying down measures for monitoring ...

This study explains how threats to soils and soil services are linked to agricultural soil management, how threats can be mitigated, and which barriers complicate this. It highlights trade-offs and synergies that exist between different interests affected by soil management, such as climate change mitigation, water and air quality, biodiversity, food security and farm income. Conservation of peatland and extensive agro-forestry systems, and protecting soils against sealing, erosion and compaction ...

Fighting hunger, poverty and disease in the world is far from a utopian game. How can we empower people to create their own sustainable future? Can we bring hunger down in a generation? What does it take to adequately feed the 9 billion people expected to live on our planet in 2050 without destroying the earth? This note has been prepared for the European Youth Event, taking place in Strasbourg in May 2016. Please click here for the full publication in PDF format

Vatten är en central naturresurs som ingår både i EU:s politik för resurseffektivitet och i FN:s globala politiska ramar. Både vattnets kvalitet och kvantitet har stor betydelse för en hållbar förvaltning av denna naturresurs. Jordbruket är beroende av många naturresurser, bland annat vatten. Klimatförändringarna förväntas öka trycket på både vattnet och jordbrukssektorn, eftersom de allt frekventare och allvarligare torkperioderna och översvämningarna får konsekvenser för jordbruksmarkerna och tvingar ...