Global soils - preserving the capacity for food production

Global soil resources are limited and non-renewable. Therefore there is the need to establish a framework for preserving these limited resources for future generations. Current rates of soil degradation and land-take by urban sprawl and other land uses is severely threatening the capacity of planet Earth to produce sufficient food for the projected population of more than 9 billion by 2050. A clear target needs to be set and a functioning global governance system needs to be established for halting the rate of soil loss in order to preserve this precious resource. After 20 years from the Rio Convention, a binding target of zero net soil degradation by 2050 needs to be approved by all Nations as a fundamental sustainable development goal, together with a global soil partnership for soil protection federating all relevant stakeholders towards the achievement of this ambitious goal.

MONTANARELLA Luca; 

2013-01-09

RSC Publishing

JRC72416

978-1-84973-426-4,   

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/chapter/bk9781849734264-00031/978-1-84973-426-4,    https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC72416,   

10.1039/9781849735438-00031,