Browsing by Author "Panagos, Panos"

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    How the EU Soil Observatory contributes to a stronger soil erosion community
    (Elsevier, 2024-05-01) Panagos, Panos; Vieira, Diana; Eekhout, Joris P. C.; Biddoccu, Marcella; Cerda, Artemi; Evans, Daniel L.; Tavoularis, Nikolaos; Bezak, Nejc; Negrel, Philippe; Katsoyiannis, Athanasios; Borrelli, Pasquale
    New policy developments have emerged in relation to soil conservation after 2020. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2023–2027, the proposal for a Soil Monitoring Law and the mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ have shaped a new policy framework at EU level, which requires updated assessments on soil erosion and land degradation. The EU Soil Observatory (EUSO) successfully organised a scientific workshop on ‘Soil erosion for the EU’ in June 2022. The event has seen the participation of more than 330 people from 63 countries, addressing important topics such as (i) management practices, (ii) large scale modelling, (iii) the importance of sediments in nutrient cycle, (vi) the role of landslides and (v) laying the foundations for early career scientists. As a follow up, among the 120 abstracts submitted in the workshop, we received fifteen manuscripts, out of which nine were selected for publication in the present special issue. In this editorial, we summarize the major challenges that the soil erosion research community faces in relation to supporting the increasing role of soils in the EU Green Deal.
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    Soil legacy data rescue via GlobalSoilMap and other international and national initiatives
    (Elsevier, 2017-06-15) Arrouays, Dominique; Leenaars, Johan G. B.; Richer-de-Forges, Anne C.; Adhikari, Kabindra; Ballabio, Cristiano; Greve, Mogens; Grundy, Mike; Guerrero, Eliseo; Hempel, Jon; Hengl, Tomislav; Heuvelink, Gerard; Batjes, Niels; Carvalho, Eloi; Hartemink, Alfred; Hewitt, Alan; Hong, Suk-Young; Krasilnikov, Pavel; Lagacherie, Philippe; Lelyk, Glen; Libohova, Zamir; Lilly, Allan; McBratney, Alex; McKenzie, Neil; Vasquez, Gustavo M.; Mulder, Vera Leatitia; Minasny, Budiman; Montanarella, Luca; Odeh, Inakwu; Padarian, Jose; Poggio, Laura; Roudier, Pierre; Saby, Nicolas; Savin, Igor; Searle, Ross; Solbovoy, Vladimir; Thompson, James; Smith, Scott; Sulaeman, Yiyi; Vintila, Ruxandra; Viscarra Rossel, Raphael; Wilson, Peter; Zhang, Gan-Lin; Swerts, Martine; Oorts, Katrien; Karklins, Aldis; Feng, Liu; Ibelles Navarro, Alexandro R.; Levin, Arkadiy; Laktionova, Tetiana; Dell'Acqua, Martin; Suvannang, Nopmanee; Ruam, Waew; Prasad, Jagdish; Patil, Nitin; Husnjak, Stjepan; Pásztor, László; Okx, Joop; Hallett, Stephen H.; Keay, Caroline A.; Farewell, Timothy; Lilja, Harri; Juilleret, Jérôme; Marx, Simone; Takata, Yusuke; Kazuyuki, Yagi; Mansuy, Nicolas; Panagos, Panos; van Liedekerke, Mark; Skalsky, Rastislav; Sobocka, Jaroslava; Kobza, Josef; Eftekhari, Kamran; Kacem Alavipanah, Seyed; Moussadek, Rachid; Badraoui, Mohamed; Da Silva, Mayesse; Paterson, Garry; da Conceição Gonçalves, Maria; Theocharopoulos, Sid; Yemefack, Martin; Tedou, Silatsa; Vrscaj, Borut; Grob, Urs; Kozák, Josef; Boruvka, Lubos; Dobos, Endre; Taboada, Miguel; Moretti, Lucas; Rodriguez, Dario
    Legacy soil data have been produced over 70 years in nearly all countries of the world. Unfortunately, data, information and knowledge are still currently fragmented and at risk of getting lost if they remain in a paper format. To process this legacy data into consistent, spatially explicit and continuous global soil information, data are being rescued and compiled into databases. Thousands of soil survey reports and maps have been scanned and made available online. The soil profile data reported by these data sources have been captured and compiled into databases. The total number of soil profiles rescued in the selected countries is about 800,000. Currently, data for 117, 000 profiles are compiled and harmonized according to GlobalSoilMap specifications in a world level database (WoSIS). The results presented at the country level are likely to be an underestimate. The majority of soil data is still not rescued and this effort should be pursued. The data have been used to produce soil property maps. We discuss the pro and cons of top-down and bottom-up approaches to produce such maps and we stress their complementarity. We give examples of success stories. The first global soil property maps using rescued data were produced by a top-down approach and were released at a limited resolution of 1 km in 2014, followed by an update at a resolution of 250 m in 2017. By the end of 2020, we aim to deliver the first worldwide product that fully meets the GlobalSoilMap specifications.
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    Sustainable futures over the next decade are rooted in soil science
    (Wiley, 2021-07-13) Evans, Daniel L.; Janes-Bassett, Victoria; Borrelli, Pasquale; Chenu, Claire; Ferreira, Carla S. S.; Griffiths, Robert I.; Kalantari, Zahra; Keesstra, Saskia; Lal, Rattan; Panagos, Panos; Robinson, David A.; Seifollahi-Aghmiuni, Samaneh; Smith, Pete; Steenhuis, Tammo S.; Thomas, Amy; Visser, Saskia M.
    The importance of soils to society has gained increasing recognition over the past decade, with the potential to contribute to most of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With unprecedented and growing demands for food, water and energy, there is an urgent need for a global effort to address the challenges of climate change and land degradation, whilst protecting soil as a natural resource. In this paper, we identify the contribution of soil science over the past decade to addressing gaps in our knowledge regarding major environmental challenges: climate change, food security, water security, urban development, and ecosystem functioning and biodiversity. Continuing to address knowledge gaps in soil science is essential for the achievement of the SDGs. However, with limited time and budget, it is also pertinent to identify effective methods of working that ensure the research carried out leads to real-world impact. Here, we suggest three strategies for the next decade of soil science, comprising a greater implementation of research into policy, interdisciplinary partnerships to evaluate function trade-offs and synergies between soils and other environmental domains, and integrating monitoring and modelling methods to ensure soil-based policies can withstand the uncertainties of the future.