Sustainable futures over the next decade are rooted in soil science

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dc.contributor.authorEvans, Daniel L.
dc.contributor.authorJanes-Bassett, Victoria
dc.contributor.authorBorrelli, Pasquale
dc.contributor.authorChenu, Claire
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Carla S. S.
dc.contributor.authorGriffiths, Robert I.
dc.contributor.authorKalantari, Zahra
dc.contributor.authorKeesstra, Saskia
dc.contributor.authorLal, Rattan
dc.contributor.authorPanagos, Panos
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, David A.
dc.contributor.authorSeifollahi-Aghmiuni, Samaneh
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Pete
dc.contributor.authorSteenhuis, Tammo S.
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Amy
dc.contributor.authorVisser, Saskia M.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-28T12:20:23Z
dc.date.available2022-01-28T12:20:23Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-13
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationEvans DL, Janes-Bassett V, Borrelli P, et al., (2022) Sustainable futures over the next decade are rooted in soil science. European Journal of Soil Science, Volume 73, Issue 1, January-February 2022, Article number e13145en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1351-0754
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13145
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/17517
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherWileyen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectSustainable Development Goalsen_UK
dc.subjectClimate changeen_UK
dc.subjectFood securityen_UK
dc.subjectWater securityen_UK
dc.subjectUrban developmenten_UK
dc.subjectEcosystemsen_UK
dc.subjectBiodiversityen_UK
dc.titleSustainable futures over the next decade are rooted in soil scienceen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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