scholarly journals African Soil Protection Law

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Soil Management ◽  
Water Erosion ◽  
Soil Protection ◽  
Sustainable Soil Management ◽  
African Soil ◽  
Political Conditions ◽  
Climate Change Drivers ◽  
Over Exploitation

The protection of soil and the sustainable management of soils is a precondition for sustainable development, food security and the survival of humankind. Africa is the continent with the least land degradation. Yet, the pressure on soils is already enormous and continuously increasing due to a range of factors, including poverty, over-exploitation, population growth and climate change. Drivers of unsustainable soil management include overstocking, overgrazing, water erosion, landslides, and over-application of agro-chemicals. In light of this, the underlying legal, societal and political conditions have been comparatively analysed in “African Soil Protection Law”. Distinct country studies from Kenya, Cameroon and Zambia serve to comparatively expose the serious impediments of soil in Africa. While mapping out options for model legislation for improved sustainable soil management in Africa, the publication addresses intertwined, interdisciplinary and complex questions pertaining to soils, which may also be of comparative interest to other continents and jurisdictions.

scholarly journals Soils and the European Green Deal

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 262-266
Author(s):  
Luca Montanarella
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Management ◽  
Soil Health ◽  
Soil Management ◽  
Soil Protection ◽  
Sustainable Water Management ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
The Core ◽  
Sustainable Soil Management ◽  
European Policies

Soils play a central role in achieving sustainable development. The new European Green Deal is addressing all policy areas relevant to sustainable soil management: climate change, biodiversity, agriculture and desertification, including sustainable water management, are necessarily at the core of the European policies. Consistently addressing soil protection across these different policy areas will be the major challenge in front of us in the next years.   Highlights - Soils play a central role in achieving the goals of the European Green Deal. - Sustainable soil management is a cross-cutting issue relevant to several policy areas addressed by the European Green Deal, such as climate change, biodiversity, agriculture, food safety. - Human health and wellbeing are closely connected with soil health and sustainable soil management.

scholarly journals Justifying Soil Protection and Sustainable Soil Management: Creation-Ethical, Legal and Economic Considerations

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernd Hansjürgens ◽  
Andreas Lienkamp ◽  
Stefan Möckel
Keyword(s):  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Soil Management ◽  
Soil Protection ◽  
Public Interests ◽  
Private Interests ◽  
Support Strategies ◽  
Sustainable Soil Management ◽  
Important Basis ◽  
Economic Considerations ◽  
The Church

Fertile soils form an important basis for survival for humans, but also for animals, plants and ecosystems, on which all terrestrial organisms rely. Soil is not only of central importance to the global provision of food and in the fight against hunger; climate, biological diversity and water bodies are also highly dependent on soil quality. Soil conservation is therefore a decisive factor in the survival of humanity. Pope Francis also emphasized this in his encyclical “Laudato si’”. However, increasing pressure is being exerted on soils, which poses an enormous challenge to the international community and thus also to the church. Against this background, in this article, which is based on a Memorandum of the German Bishops’ Working Group on Ecological Issues, arguments and justifications for soil protection and sustainable soil management are developed from different angles—from a creation-ethical, a legal, and an economic perspective. All three perspectives point in the same direction, namely that in the use of soils public interests that serve the society and the environment should be given priority over private interests. These arguments may serve as an important reference point in political and societal debates about soils, and may support strategies for sustainable soil management.

scholarly journals The economic value of sustainable soil management in arable farming systems – A conceptual framework

2021 ◽  
Vol 129 ◽  
pp. 126334
Author(s):  
M.C. Kik ◽  
G.D.H. Claassen ◽  
M.P.M. Meuwissen ◽  
A.B. Smit ◽  
H.W. Saatkamp
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Soil Management ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Sustainable Soil Management ◽  
Arable Farming

An assessment of policies affecting Sustainable Soil Management in Europe and selected member states

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 241-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine Turpin ◽  
Hein ten Berge ◽  
Carlo Grignani ◽  
Gema Guzmán ◽  
Karl Vanderlinden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Management ◽  
Member States ◽  
Sustainable Soil Management

scholarly journals Sustainable Soil Management in Ski Areas: Threats and Challenges

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 2150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuele Pintaldi ◽  
Csilla Hudek ◽  
Silvia Stanchi ◽  
Thomas Spiegelberger ◽  
Enrico Rivella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Management ◽  
Sustainable Soil Management ◽  
Ski Areas

scholarly journals Relative Contribution of the Xiaolangdi Dam to Runoff Changes in the Lower Yellow River

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 521
Author(s):  
Qinghe Zhao ◽  
Shengyan Ding ◽  
Xiaoyu Ji ◽  
Zhendong Hong ◽  
Mengwen Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Dam Construction ◽  
Regulated Rivers ◽  
Flood Season ◽  
Abrupt Changes ◽  
Runoff Changes ◽  
Seasonal Runoff

Human activities are increasingly recognized as having a critical influence on hydrological processes under the warming of the climate, particularly for dam-regulated rivers. To ensure the sustainable management of water resources, it is important to evaluate how dam construction may affect surface runoff. In this study, using Mann–Kendall tests, the double mass curve method, and the Budyko-based elasticity method, the effects of climate change and human activities on annual and seasonal runoff were quantified for the Yellow River basin from 1961–2018; additionally, effects on runoff were assessed after the construction of the Xiaolangdi Dam (XLD, started operation in 2001) on the Yellow River. Both annual and seasonal runoff decreased over time (p < 0.01), due to the combined effects of climate change and human activities. Abrupt changes in annual, flood season, and non-flood season runoff occurred in 1986, 1989, and 1986, respectively. However, no abrupt changes were seen after the construction of the XLD. Human activities accounted for much of the reduction in runoff, approximately 75–72% annually, 81–86% for the flood season, and 86–90% for the non-flood season. Climate change approximately accounted for the remainder: 18–25% (annually), 14–19% (flood season), and 10–14% (non-flood season). The XLD construction mitigated runoff increases induced by heightened precipitation and reduced potential evapotranspiration during the post-dam period; the XLD accounted for approximately 52% of the runoff reduction both annually and in the non-flood season, and accounted for approximately −32% of the runoff increase in the flood season. In conclusion, this study provides a basic understanding of how dam construction contributes to runoff changes in the context of climate change; this information will be beneficial for the sustainable management of water resources in regulated rivers.

Climate change could intensify Sahel conflicts

2022 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Rainfall Variability ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Climate Impacts ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Droughts And Floods ◽  
Political Conditions ◽  
Small Scale Irrigation

Significance It will increase rainfall variability and extreme events such as droughts and floods, as well as raising temperatures. These effects may trigger cascading risks to economic, social and political stability. Impacts The EU could play a key role in moderating climate effects as it shapes migration and security policy in the Sahel. The likelihood and severity of climate impacts will depend on socio-economic and political conditions in the region. Small-scale irrigation, climate-adapted seeds and traditional soil conservation techniques can help increase resilience to climate change.

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