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2. The Impact of Conservation Conditions Versus Thermal Comfort of Visitors on the Energy Demand of a Museum Refurbished with Geothermal Systems: A Virtual Case Study
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Cadelano, Gianluca, primary, Javanshir, Shabnam, additional, Carnieletto, Laura, additional, Bampa, Francesca, additional, Bortolin, Alessandro, additional, De Carli, Michele, additional, di Sipio, Eloisa, additional, and Bernardi, Adriana, additional
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- 2022
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3. Demands on land: Mapping competing societal expectations for the functionality of agricultural soils in Europe
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Schulte, Rogier P.O., O’Sullivan, Lilian, Vrebos, Dirk, Bampa, Francesca, Jones, Arwyn, and Staes, Jan
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- 2019
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4. Functional Land Management : Bridging the Think-Do-Gap using a multi-stakeholder science policy interface
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O’Sullivan, Lilian, Wall, David, Creamer, Rachel, Bampa, Francesca, and Schulte, Rogier P. O.
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- 2018
5. Functional Land Management: Bridging the Think-Do-Gap using a multi-stakeholder science policy interface
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O’Sullivan, Lilian, Wall, David, Creamer, Rachel, Bampa, Francesca, and Schulte, Rogier P. O.
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- 2017
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6. Multi-Functional Land Use Is Not Self-Evident for European Farmers:A Critical Review
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Schroder, Jaap J., Ten Berge, Hein F. M., Bampa, Francesca, Creamer, Rachel E., Giraldez-Cervera, Juan V., Henriksen, Christian B., Olesen, Jørgen E., Rutgers, Michiel, Sanden, Taru, Spiegel, Heide, Schroder, Jaap J., Ten Berge, Hein F. M., Bampa, Francesca, Creamer, Rachel E., Giraldez-Cervera, Juan V., Henriksen, Christian B., Olesen, Jørgen E., Rutgers, Michiel, Sanden, Taru, and Spiegel, Heide
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Soils perform more functions than primary productivity. Examples of these functions are the recycling of nutrients, the regulation and purification of water, the regulation of the climate, and supporting biodiversity. These abilities are generally referred to as the soil quality. Soil management that favors primary productivity may have positive and negative impacts on the other functions, and vice versa, depending on soil and climatic conditions. All these functions are under pressure, particularly in intensive agriculture. In the absence of mandatory regulations, most European farmers give limited attention to other functions than primary productivity in spite of recommendations by scientists, society and policy makers to acknowledge the ecosystem services provided by soils. The present paper analyses the underlying causes of this limited attention for the multi-functionality of soils by farmers. It is concluded that their focus on primary productivity may stem from (1) insufficient visible proof for soil degradation and benefits of preventive measures over curative measures, (2) limited awareness or conviction of long-term synergies, (3) insufficient remuneration of ecosystem services by society or compensation of yield penalties in favor of these services, (4) lacking trustworthy knowledge about and support for multi-functional soil management, and (5) absence of incentives and regulations on soil management and their enforcement. All these shortcomings need to be addressed by advisors, scientists, and policy makers, whilst acknowledging the need for underpinning and differentiation of incentives and regulations.
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- 2020
7. Multi-Functional Land Use Is Not Self-Evident for European Farmers: A Critical Review
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Schröder, Jaap J., Ten Berge, Hein F.M., Bampa, Francesca, Creamer, Rachel E., Giraldez-Cervera, Juan V., Henriksen, Christian B., Olesen, Jørgen E., Rutgers, Michiel, Sandén, Taru, Spiegel, Heide, Schröder, Jaap J., Ten Berge, Hein F.M., Bampa, Francesca, Creamer, Rachel E., Giraldez-Cervera, Juan V., Henriksen, Christian B., Olesen, Jørgen E., Rutgers, Michiel, Sandén, Taru, and Spiegel, Heide
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Soils perform more functions than primary productivity. Examples of these functions are the recycling of nutrients, the regulation and purification of water, the regulation of the climate, and supporting biodiversity. These abilities are generally referred to as the soil quality. Soil management that favors primary productivity may have positive and negative impacts on the other functions, and vice versa, depending on soil and climatic conditions. All these functions are under pressure, particularly in intensive agriculture. In the absence of mandatory regulations, most European farmers give limited attention to other functions than primary productivity in spite of recommendations by scientists, society and policy makers to acknowledge the ecosystem services provided by soils. The present paper analyses the underlying causes of this limited attention for the multi-functionality of soils by farmers. It is concluded that their focus on primary productivity may stem from (1) insufficient visible proof for soil degradation and benefits of preventive measures over curative measures, (2) limited awareness or conviction of long-term synergies, (3) insufficient remuneration of ecosystem services by society or compensation of yield penalties in favor of these services, (4) lacking trustworthy knowledge about and support for multi-functional soil management, and (5) absence of incentives and regulations on soil management and their enforcement. All these shortcomings need to be addressed by advisors, scientists, and policy makers, whilst acknowledging the need for underpinning and differentiation of incentives and regulations.
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- 2020
8. Multi-Functional Land Use Is Not Self-Evident for European Farmers: A Critical Review
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Schröder, Jaap J., primary, Ten Berge, Hein F. M., additional, Bampa, Francesca, additional, Creamer, Rachel E., additional, Giraldez-Cervera, Juan V., additional, Henriksen, Christian B., additional, Olesen, Jørgen E., additional, Rutgers, Michiel, additional, Sandén, Taru, additional, and Spiegel, Heide, additional
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- 2020
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9. A Field-Scale Decision Support System for Assessment and Management of Soil Functions
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Debeljak, Marko, Trajanov, Aneta, Kuzmanovski, Vladimir, Schröder, Jaap, Sandén, Taru, Spiegel, Heide, Wall, David P., Van de Broek, Marijn, Rutgers, Michiel, Bampa, Francesca, Creamer, Rachel E., Henriksen, Christian B., Debeljak, Marko, Trajanov, Aneta, Kuzmanovski, Vladimir, Schröder, Jaap, Sandén, Taru, Spiegel, Heide, Wall, David P., Van de Broek, Marijn, Rutgers, Michiel, Bampa, Francesca, Creamer, Rachel E., and Henriksen, Christian B.
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Agricultural decision support systems (DSSs) are mostly focused on increasing the supply of individual soil functions such as, e.g., primary productivity or nutrient cycling, while neglecting other important soil functions, such as, e.g., water purification and regulation, climate regulation and carbon sequestration, soil biodiversity, and habitat provision. Making right management decisions for long-term sustainability is therefore challenging, and farmers and farm advisors would greatly benefit from an evidence-based DSS targeted for assessing and improving the supply of several soil functions simultaneously. To address this need, we designed the Soil Navigator DSS by applying a qualitative approach to multi-criteria decision modeling using Decision Expert (DEX) integrative methodology. Multi-criteria decision models for the five main soil functions were developed, calibrated, and validated using knowledge of involved domain experts and knowledge extracted from existing datasets by data mining. Subsequently, the five DEX models were integrated into a DSS to assess the soil functions simultaneously and to provide management advices for improving the performance of prioritized soil functions. To enable communication between the users and the DSS, we developed a user-friendly computer-based graphical user interface, which enables users to provide the required data regarding their field to the DSS and to get textual and graphical results about the performance of each of the five soil functions in a qualitative way. The final output from the DSS is a list of soil mitigation measures that the end-users could easily apply in the field in order to achieve the desired soil function performance. The Soil Navigator DSS has a great potential to complement the Farm Sustainability Tools for Nutrients included in the Common Agricultural Policy 2021–2027 proposal adopted by the European Commission. The Soil Navigator has also a potential to be spatially upgraded to assist deci
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- 2019
10. Harvesting European knowledge on soil functions and land management using multi-criteria decision analysis
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Bampa, Francesca, O'Sullivan, Lilian, Madena, Kirsten, Sandén, Taru, Spiegel, Heide, Henriksen, Christian Bugge, Ghaley, Bhim Bahadur, Jones, Arwyn, Staes, Jan, Sturel, Sylvain, Trajanov, Aneta, Creamer, Rachel E., Debeljak, Marko, Bampa, Francesca, O'Sullivan, Lilian, Madena, Kirsten, Sandén, Taru, Spiegel, Heide, Henriksen, Christian Bugge, Ghaley, Bhim Bahadur, Jones, Arwyn, Staes, Jan, Sturel, Sylvain, Trajanov, Aneta, Creamer, Rachel E., and Debeljak, Marko
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Soil and its ecosystem functions play a societal role in securing sustainable food production while safeguarding natural resources. A functional land management framework has been proposed to optimize the agro-environmental outputs from the land and specifically the supply and demand of soil functions such as (a) primary productivity, (b) carbon sequestration, (c) water purification and regulation, (d) biodiversity and (e) nutrient cycling, for which soil knowledge is essential. From the outset, the LANDMARK multi-actor research project integrates harvested knowledge from local, national and European stakeholders to develop such guidelines, creating a sense of ownership, trust and reciprocity of the outcomes. About 470 stakeholders from five European countries participated in 32 structured workshops covering multiple land uses in six climatic zones. The harmonized results include stakeholders’ priorities and concerns, perceptions on soil quality and functions, implementation of tools, management techniques, indicators and monitoring, activities and policies, knowledge gaps and ideas. Multi-criteria decision analysis was used for data analysis. Two qualitative models were developed using Decision EXpert methodology to evaluate “knowledge” and “needs”. Soil quality perceptions differed across workshops, depending on the stakeholder level and regionally established terminologies. Stakeholders had good inherent knowledge about soil functioning, but several gaps were identified. In terms of critical requirements, stakeholders defined high technical, activity and policy needs in (a) financial incentives, (b) credible information on improving more sustainable management practices, (c) locally relevant advice, (d) farmers’ discussion groups, (e) training programmes, (f) funding for applied research and monitoring, and (g) strengthening soil science in education.
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- 2019
11. A Field-Scale Decision Support System for Assessment and Management of Soil Functions
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Debeljak, Marko, primary, Trajanov, Aneta, additional, Kuzmanovski, Vladimir, additional, Schröder, Jaap, additional, Sandén, Taru, additional, Spiegel, Heide, additional, Wall, David P., additional, Van de Broek, Marijn, additional, Rutgers, Michiel, additional, Bampa, Francesca, additional, Creamer, Rachel E., additional, and Henriksen, Christian B., additional
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- 2019
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12. Harvesting European knowledge on soil functions and land management using multi‐criteria decision analysis
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Bampa, Francesca, primary, O'Sullivan, Lilian, additional, Madena, Kirsten, additional, Sandén, Taru, additional, Spiegel, Heide, additional, Henriksen, Christian Bugge, additional, Ghaley, Bhim Bahadur, additional, Jones, Arwyn, additional, Staes, Jan, additional, Sturel, Sylvain, additional, Trajanov, Aneta, additional, Creamer, Rachel E., additional, and Debeljak, Marko, additional
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- 2019
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13. The impact of policy instruments on soil multifunctionality in the European Union
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Vrebos, Dirk, Bampa, Francesca, Creamer, Rachel E., Gardi, Ciro, Ghaley, Bhim Bahadur, Jones, Arwyn, Rutgers, Michiel, Sanden, Taru, Staes, Jan, Meire, Patrick, Vrebos, Dirk, Bampa, Francesca, Creamer, Rachel E., Gardi, Ciro, Ghaley, Bhim Bahadur, Jones, Arwyn, Rutgers, Michiel, Sanden, Taru, Staes, Jan, and Meire, Patrick
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- 2017
14. Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas
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Blaud, Aimeric, Vizzini, Alfredo, Quadros, Aline, Bastos, Ana, Bissett, Andrew, Young, Andrew, Zaitsev, Andrey S., Murray, Andy, Yin Yee Kong, Angela, Fitzgerald, Anna, Zangerlé, Anne, Adams, Byron J., MacDonald, Catriona, Gardi, Ciro, Menta, Cristina, Bagyaraj, Davis Joseph, Renard, Delphine, Abalos, Diego, Mckey, Doyle, Velasquez, Elena, Silva, Elisangela A., Doblas-Miranda, Enrique, Blanchart, Eric, Lumini, Erica, Barreno, Eva, Sillo, Fabiano, Vaz-de-Mello, Fernando Z., Bampa, Francesca, Buscot, Francois, Verheijen, Frank G. A., Janssen, Frans, Wallender, Håkan, Segers, Hendrik, Okada, Hiroaki, Barois Boullard, Isabelle, Tuf, Ivan H., Bloem, Jaap, Keizer, Jan Jacob, Belnap, Jayne, Mathieu, Jérôme, Tondoh, Jerome E., Jiménez, Juan J., Louzada, Júlio, Zhang, Junling, Cares, Juvenil Enrique, Totsche, Kai Uwe, Ritz, Karl, Purdy, Kevin, Küsel, Kirsten, Gongalsky, Konstantin, Ranjard, Lionel, Galli, Loris, Giordano, Luana, Seldin, Lucy, Schrama, Maarten, Girlanda, Mariangela, Dunbar, Martha B., Zimmer, Martin, Nagano, Masahiro, Dita, Miguel, Pulleman, Mirjam, Pauli, Natasha, Chemidlin Prévost-Bouré, Nicolas, Carrera, Noela, Trivedi, Pankaj, Gonthier, Paul, Mele, Pauline, Mortimer, Peter, Andrés, Pilar, Creamer, Rachel, Guicharnaud, Rannveig Anna, Constantino, Reginaldo, Dick, Richard, Griffiths, Robert I., van Klink, Roel, Zanetti, Ronald, Schmelz, Rüdiger, Dequiedt, Samuel, Emery, Sarah, Ohdachi, Satoshi, Shimano, Satoshi, Karasawa, Shigeori, Yu, Shixiao, Stürmer, Sidney L., Adl, Sina, Konaté, Souleymane, Banwart, Steven, Fonte, Steven J., Trumbore, Susan, Loureiro, Susana, Komatsu, Takashi, Tsunoda, Tomonori, Nielsen, Uffe N., Bianciotto, Valeria, Orgiazzi, Alberto, Bardgett, Richard, Barrios, Edmundo, Behan-Pelletier, Valerie, Briones, Maria J. I., Chotte, Jean-Luc, De Deyn, Gerlinde B., Eggleton, Paul, Fierer, Noah, Fraser, Tandra, Hedlund, Katarina, Jeffery, Simon, Johnson, Nancy, Jones, Arwyn, Kandeler, Ellen, Kaneko, Nobuhiro, Lavelle, Patrick, Lemanceau, Philippe, Miko, Ladislav, Moreira, Fatima M. S., Ramirez, Kelly S., Scheu, Stefan, Singh, Brajesh, Six, Johan, van der Putten, Wim, Wall, Diana, University of Sheffield, Universita di Torino, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation [Canberra] (CSIRO), Russian Academy of Sciences [Moscow] (RAS), Independent, Columbia University [New York], Bioplatforms Australia, Partenaires INRAE, Technical University Braunschweig, Brigham Young University (BYU), Western Sydney University, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), University of Parma = Università degli studi di Parma [Parme, Italie], Centre for Natural Biological Resources and Community Development, McGill University = Université McGill [Montréal, Canada], University of Guelph, Université de Montpellier (UM), National University of Colombia, Federal University of Rondônia, Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Universitat de València (UV), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Teagasc Agriculture and Food Development Authority (Teagasc), Helmholtz Zentrum für Umweltforschung = Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), University of Antwerp (UA), Lund University [Lund], Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), National Institute of Agro-Environmental Sciences (NIAES), Inecol : Instituto de Ecologia A.C., Palacky University Olomouc, Alterra Green World Research (ALTERRA), Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), United States Geological Survey (USGS), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC), World Agroforestry Centre, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC), Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), China Agricultural University (CAU), Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Friedrich-Schiller-Universität = Friedrich Schiller University Jena [Jena, Germany], University of Nottingham, UK (UON), University of Warwick, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Agroécologie [Dijon], Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Bourgogne (UB)-AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement, University of Genoa (UNIGE), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), University of Manchester [Manchester], Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, Oita University, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa), Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento [Brasil] (MAPA), Governo do Brasil-Governo do Brasil, International Center for Tropical Agriculture [Colombie] (CIAT), Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR] (CGIAR), University of Western Australia, Universidade de Vigo, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR), La Trobe University, Ohio State University [Columbus] (OSU), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Czech Academy of Sciences [Prague] (CAS), ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH, University of Louisville, Hokkaido University [Sapporo, Japan], Hosei University [Chiyoda], Fukuoka University, Sun Yat-Sen University [Guangzhou] (SYSU), Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB), University of Saskatchewan, Université Nangui Abrogoua, Colorado State University [Fort Collins] (CSU), Max-Planck-Institut, Kyushu University, Yokohama National University, European Commission's Joint Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food [Ottawa] (AAFC), ProdInra, Migration, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul [Porto Alegre] (UFRGS), Technische Universität Braunschweig = Technical University of Braunschweig [Braunschweig], Università degli studi di Parma = University of Parma (UNIPR), National Research Council of Italy | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Universidade Federal de Lavras = Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), University of Warwick [Coventry], Università degli studi di Genova = University of Genoa (UniGe), The University of Western Australia (UWA), Hosei University, University of Saskatchewan [Saskatoon] (U of S), Université Nangui Abrogoua (UNA), and Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC)
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[SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio] ,[SDE] Environmental Sciences ,Centre Commun de Recherche ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,JRC ,[SDE]Environmental Sciences ,Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative ,[SDV.BV]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Vegetal Biology ,[SDV.BV] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Vegetal Biology ,European Commission ,CCR ,GSBI - Abstract
SPE EA Pôle BIOME The Atlas is divided in 8 chapters covering all the aspects of soil biodiversity: - Chapter I: The soil habitat - Chapter II: Diversity of soil organisms - Chapter III: Geographical and temporal distribution - Chapter IV: Ecosystem functions and services - Chapter V: Threats - Chapter VI: Interventions - Chapter VII: Policy, education and outreach - Chapter VIII: Conclusions Soil biodiversity experts from all over the world are involved in the project aiming at the creation of a reference publication not only for soil biodiversity researchers but also policy makers and general public.; International audience; The Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative (GSBI) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of European Commission announce the writing of the Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas (GSBA) in the frame of the Global Soil Biodiversity Assessment. The Atlas is a series of amazing photos, maps, charts, statistics, and shared information that scientists, educators, policy makers, and non-specialists alike can use as a toolkit for knowing and understanding soil biodiversity globally.
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- 2016
15. The Impact of Policy Instruments on Soil Multifunctionality in the European Union
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Vrebos, Dirk, primary, Bampa, Francesca, additional, Creamer, Rachel, additional, Gardi, Ciro, additional, Ghaley, Bhim, additional, Jones, Arwyn, additional, Rutgers, Michiel, additional, Sandén, Taru, additional, Staes, Jan, additional, and Meire, Patrick, additional
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- 2017
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16. Options for climate change mitigation in agricultural soils and impact on crop and grassland production: a multi-scale study
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Bampa, Francesca
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AGR/02 Agronomia e coltivazioni erbacee ,land management practices ,sequestro di carbonio organico ,agricultura, suolo, modello CENTURY, sequestro di carbonio organico, cambiamenti climatici, Unione Europea, cambiamenti uso e gestione del suolo, pratiche agricole, Regione Veneto, progetto CAPRESE / agriculture, soil organic carbon, CENTURY model, sequestration, climate change, European Union, land-use change, land management practices, Veneto Region, CAPRESE project ,pratiche agricole ,CAPRESE project ,Settore AGR/02 - Agronomia e Coltivazioni Erbacee ,cambiamenti uso e gestione del suolo ,sequestration ,Regione Veneto ,modello CENTURY ,soil organic carbon ,land-use change ,CENTURY model ,Unione Europea ,climate change ,agricultura ,progetto CAPRESE / agriculture ,European Union ,Veneto Region ,suolo ,cambiamenti climatici - Abstract
The decline of soil fertility is recognized by the European Union (EU) as the cause of yields reduction in many arable lands. The Soil Thematic Strategy proposed by the European Commission in 2006, identified the decline of organic matter as one of the main soil threats in EU. Organic carbon content is a recognised indicator of soil quality. Several studies have investigated this relationship through long-term field level experiments. This thesis presents a different approach: starting from data and information at EU level, a regional case study is investigated. The general objective of this thesis is to evaluate and quantify the impact of specific management practices in preserving or sequestering soil organic carbon in EU and regionally. The thesis is structured in five chapters: the first is a general introduction on the need for preserving soil organic carbon in the agricultural land and a review on the relevant legislation at international and European level. The second is a scoping chapter that presents a comparison on the available data on organic carbon content at EU level. The third chapter is a meta-analysis on soil organic carbon sequestration data available in scientific literature and reflection the management practices applied at EU scale. In the fourth chapter, the CENTURY model is applied at regional level in order to estimate the actual values of soil organic carbon stock and to model the implementation of the most promising management practices in two different climatic scenarios. The last chapter outlines the general conclusions and recommendations.
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- 2014
17. Plan of Action for Pillar Two of the Global Soil Partnership
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Encina, Arnulfo, Eskandare, Bahman, Al-Hussainy, Nizam, Hamrouni, Hedi, Saavedra, Carlos, Moreira, Fatima M. S., Rice, Charles, Gallagher, Kevin D., Jones, Arwyn, Broll, Gabrielle, Reyes, Laura Bertha, Towers, Willie, Hallet, Stephen, Ernst, Oswaldo, Zougmore, Robert, van Huyssteen, Cornie, Houšková, Beata, Malucelli, Francesco, Muggler, Christine, Bampa, Francesca, Darboux, Frédéric, Lobnik, Franc, Signorelli, Gonzalo, Lobos, Ivone, Wilde, Michael, FAO, ., Sociedad Paraguay de Ciencias del Suelo, Partenaires INRAE, Ministry of agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Consultant, consultant, Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Kansas State University, Regional Office for Asia, International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute (SSI), Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Osnabrück University, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), The James Hutton Institute, Cranfield University, International Soil Tillage Research Organisation, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics [Inde] (ICRISAT), Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR] (CGIAR), University of the Free State [South Africa], Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute, Regione Emilia-Romagna, Universidade Federal de Vicosa (UFV), Unité de recherche Science du Sol (USS), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), University of Ljubljana, Instituto Agronômico do Parana, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), FAO Sub-regional Office for Eastern Africa [Addis Ababa, Ethiopie] (FAO), and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [Rome, Italie] (FAO)
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Pillar Two of the GSP underpins many of the actions under the other Pillars by addressing the general lack of societal awareness of the importance of soil in people’s lives and the well - being of the planet. In many cases, deficiency in education is the specific underlying cause of unsustainable land management practices, of the general lack of investment (both in education and physical measures to protect soil) and, as importantly, of the widespread political reluctance to adopt short - and long - term measures to preserve and enhance soil conditions. The Plan of Action (PoA) for Pillar 2 consists of six interlinked and interdependent components: policy, investment, education, extension, public awareness and technical cooperation. The development of the PoA was initiated at the European Network Soil Awareness (ENSA) workshop in Aberdeen in September 2013. This was followed by discussions at the 2013 Global Soil Week in Berlin which lead to the establishment of a Working Group to produce a draft plan of action , which was eventually endorsed by t he ITPS in April 2014. The PoA was presented, reviewed and adopted by the Plenary Assembly of the GSP in July 2014. Seven key recommendations are presented. Robust policy frameworks are one means of ensuring the sustainable management and protection of soils. Therefore, governments must be in vited to create or reinforce policies on soil and its protection. Whereas soil protection and management is a long - term aim, most political decisions are governed by short - term ambitions that reflect the lifetime of governments or politicians. Today’s highly urbanised society means that the population is largely detached from food and fibre production issues and lack s a fundamental understanding of the role o f soil in enabling such life - critical services. It is disappointing to observe that society in many parts of the world attaches a greater value to developments in subjects such as particle physics and mobile communication than essential issues such as soil fertility. The PoA calls for a systematic awareness raising campaign in all countries on how soil relates to people’s everyday lives. This can be done through brief and vivid messages, not only as part of the World Soil Day celebrations and during the forthcoming International Year of Soils, but also as a sustained long - term outreach and engagement programme. The PoA recommends a significant increase in investments to support such actions. Education in soil sciences is important and needs to be taken into account by other disciplines. The current soil science community should strive to show synergies with other domains to demonstrate its relevance. Pressure should be brought at all levels to halt the decline in soil science teaching at tertiary level, while boosting professional technical qualifications and support to educationalists, so that soils and agriculture can be more appealing for the younger generations. Soil extension services should interpret and present relevant research - based information to a broader range of stakeholders in an understandable and usable form, including farmer - to - farmer schemes or through initiatives such as the Soils Doctors Programme. The technical approach underlying the extension services should reflect mutually beneficial cooperation rather than from mere transfers from one partner to another. Finally, investments must go hand in hand with awareness o f the importance of soil resources. These investments should develop an effective skills base and entrepreneurship among soil users. The GSP should make full use of such tools as the Healthy Soils Facility to generate and facilitate the collection of financial contributions to the PoA.
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- 2014
18. Making the most of our land:managing soil functions from local to continental scale
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Schulte, Rogier Patrick Olaf, Bampa, Francesca, Bardy, Marion, Coyle, Cait, Fealy, Reamonn, Gardi, Ciro, Ghaley, Bhim Bahadur, Jordan, Phil, Laudon, Hjalmar, O'Dononghue, Cathal, Ó’hUallacháin, Daire, O'Sullivan, Lilian, Rutgers, Michiel, Six, Johan, Toth, Gergely L., Vrebos, Dirk, Creamer, Rachel, Schulte, Rogier Patrick Olaf, Bampa, Francesca, Bardy, Marion, Coyle, Cait, Fealy, Reamonn, Gardi, Ciro, Ghaley, Bhim Bahadur, Jordan, Phil, Laudon, Hjalmar, O'Dononghue, Cathal, Ó’hUallacháin, Daire, O'Sullivan, Lilian, Rutgers, Michiel, Six, Johan, Toth, Gergely L., Vrebos, Dirk, and Creamer, Rachel
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The challenges of achieving both food security and environmental sustainability have resulted in a confluence of demands on land within the European Union (EU): we expect our land to provide food, fiber and fuel, to purify water, to sequester carbon, and provide a home to biodiversity as well as external nutrients in the form of waste from humans and intensive livestock enterprises. All soils can perform all of these five functions, but some soils are better at supplying selective functions. Functional Land Management is a framework for policy-making aimed at meeting these demands by incentivizing land use and soil management practices that selectively augment specific soil functions, where required. Here, we explore how the demands for contrasting soil functions, as framed by EU policies, may apply to very different spatial scales, from local to continental scales. At the same time, using Ireland as a national case study, we show that the supply of each soil function is largely determined by local soil and land use conditions, with large variations at both local and regional scales. These discrepancies between the scales at which the demands and supply of soil functions are manifested, have implications for soil and land management: while some soil functions must be managed at local (e.g., farm or field) scale, others may be offset between regions with a view to solely meeting national or continental demands. In order to facilitate the optimization of the delivery of soil functions at national level, to meet the demands that are framed at continental scale, we identify and categorize 14 policy and market instruments that are available in the EU. The results from this inventory imply that there may be no need for the introduction of new specific instruments to aid the governance of Functional Land Management. We conclude that there may be more merit in adapting existing governance instruments by facilitating differentiation between soils and landscapes.
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- 2015
19. Making the Most of Our Land: Managing Soil Functions from Local to Continental Scale
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Schulte, Rogier P. O., primary, Bampa, Francesca, additional, Bardy, Marion, additional, Coyle, Cait, additional, Creamer, Rachel E., additional, Fealy, Reamonn, additional, Gardi, Ciro, additional, Ghaley, Bhim Bahadur, additional, Jordan, Phil, additional, Laudon, Hjalmar, additional, O'Donoghue, Cathal, additional, Ó'hUallacháin, Daire, additional, O'Sullivan, Lilian, additional, Rutgers, Michiel, additional, Six, Johan, additional, Toth, Gergely L., additional, and Vrebos, Dirk, additional
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- 2015
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20. The EIONET soil organic carbon data collection results and the comparison with a modeled dataset
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PANAGOS Panagiotis, HIEDERER Roland, VAN LIEDEKERKE Marc, and BAMPA Francesca
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The decline in soil organic carbon (SOC) is recognized as one of the eight (8) soil threats expressed in the European Union Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection (EC, 2006). In 2010, the European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC) collected SOC and soil erosion data in collaboration with the 38 countries of the European Environment Information and Observation Network for soil (EIONET-SOIL). The data collection followed the INSPIRE specifications for a grid of 1km x 1km grid cells and the SOC data expressed the organic carbon density (t/ha) and the SOC content (%) in the 0-30cm depth range. Seven countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, Poland and Slovakia) submitted almost complete datasets on SOC content while a further group of six countries submitted either less than 50% of their coverage or point data which needed additional spatial interpolation. The results were compared with the modeled European SOC data of OCTOP (Jones et al, 2005). The comparison concluded that the SOC (%) in the average modeled OCTOP dataset values are almost double than the collected EIONET-SOIL data in North-East and Central Europe (Panagos et al, 2013). In Netherlands and Poland, the difference is explained due to peats which have been drained in the last 20-30 years while in Denmark, Austria and Slovakia, the pedotransfer rule (PTR) of the model OCTOP had as output much higher SOC values than the ones provided by the countries. Instead, in Northern Italy both modeled and EIONET-SOIL datasets were quite close. Regarding the SOC Stocks, the sum the provided data for the 6 participating countries were: Bulgaria: 315 Tg, Denmark: 370 Tg, Netherlands: 299 Tg (77% coverage), Poland: 1,753 Tg (70% coverage), Italy: 994 Tg (57% coverage) and Slovakia: 122Tg (54% coverage). The SOC stocks were also compared with the amount of SOC in Europe based on OCTOP dataset (Schils et al., 2008). The results suggested that the current estimates of SOC Stock in Europe in the topsoil could be much less than the 73-79 Pg, as reported by Schils et al (2008). A more comprehensive pan-European estimation of SOC will take place after a new data collection round during 2013-2014 will be finished, with the expected contribution of more EIONET countries., JRC.H.5-Land Resources Management
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21. Options and implications for agricultural production - Report of Task 7: Final Report
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LUGATO EMANUELE, BAMPA Francesca, MONTANARELLA Luca, ANGILERI Vincenzo, BERTAGLIA Marco, CEGLAR ANDREJ, LEIP Adrian, NIEMEYER Stefan, LOUDJANI Philippe, GRASSI Giacomo, ABAD VIÑAS RAÚL, BLUJDEA Viorel, ESPINOSA GODED MARIA, SALPUTRA GUNA, VAN DOORSLAER BENJAMIN, GOMEZ Y PALOMA Sergio, and JONES Arwyn
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CAPRESE has led to a better understanding of the potential of using specific land management practices in preserving and increasing the stock of organic carbon in the agricultural soils of the EU. The scientific literature relating to a range of carbon sequestration measures has been synthesised and evaluated for their potential applicability. Land management has a significant impact on SOC stocks with a number of measures clearly leading to carbon emissions. Conversely, a number of practices can be used to preserve and increase SOC levels. A novel modelling platform suggests that existing assessments of the SOC stock associated with agricultural topsoil in the EU may be over-estimating the current pool by around 24%. The project shows a topsoil SOC pool of 16 Gt., 7.4 and 5.4 Gt respectively between arable and pasture. The model shows that grassland conversion to cropland can have a strong negative impact on the overall C balance in the EU and consequently should be preserved (together with peatlands). Promising management practices for sequestering SOC include cover crops, complex rotation including residue management and reduced tillage. Such measures give C sequestration rates of up to 0.5 t C ha-1 yr-1. However, their effect was strongly dependent on the spatial and temporal extent considered and the scenarios clearly show strong regional differences in the performance of measures. An integrated approach in which measures are combined, could have a significant impact. An implementation scenario of a 12% uptake of mitigation measures gave a cumulated sequestration value of 101 Mt by 2020. Increased areas and variation in implementation patterns could give rise to higher values. Extensive and comparable data on the financial aspects of the implementation and cost-benefit of measures are limited or absent. Substantial effort is required to address these issues. Simplistic scenario analysis shows that on the basis of a conservative implementation of mitigation measures, a SOC stock with a perceived trading value of €500 million could be established by 2020. Such values imply that the implementation of the practices considered would be cost efficient compared to non-agricultural mitigation measures While calculations at farm-scale are difficult, agricultural systems and proportion of land that could be made available to SOC management schemes, there is a perceived positive cost-benefit to C preservation and mitigation measures. Return for grasslands where sequestration and preservation rates are higher would clearly be greater. A cost benefit calculated with the CAPRI (FT) model. Indicated no loss in agricultural income from a 5% conversion to grassland with in turn resulted in a value of the CO2 sequestered in the soil as €20.98 t-1 CO2. Comprehensive data on the impact of the implementation of the measures on production and the market are difficult to define as these macro-scale models do not consider the technical details associated with the specific measures that need to be applied to sequester SOC. However, the studies tend to indicate that that impacts on production could occur but these would be of low magnitude and regionally variable. From an economic perspective, the financial implications of the grassland scenario implemented in CAPRI (FT) model, it can be stated that the CAP premium implications are negligible. This is derived from the fact that as most of the direct payments premiums are now decoupled from production the change in the land use derived from the scenario setting is not affecting the total amount of the direct payments. From a policy perspective, it is important that existing good stewardship of land for maintaining existing SOC stocks should be recognised as a premium in comparison to simply sequestration of OC. Such an approach would be an incentive not to engage in conversion of organic-rich soils to other uses which could lead to a decrease in SOC stocks., JRC.H.5-Land Resources Management
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22. MOSYSS Project - Monitoring SYstem of Soils at multiScale. Monitoring system of physical, chemical and biological soil parameters in relation to forest and agricultural land management
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TIBERI Mauro, CIABOCCO Giovanni, BERNACCONI Cristina, BAMPA Francesca, DUNBAR MARTHA BONNET, and MONTANARELLA Luca
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MOSYSS is a project launched in June 2010 by the Agriculture, Forestation and Fisheries Department of the Marche Region in Italy. It has been coordinated by the Regional Soil Observatory as part of the assessment activities of the Rural Development Plan (RDP) Marche 2007-2013 as laid down in the Common Monitoring and Assessment Framework. Among the objectives there is the creation of a permanent soil monitoring system for the whole Marche territory, combining technical and scientific requirements (e.g. rigor and representativeness) whilst optimizing financial and organizational resources. The information obtainable from the monitoring system could potentially be upscale, on a functional basis, in other existing soil and biodiversity monitoring networks at national and European level. The main function of the project is to investigate soils starting from their intrinsic properties ( e.g. chemical, physical or biological) to obtain a detailed evaluation of their current "quality" status, and to monitor, over time, changes in these parameters by repeating the monitoring campaign at pre-established time intervals., JRC.H.5-Land Resources Management
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23. Functional Land Management: Bridging the Think-Do-Gap using a multi-stakeholder science policy interface.
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O'sullivan, Lilian, Wall, David, Creamer, Rachel, Bampa, Francesca, and Schulte, Rogier P. O.
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LAND management ,STAKEHOLDER analysis ,BIODIVERSITY conservation ,CARBON cycle ,SCIENCE & state ,GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
Functional Land Management (FLM) is proposed as an integrator for sustainability policies and assesses the functional capacity of the soil and land to deliver primary productivity, water purification and regulation, carbon cycling and storage, habitat for biodiversity and recycling of nutrients. This paper presents the catchment challenge as a method to bridge the gap between science, stakeholders and policy for the effective management of soils to deliver these functions. Two challenges were completed by a wide range of stakeholders focused around a physical catchment model—(1) to design an optimised catchment based on soil function targets, (2) identify gaps to implementation of the proposed design. In challenge 1, a high level of consensus between different stakeholders emerged on soil and management measures to be implemented to achieve soil function targets. Key gaps including knowledge, a mix of market and voluntary incentives and mandatory measures were identified in challenge 2. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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24. Soil Organic Carbon Preservation and Sequestration in European Agricultural Soils: an Overview
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BAMPA Francesca, AKSOY ECE, GUICHARNAUD RANNVEIG ANNA, HIEDERER Roland, JONES Arwyn, LUGATO EMANUELE, MACAIGNE Peggy, MONTANARELLA Luca, NOCITA MARCO, PANAGOS Panagiotis, and TOTH Gergely
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The decrease of fertility in European soils is fully recognized both from the scientific arena and from the institutional bodies. Soil Organic Matter (SOM) decline is on the agenda of the Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection of the European Commission and the implementation of pilot Long Term Experiments (LTE) to detect Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) changes are considerably increasing. Several are the bodies that in the past have started national inventories of forested areas, REDD mechanism is nonstop aiming to reduce emissions from forest, and the role of peatlands in climate change has been widely debated. While the integration of agricultural soils, climate change influence and food security in Europe is a topic under investigation. Fighting hunger in a sustainable way is on the agenda of the European Union food security policy and the Joint Research Centre’s (JRC) role is to build a cross-disciplinary approach between the science and policy to take actions. Several studies on SOC changes and the best management for C sequestration are continuously appearing, but how to deal with a growing population and the related food demand in the context of a climate change scenario is unknown. The following paper gives an overview of the activities carried out in the JRC - SOIL Action with a specific focus on the agricultural soils and their content in Organic Carbon (OC). In the Appendix a short paragraph cover the potential application of nuclear and isotopic techniques to support the knowledge of SOM and OC sequestration dynamics., JRC.H.5-Land Resources Management
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25. Soil carbon, multiple benefits
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Milne, Eleanor, primary, Banwart, Steven A., additional, Noellemeyer, Elke, additional, Abson, David J., additional, Ballabio, Cristiano, additional, Bampa, Francesca, additional, Bationo, Andre, additional, Batjes, Niels H., additional, Bernoux, Martial, additional, Bhattacharyya, Tapas, additional, Black, Helaina, additional, Buschiazzo, Daniel E., additional, Cai, Zucong, additional, Cerri, Carlos Eduardo, additional, Cheng, Kun, additional, Compagnone, Claude, additional, Conant, Rich, additional, Coutinho, Heitor L.C., additional, de Brogniez, Delphine, additional, Balieiro, Fabiano de Carvalho, additional, Duffy, Christopher, additional, Feller, Christian, additional, Fidalgo, Elaine C.C., additional, da Silva, Cristiane Figueira, additional, Funk, Roger, additional, Gaudig, Greta, additional, Gicheru, Patrick T., additional, Goldhaber, Marty, additional, Gottschalk, Pia, additional, Goulet, Frederic, additional, Goverse, Tessa, additional, Grathwohl, Peter, additional, Joosten, Hans, additional, Kamoni, Peter T., additional, Kihara, Job, additional, Krawczynski, Rene, additional, La Scala, Newton, additional, Lemanceau, Philippe, additional, Li, Lianqing, additional, Li, Zichuan, additional, Lugato, Emanuele, additional, Maron, Pierre-Alain, additional, Martius, Christopher, additional, Melillo, Jerry, additional, Montanarella, Luca, additional, Nikolaidis, Nikolaos, additional, Nziguheba, Generose, additional, Pan, Genxing, additional, Pascual, Unai, additional, Paustian, Keith, additional, Piñeiro, Gervasio, additional, Powlson, David, additional, Quiroga, Alberto, additional, Richter, Dan, additional, Sigwalt, Annie, additional, Six, Johan, additional, Smith, Jo, additional, Smith, Pete, additional, Stocking, Michael, additional, Tanneberger, Franziska, additional, Termansen, Mette, additional, van Noordwijk, Meine, additional, van Wesemael, Bas, additional, Vargas, Rodrigo, additional, Victoria, Reynaldo Luiz, additional, Waswa, Boaz, additional, Werner, David, additional, Wichmann, Sabine, additional, Wichtmann, Wendelin, additional, Zhang, Xuhui, additional, Zhao, Yongcun, additional, Zheng, Jinwei, additional, and Zheng, Jufeng, additional
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26. Current status, uncertainty and future needs in soil organic carbon monitoring
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UCL - SST/ELI/ELIC - Earth & Climate, Jandl, Robert, Rodeghiero, Mirco, Martinez, Cristina, Cotrufo, M. Francesca, Bampa, Francesca, van Wesemael, Bas, Harrison, Robert B, Guerrini, Iraê Amaral, Richter, Daniel deB, Rustad, Lindsey, Lorenz, Klaus, Chabbi, Abad, Miglietta, Franco, UCL - SST/ELI/ELIC - Earth & Climate, Jandl, Robert, Rodeghiero, Mirco, Martinez, Cristina, Cotrufo, M. Francesca, Bampa, Francesca, van Wesemael, Bas, Harrison, Robert B, Guerrini, Iraê Amaral, Richter, Daniel deB, Rustad, Lindsey, Lorenz, Klaus, Chabbi, Abad, and Miglietta, Franco
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Increasing human demands on soil-derived ecosystemservices requires reliable data on global soil resources for sustainable development. The soil organic carbon (SOC) pool is a key indicator of soil quality as it affects essential biological, chemical and physical soil functions such as nutrient cycling, pesticide and water retention, and soil structure maintenance. However, information on the SOC pool, and its temporal and spatial dynamics is unbalanced. Even in well-studied regions with a pronounced interest in environmental issues information on soil carbon (C) is inconsistent. Several activities for the compilation of global soil C data are underway. However, different approaches for soil sampling and chemical analysesmake even regional comparisons highly uncertain. Often, the procedures used so far have not allowed the reliable estimation of the total SOC pool, partly because the available knowledge is focused on not clearly defined upper soil horizons and the contribution of subsoil to SOC stocks has been less considered. Evenmore difficult is quantifying SOC pool changes over time. SOC consists of variable amounts of labile and recalcitrant molecules of plant, and microbial and animal origin that are often operationally defined. A comprehensively active soil expert community needs to agree on protocols of soil surveying and lab procedures towards reliable SOC pool estimates. Already established long-term ecological research sites,where SOC changes are quantified and the underlying mechanisms are investigated, are potentially the backbones for regional, national, and international SOC monitoring programs.
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27. Potential carbon sequestration of European arable soils estimated by modelling a comprehensive set of management practices
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Lugato, Emanuele, primary, Bampa, Francesca, additional, Panagos, Panos, additional, Montanarella, Luca, additional, and Jones, Arwyn, additional
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- 2014
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28. Benefits of soil carbon: report on the outcomes of an international scientific committee on problems of the environment rapid assessment workshop
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Banwart, Steve, primary, Black, Helaina, additional, Cai, Zucong, additional, Gicheru, Patrick, additional, Joosten, Hans, additional, Victoria, Reynaldo, additional, Milne, Eleanor, additional, Noellemeyer, Elke, additional, Pascual, Unai, additional, Nziguheba, Generose, additional, Vargas, Rodrigo, additional, Bationo, Andre, additional, Buschiazzo, Daniel, additional, de-Brogniez, Delphine, additional, Melillo, Jerry, additional, Richter, Dan, additional, Termansen, Mette, additional, van Noordwijk, Meine, additional, Goverse, Tessa, additional, Ballabio, Cristiano, additional, Bhattacharyya, Tapas, additional, Goldhaber, Marty, additional, Nikolaidis, Nikolaos, additional, Zhao, Yongcun, additional, Funk, Roger, additional, Duffy, Chris, additional, Pan, Genxing, additional, la Scala, Newton, additional, Gottschalk, Pia, additional, Batjes, Niels, additional, Six, Johan, additional, van Wesemael, Bas, additional, Stocking, Michael, additional, Bampa, Francesca, additional, Bernoux, Martial, additional, Feller, Christian, additional, Lemanceau, Philippe, additional, and Montanarella, Luca, additional
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29. Current status, uncertainty and future needs in soil organic carbon monitoring
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Jandl, Robert, primary, Rodeghiero, Mirco, additional, Martinez, Cristina, additional, Cotrufo, M. Francesca, additional, Bampa, Francesca, additional, van Wesemael, Bas, additional, Harrison, Robert B, additional, Guerrini, Iraê Amaral, additional, Richter, Daniel deB, additional, Rustad, Lindsey, additional, Lorenz, Klaus, additional, Chabbi, Abad, additional, and Miglietta, Franco, additional
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30. A new baseline of organic carbon stock in European agricultural soils using a modelling approach
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Lugato, Emanuele, primary, Panagos, Panos, additional, Bampa, Francesca, additional, Jones, Arwyn, additional, and Montanarella, Luca, additional
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- 2013
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31. Estimating soil organic carbon in Europe based on data collected through an European network
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Panagos, Panos, primary, Hiederer, Roland, additional, Van Liedekerke, Marc, additional, and Bampa, Francesca, additional
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32. A new baseline of organic carbon stock in European agricultural soils using a modelling approach.
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Lugato, Emanuele, Panagos, Panos, Bampa, Francesca, Jones, Arwyn, and Montanarella, Luca
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SOIL quality ,CARBON sequestration ,ESTIMATION theory ,AGRICULTURAL industries ,AGRICULTURAL productivity - Abstract
Proposed European policy in the agricultural sector will place higher emphasis on soil organic carbon ( SOC), both as an indicator of soil quality and as a means to offset CO
2 emissions through soil carbon (C) sequestration. Despite detailed national SOC data sets in several European Union ( EU) Member States, a consistent C stock estimation at EU scale remains problematic. Data are often not directly comparable, different methods have been used to obtain values (e.g. sampling, laboratory analysis) and access may be restricted. Therefore, any evolution of EU policies on C accounting and sequestration may be constrained by a lack of an accurate SOC estimation and the availability of tools to carry out scenario analysis, especially for agricultural soils. In this context, a comprehensive model platform was established at a pan-European scale ( EU + Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Norway) using the agro-ecosystem SOC model CENTURY. Almost 164 000 combinations of soil-climate-land use were computed, including the main arable crops, orchards and pasture. The model was implemented with the main management practices (e.g. irrigation, mineral and organic fertilization, tillage) derived from official statistics. The model results were tested against inventories from the European Environment and Observation Network ( EIONET) and approximately 20 000 soil samples from the 2009 LUCAS survey, a monitoring project aiming at producing the first coherent, comprehensive and harmonized top-soil data set of the EU based on harmonized sampling and analytical methods. The CENTURY model estimation of the current 0-30 cm SOC stock of agricultural soils was 17.63 Gt; the model uncertainty estimation was below 36% in half of the NUTS2 regions considered. The model predicted an overall increase of this pool according to different climate-emission scenarios up to 2100, with C loss in the south and east of the area (involving 30% of the whole simulated agricultural land) compensated by a gain in central and northern regions. Generally, higher soil respiration was offset by higher C input as a consequence of increased CO2 atmospheric concentration and favourable crop growing conditions, especially in northern Europe. Considering the importance of SOC in future EU policies, this platform of simulation appears to be a very promising tool to orient future policymaking decisions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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33. A Field-Scale Decision Support System for Assessment and Management of Soil Functions
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Debeljak, Marko, Trajanov, Aneta, Kuzmanovski, Vladimir, Schröder, Jaap, Sandén, Taru, Spiegel, Heide, Wall, David P., Van de Broek, Marijn, Rutgers, Michiel, Bampa, Francesca, Creamer, Rachel E., and Henriksen, Christian B.
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2. Zero hunger ,Field scale ,Soil management ,13. Climate action ,Multi-criteria decision models ,15. Life on land ,Soil functions ,Method DEX ,GeneralLiterature_MISCELLANEOUS ,Decision support system - Abstract
Agricultural decision support systems (DSSs) are mostly focused on increasing the supply of individual soil functions such as, e.g., primary productivity or nutrient cycling, while neglecting other important soil functions, such as, e.g., water purification and regulation, climate regulation and carbon sequestration, soil biodiversity, and habitat provision. Making right management decisions for long-term sustainability is therefore challenging, and farmers and farm advisors would greatly benefit from an evidence-based DSS targeted for assessing and improving the supply of several soil functions simultaneously. To address this need, we designed the Soil Navigator DSS by applying a qualitative approach to multi-criteria decision modeling using Decision Expert (DEX) integrative methodology. Multi-criteria decision models for the five main soil functions were developed, calibrated, and validated using knowledge of involved domain experts and knowledge extracted from existing datasets by data mining. Subsequently, the five DEX models were integrated into a DSS to assess the soil functions simultaneously and to provide management advices for improving the performance of prioritized soil functions. To enable communication between the users and the DSS, we developed a user-friendly computer-based graphical user interface, which enables users to provide the required data regarding their field to the DSS and to get textual and graphical results about the performance of each of the five soil functions in a qualitative way. The final output from the DSS is a list of soil mitigation measures that the end-users could easily apply in the field in order to achieve the desired soil function performance. The Soil Navigator DSS has a great potential to complement the Farm Sustainability Tools for Nutrients included in the Common Agricultural Policy 2021–2027 proposal adopted by the European Commission. The Soil Navigator has also a potential to be spatially upgraded to assist decisions on which soil functions to prioritize in a specific region or member state. Furthermore, the Soil Navigator DSS could be used as an educational tool for farmers, farm advisors, and students, and its potential should be further exploited for the benefit of farmers and the society as a whole., Frontiers in Environmental Science, 7, ISSN:2296-665X
34. Soil carbon sequestration for climate, food security and ecosystem services. Proceedings of the International conference 27-29 may 2013, Reykjavik, Iceland
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HALLDORSSON Gudmundur, ARNALDS Andres, BAMPA Francesca, ÞORSTEINSDÓTTIR Arna Björk, SIGURDSSON Bjarni D., GUDMUNDSSON Jon, and MONTANARELLA Luca
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The international conference on SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION for climate, food security and ecosystem services – linking science, policy and action (SCS2013) took place in Reykjavik Iceland on 27. – 29. May 2013. The conference was organized by the Soil Conservation Service of Iceland, the Agricultural University of Iceland and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (Collaboration Agreement No 31059) in partnership with a group of international and UN agencies, universities and non-governmental organizations. The scientific soil community acknowledges that there is an urgent need to communicate better the value of soil carbon to a broader public. The message so far has not actively reached the media, the public and policy makers. The SCS2013 conference brought all together a broad different spectrum of soil carbon experts, in order to link science, policy and action on soil carbon sequestration issues. Approximately 200 people from 40 countries from all continents attended the conference: young and high level scientists; present and future leaders in restoration and land management; administrators and policymakers. The conference received extensive media coverage, both in Iceland and globally. Despite coming from different countries and backgrounds, with varied scientific interests and convictions, the overall message was that soil and his management, specifically soil carbon, needs be a substantial part of the solution in mitigating climate change, ensuring food security and providing ecosystem services. Furthermore soil conservation, preservation and restoration could be considered as “win-win” processes for meeting other goals. The SCS2013 conference represents an example of bridge between scientists, land managers and policy makers. The EC was actively involved in the conference and is still willing to bridge the communication gap between science and policy and to continue to act as interface. The conference proceedings aim to present how the potential role of soil carbon sequestration has been discussed along different sessions (forest/cropland/revegetation/desertification/wetland/rangeland/verification) and from different perspectives., JRC.H.5-Land Resources Management
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