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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-111-2016
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-111-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
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07 Apr 2016
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| 07 Apr 2016
The significance of soils and soil science towards realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Saskia D. Keesstra
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Soil Physics and Land Management Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the
Netherlands
Johan Bouma
Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, the
Netherlands
formaly at: Soils Department, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the
Netherlands
Jakob Wallinga
Soil Geography and Landscape Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the
Netherlands
Pablo Tittonell
Natural Resources and Environment Program, Instituto Nacional de
Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Bariloche, Argentina
Pete Smith
University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental
Sciences, Aberdeen, UK
Artemi Cerdà
Departament de Geografia, Universitat de València, Blasco
Ibàñez, 28, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Luca Montanarella
European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
John N. Quinton
Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster,
UK
Yakov Pachepsky
USDA-ARS, Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory,
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD, USA
Wim H. van der Putten
Department of Terrestrial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology
NIOO-KNAW, Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 Wageningen, the Netherlands
Department of Nematology, Wageningen University,
Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, 6708 Wageningen, the Netherlands
Richard D. Bardgett
Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road,
Manchester M13 9PT, UK
Simon Moolenaar
Commonland, Department of Science & Education, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Gerben Mol
Alterra, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen,
the Netherlands
Boris Jansen
Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED),
University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94240, 1090 GE Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Louise O. Fresco
Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, the
Netherlands
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Short summary
Soil science, as a land-related discipline, has links to several of the UN Sustainable Development Goals which are demonstrated through the functions of soils and related ecosystem services. We discuss how soil scientists can rise to the challenge both internally and externally in terms of our relations with colleagues in other disciplines, diverse groups of stakeholders and the policy arena. To meet these goals we recommend the set of steps to be taken by the soil science community as a whole.
Soil science, as a land-related discipline, has links to several of the UN Sustainable...
