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Targeting the soil quality and soil health concepts when aiming for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the EU Green Deal
Antonello Bonfante
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Institute for Mediterranean Agricultural and Forestry Systems, National Research Council, 80055 Portici, Naples, Italy
Angelo Basile
Institute for Mediterranean Agricultural and Forestry Systems, National Research Council, 80055 Portici, Naples, Italy
Johan Bouma
Soil Science, Wageningen University, 6708 Wageningen, the Netherlands
retired
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Short summary
Soil health is an important term in the international policy arena when considering soil contributions to sustainable development. We propose a measurement method, lacking so far, and explore differences within the term soil quality. The latter describes the inherent properties of soils, while soil health focuses on actual health. The procedure is illustrated for three Italian soil types, also showing the effects of climate change, demonstrating that each soil is significantly different.
Soil health is an important term in the international policy arena when considering soil...