Articles | Volume 6, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-453-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-453-2020
Original research article
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05 Oct 2020
Original research article |  | 05 Oct 2020

Targeting the soil quality and soil health concepts when aiming for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the EU Green Deal

Antonello Bonfante, Angelo Basile, and Johan Bouma

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