A Soil Erosion Indicator for Supporting Agricultural, Environmental and Clima...PANOS PANAGOS
Soil erosion is one of the eight threats in the Soil Thematic Strategy, the main policy
instrument dedicated to soil protection in the European Union (EU). During the last decade, soil
erosion indicators have been included in monitoring the performance of the Common Agricultural
Policy (CAP) and the progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This study comes
five years after the assessment of soil loss by water erosion in the EU [Environmental science & policy 54,
438–447 (2015)], where a soil erosion modelling baseline for 2010 was developed. Here, we present an
update of the EU assessment of soil loss by water erosion for the year 2016. The estimated long-term
average erosion rate decreased by 0.4% between 2010 and 2016.
First meeting of the Editorial Board of the Soil Atlas of Asia, 12 - 15 March 2018, Quezon City, Philippines. The preparation of the Soil Atlas of Asia is sponsored by Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC-EC).
This presentation was presented during the 1 Parallel session on Theme 3.1, Managing SOC in: Soils with high SOC – peatlands, permafrost, and black soils, of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon that took place in Rome 21-23 March 2017. The presentation was made by Mr. Ivan Vasenev, from Timiryazev Academy – Russian Federation, in FAO Hq, Rome
The presentation was given by Mr. Yusuf Yigini, FAO, during the GSOC Mapping Global Training hosted by ISRIC - World Soil Information, 6 - 23 June 2017, Wageningen (The Netherlands).
This study analyzed land degradation of irrigated cropland in northern Uzbekistan using satellite remote sensing at multiple scales. At the regional scale, 23% (94,835 ha) of irrigated cropland showed degradation trends over time. Finer scale mapping using Landsat imagery found 18% (52,938 ha) of fields had decreased vegetation cover between 1998 and 2009, including 17% that became fallow. The results were 93% consistent between scales and can inform policies for rehabilitating degraded fields through sustainable land use practices. Further validation is needed to refine the approaches.
http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/en/
This presentation was presented during the Eurasian Soil Partnership workshop that was held on 29 February - 02 March 2016 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and it was made by Eka Sanadze.
- Land degradation is a serious problem across Eastern Africa, with over 20% of land degraded in Kenya and Ethiopia, over 40% in Malawi, and over 50% in Tanzania according to NDVI decline measures. Major drivers of degradation include expansion of cropland and unsustainable agricultural practices.
- Adoption of sustainable land management practices is low, ranging from 68% of plots in Malawi to 85% in Ethiopia and Tanzania. Use of multiple practices is also limited.
- Logit, multivariate probit, and Poisson regression models find that factors like temperature, rainfall, elevation, soil type, household demographics, education, land tenure, extension access, and credit access influence adoption and intensity
A Soil Erosion Indicator for Supporting Agricultural, Environmental and Clima...PANOS PANAGOS
Soil erosion is one of the eight threats in the Soil Thematic Strategy, the main policy
instrument dedicated to soil protection in the European Union (EU). During the last decade, soil
erosion indicators have been included in monitoring the performance of the Common Agricultural
Policy (CAP) and the progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This study comes
five years after the assessment of soil loss by water erosion in the EU [Environmental science & policy 54,
438–447 (2015)], where a soil erosion modelling baseline for 2010 was developed. Here, we present an
update of the EU assessment of soil loss by water erosion for the year 2016. The estimated long-term
average erosion rate decreased by 0.4% between 2010 and 2016.
First meeting of the Editorial Board of the Soil Atlas of Asia, 12 - 15 March 2018, Quezon City, Philippines. The preparation of the Soil Atlas of Asia is sponsored by Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC-EC).
This presentation was presented during the 1 Parallel session on Theme 3.1, Managing SOC in: Soils with high SOC – peatlands, permafrost, and black soils, of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon that took place in Rome 21-23 March 2017. The presentation was made by Mr. Ivan Vasenev, from Timiryazev Academy – Russian Federation, in FAO Hq, Rome
The presentation was given by Mr. Yusuf Yigini, FAO, during the GSOC Mapping Global Training hosted by ISRIC - World Soil Information, 6 - 23 June 2017, Wageningen (The Netherlands).
This study analyzed land degradation of irrigated cropland in northern Uzbekistan using satellite remote sensing at multiple scales. At the regional scale, 23% (94,835 ha) of irrigated cropland showed degradation trends over time. Finer scale mapping using Landsat imagery found 18% (52,938 ha) of fields had decreased vegetation cover between 1998 and 2009, including 17% that became fallow. The results were 93% consistent between scales and can inform policies for rehabilitating degraded fields through sustainable land use practices. Further validation is needed to refine the approaches.
http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/en/
This presentation was presented during the Eurasian Soil Partnership workshop that was held on 29 February - 02 March 2016 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and it was made by Eka Sanadze.
- Land degradation is a serious problem across Eastern Africa, with over 20% of land degraded in Kenya and Ethiopia, over 40% in Malawi, and over 50% in Tanzania according to NDVI decline measures. Major drivers of degradation include expansion of cropland and unsustainable agricultural practices.
- Adoption of sustainable land management practices is low, ranging from 68% of plots in Malawi to 85% in Ethiopia and Tanzania. Use of multiple practices is also limited.
- Logit, multivariate probit, and Poisson regression models find that factors like temperature, rainfall, elevation, soil type, household demographics, education, land tenure, extension access, and credit access influence adoption and intensity
4. empirical approaches in eld assessments (a)LandDegradation
This document discusses empirical approaches to assessing economics of land degradation and improvement. It describes using econometric analyses to analyze drivers of land degradation by looking at small pixel levels from remote sensing data. It discusses data sources that can be used as indicators in the analyses, including wealth, population density, topography, land tenure, fertilizer use, and precipitation. These data come from sources like NASA, CIESIN, and the Climate Research Unit and can be analyzed at the pixel level and linked based on geographic location to assess land degradation trends and relationships to socioeconomic factors.
First meeting of the Editorial Board of the Soil Atlas of Asia, 12 - 15 March 2018, Quezon City, Philippines. The preparation of the Soil Atlas of Asia is sponsored by Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC-EC).
This document provides an overview of soils in Syria and priorities for soil management given problems exacerbated by the Syrian crisis. It discusses several issues impacting Syrian soils, including degradation processes like erosion, salinity, and desertification. Priorities outlined include improving soil fertility and updating fertilizer recommendations, combating pollution, harvesting water, and sustainable soil management. The document also lists several soil-related activities and projects already underway or implemented in Syria through various institutions, and obstacles that must be addressed to further implementation, such as building capacity, obtaining modern analyzers and alternative fertilizers, and providing funding and support for research.
This presentation was presented during the 1 Parallel session on Theme 1, Monitoring, mapping, measuring, reporting and verification (MRV) of SOC, of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon that took place in Rome 21-23 March 2017. The presentation was made by Mr. Rainer Baritz from FAO, in FAO Hq, Rome
SOC as indicator of progress towards achieving Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN)ExternalEvents
This presentation was presented during the Plenary 1, Opening Ceremony of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon that took place in Rome 21-23 March 2017. The presentation was made by Ms. Mr. Barron Orr from UNCCD - SPI, in FAO Hq, Rome
GIS-Based Soil Properties Analysis for Sustainable Agriculture in Bani Waleed...Agriculture Journal IJOEAR
This paper presents an study Soil Properties analysis for sustainable agriculture by GIS through 15 soil samples chemical characterization conducts to soil numerical classification and crops soil suitability that has the advantage to guide the practices of soil management is as follows: Soil Salinity: The results of electrical conductivity indicated that the studied soils were generally positioned into the very saline class that had an area of (3847.96 ha) representing (79.50 %). The soils assembled into five classes; non-saline (198.5 ha) and it is suitable for most crops, moderately saline (385.75ha), where crops salt-tolerant crops give yield with marginal reduction. Finally, strong saline (112.00 ha) that it is suitable just for high salt-tolerant crops but also with yield reduction. Soil Sodic: the non-sodic soil class occupied the majority of the studied area with 96.8 % (4689.18 ha). The sodic soil had only (151.27 ha) 13.12 %. calcium carbonate to moderately calcareous soil (2317.93 ha) 47.89% and calcareous soil (2522.51 ha)52.11%. Crops soil suitability (Wheat): (S1), (S2) and (NS2) It is as follows (4000.78ha) 82.65 %, 114.37ha 2.36 %, and 725.30ha 14.98% of the studied area, respectively. (Tomato): is as follows: (4190.85 ha) 86.58 % of the study area is highly suitable (S1) and (NS2) (649.61ha) 13.42 % is unsuitable represent respectively. (Olive): The majority of the study area 4081.04 ha (84.31 %) was classified as highly suitable soils (S1), potentially suitable class (NS1) is about 236.61ha (4.89 %) and unsuitable class (NS2) is about (522.81ha) 10.80 % respectively. Soil Management and Crops tolerance for soil parameters The GIS-ESP soil map divided the studied area into three categories of ESP tolerance crops soil; Extremely sensitive ESP crop (4164.65 ha), sensitive ESP crop (594.13 ha) and moderately tolerant crop (81.67 ha). The GIS-CaCO3 soil map divided the studied area into two categories of CaCO3 tolerance crops soil; Crops that tolerate a certain (1924.92 ha) and Crops which support high (2915.54 ha). EC tolerance crops soil; Sensitive (3835.38 ha), moderately (224.28ha), highly (650.86 ha) and very highly (129.93ha).
The document discusses the differences between land use and land cover. Land use refers to how humans use the land, such as for agriculture, settlements, or mining. Land cover refers to the physical attributes of the land surface, such as vegetation, water, or bare soil. The United States Geological Survey developed a widely used land use and land cover classification system in the 1970s that categorizes land into classes such as urban, agricultural, forest, water, and wetlands. The system was designed to be applied using remote sensing data and aims to achieve consistent land classifications.
Food production needs to double by 2050 without using more land, water or fertilizer. Improved soil fertility is key. Soil fertility maps are integral to land evaluation and planning. They are used in surveys, reports, assessments and more. Creating soil fertility maps involves soil sampling, analysis, and mapping using tools like GPS, remote sensing, photography, and GIS. Maps show soil indicators and help plan soil management. Kerala and other regions have soil testing labs and produce maps and soil health cards.
Towards the implementation of the Fertilizer Code at the global levelSoils FAO-GSP
Webinar: Towards the implementation of the International Code of Conduct for the Sustainable Use and Management of Fertilizers (Fertilizer Code). Zineb Bazza (GSP Secretariat
This document discusses technical considerations for measuring and monitoring reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from avoided deforestation. It notes that quantifying such reductions requires measuring changes in forest cover and carbon stocks over time. Satellite imagery is the primary method for measuring forest area changes at national scales, and various digital analysis techniques can be used depending on factors like national capabilities. Measuring forest degradation is more challenging than deforestation but improving. Guidelines exist for carbon accounting but uncertainties remain that new technologies may help reduce. Several developing countries have national deforestation monitoring systems, but capacity and data access are still issues that need international coordination to address.
LAND USE /LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION AND CHANGE DETECTION USING GEOGRAPHICAL I...IAEME Publication
Land use and land cover change has become a central component in current strategies for managing natural resources and monitoring environmental changes. Geographical information system and image processing techniques used for the analysis of land use/land cover and change detection of Sukhana Basin of Aurangabad District, Maharashtra state. The tools used ArcGIS10.1 and ERDAS IMAGINE9.1, landsat images of 1996, 2003and 2014. From land use / land cover change detection it is found that during 1996-2014, water bodies cover have loss of 4 Sq. Km. Barren land have 146 Sq.Km. loss and forest area with 96 Sq.Km. loss. It is found that urbanization area has gain of 51 Sq.Km. and agricultural land cover also have gain of 195 Sq.Km.
The document discusses the Canasat Project, which uses remote sensing satellite images to monitor sugarcane crops in Brazil. It summarizes the project's use of satellite data to estimate sugarcane area, identify expansion and renovation, track pre-harvest burning, and analyze land use change. Spatial-temporal analysis of MODIS images from 2000-2008 showed land use changes from pasture to agriculture to sugarcane. The project is also developing models and research to better understand indirect land use change from sugarcane expansion.
The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) jointly hosted the International Conference on Climate Change and Food Security (ICCCFS) November 6-8, 2011 in Beijing, China. This conference provided a forum for leading international scientists and young researchers to present their latest research findings, exchange their research ideas, and share their experiences in the field of climate change and food security. The event included technical sessions, poster sessions, and social events. The conference results and recommendations were presented at the global climate talks in Durban, South Africa during an official side event on December 1.
Protection of soil from the loss of organic carbon by taking into account ero...ExternalEvents
This presentation was presented during the 1 Parallel session on Theme 3.3, Managing SOC in: Dryland soils, of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon that took place in Rome 21-23 March 2017. The presentation was made by Mr. Sergio Saia, from CREA – Italy, in FAO Hq, Rome
4. empirical approaches in eld assessments (a)LandDegradation
This document discusses empirical approaches to assessing economics of land degradation and improvement. It describes using econometric analyses to analyze drivers of land degradation by looking at small pixel levels from remote sensing data. It discusses data sources that can be used as indicators in the analyses, including wealth, population density, topography, land tenure, fertilizer use, and precipitation. These data come from sources like NASA, CIESIN, and the Climate Research Unit and can be analyzed at the pixel level and linked based on geographic location to assess land degradation trends and relationships to socioeconomic factors.
First meeting of the Editorial Board of the Soil Atlas of Asia, 12 - 15 March 2018, Quezon City, Philippines. The preparation of the Soil Atlas of Asia is sponsored by Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC-EC).
This document provides an overview of soils in Syria and priorities for soil management given problems exacerbated by the Syrian crisis. It discusses several issues impacting Syrian soils, including degradation processes like erosion, salinity, and desertification. Priorities outlined include improving soil fertility and updating fertilizer recommendations, combating pollution, harvesting water, and sustainable soil management. The document also lists several soil-related activities and projects already underway or implemented in Syria through various institutions, and obstacles that must be addressed to further implementation, such as building capacity, obtaining modern analyzers and alternative fertilizers, and providing funding and support for research.
This presentation was presented during the 1 Parallel session on Theme 1, Monitoring, mapping, measuring, reporting and verification (MRV) of SOC, of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon that took place in Rome 21-23 March 2017. The presentation was made by Mr. Rainer Baritz from FAO, in FAO Hq, Rome
SOC as indicator of progress towards achieving Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN)ExternalEvents
This presentation was presented during the Plenary 1, Opening Ceremony of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon that took place in Rome 21-23 March 2017. The presentation was made by Ms. Mr. Barron Orr from UNCCD - SPI, in FAO Hq, Rome
GIS-Based Soil Properties Analysis for Sustainable Agriculture in Bani Waleed...Agriculture Journal IJOEAR
This paper presents an study Soil Properties analysis for sustainable agriculture by GIS through 15 soil samples chemical characterization conducts to soil numerical classification and crops soil suitability that has the advantage to guide the practices of soil management is as follows: Soil Salinity: The results of electrical conductivity indicated that the studied soils were generally positioned into the very saline class that had an area of (3847.96 ha) representing (79.50 %). The soils assembled into five classes; non-saline (198.5 ha) and it is suitable for most crops, moderately saline (385.75ha), where crops salt-tolerant crops give yield with marginal reduction. Finally, strong saline (112.00 ha) that it is suitable just for high salt-tolerant crops but also with yield reduction. Soil Sodic: the non-sodic soil class occupied the majority of the studied area with 96.8 % (4689.18 ha). The sodic soil had only (151.27 ha) 13.12 %. calcium carbonate to moderately calcareous soil (2317.93 ha) 47.89% and calcareous soil (2522.51 ha)52.11%. Crops soil suitability (Wheat): (S1), (S2) and (NS2) It is as follows (4000.78ha) 82.65 %, 114.37ha 2.36 %, and 725.30ha 14.98% of the studied area, respectively. (Tomato): is as follows: (4190.85 ha) 86.58 % of the study area is highly suitable (S1) and (NS2) (649.61ha) 13.42 % is unsuitable represent respectively. (Olive): The majority of the study area 4081.04 ha (84.31 %) was classified as highly suitable soils (S1), potentially suitable class (NS1) is about 236.61ha (4.89 %) and unsuitable class (NS2) is about (522.81ha) 10.80 % respectively. Soil Management and Crops tolerance for soil parameters The GIS-ESP soil map divided the studied area into three categories of ESP tolerance crops soil; Extremely sensitive ESP crop (4164.65 ha), sensitive ESP crop (594.13 ha) and moderately tolerant crop (81.67 ha). The GIS-CaCO3 soil map divided the studied area into two categories of CaCO3 tolerance crops soil; Crops that tolerate a certain (1924.92 ha) and Crops which support high (2915.54 ha). EC tolerance crops soil; Sensitive (3835.38 ha), moderately (224.28ha), highly (650.86 ha) and very highly (129.93ha).
The document discusses the differences between land use and land cover. Land use refers to how humans use the land, such as for agriculture, settlements, or mining. Land cover refers to the physical attributes of the land surface, such as vegetation, water, or bare soil. The United States Geological Survey developed a widely used land use and land cover classification system in the 1970s that categorizes land into classes such as urban, agricultural, forest, water, and wetlands. The system was designed to be applied using remote sensing data and aims to achieve consistent land classifications.
Food production needs to double by 2050 without using more land, water or fertilizer. Improved soil fertility is key. Soil fertility maps are integral to land evaluation and planning. They are used in surveys, reports, assessments and more. Creating soil fertility maps involves soil sampling, analysis, and mapping using tools like GPS, remote sensing, photography, and GIS. Maps show soil indicators and help plan soil management. Kerala and other regions have soil testing labs and produce maps and soil health cards.
Towards the implementation of the Fertilizer Code at the global levelSoils FAO-GSP
Webinar: Towards the implementation of the International Code of Conduct for the Sustainable Use and Management of Fertilizers (Fertilizer Code). Zineb Bazza (GSP Secretariat
This document discusses technical considerations for measuring and monitoring reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from avoided deforestation. It notes that quantifying such reductions requires measuring changes in forest cover and carbon stocks over time. Satellite imagery is the primary method for measuring forest area changes at national scales, and various digital analysis techniques can be used depending on factors like national capabilities. Measuring forest degradation is more challenging than deforestation but improving. Guidelines exist for carbon accounting but uncertainties remain that new technologies may help reduce. Several developing countries have national deforestation monitoring systems, but capacity and data access are still issues that need international coordination to address.
LAND USE /LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION AND CHANGE DETECTION USING GEOGRAPHICAL I...IAEME Publication
Land use and land cover change has become a central component in current strategies for managing natural resources and monitoring environmental changes. Geographical information system and image processing techniques used for the analysis of land use/land cover and change detection of Sukhana Basin of Aurangabad District, Maharashtra state. The tools used ArcGIS10.1 and ERDAS IMAGINE9.1, landsat images of 1996, 2003and 2014. From land use / land cover change detection it is found that during 1996-2014, water bodies cover have loss of 4 Sq. Km. Barren land have 146 Sq.Km. loss and forest area with 96 Sq.Km. loss. It is found that urbanization area has gain of 51 Sq.Km. and agricultural land cover also have gain of 195 Sq.Km.
The document discusses the Canasat Project, which uses remote sensing satellite images to monitor sugarcane crops in Brazil. It summarizes the project's use of satellite data to estimate sugarcane area, identify expansion and renovation, track pre-harvest burning, and analyze land use change. Spatial-temporal analysis of MODIS images from 2000-2008 showed land use changes from pasture to agriculture to sugarcane. The project is also developing models and research to better understand indirect land use change from sugarcane expansion.
The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) jointly hosted the International Conference on Climate Change and Food Security (ICCCFS) November 6-8, 2011 in Beijing, China. This conference provided a forum for leading international scientists and young researchers to present their latest research findings, exchange their research ideas, and share their experiences in the field of climate change and food security. The event included technical sessions, poster sessions, and social events. The conference results and recommendations were presented at the global climate talks in Durban, South Africa during an official side event on December 1.
Protection of soil from the loss of organic carbon by taking into account ero...ExternalEvents
This presentation was presented during the 1 Parallel session on Theme 3.3, Managing SOC in: Dryland soils, of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon that took place in Rome 21-23 March 2017. The presentation was made by Mr. Sergio Saia, from CREA – Italy, in FAO Hq, Rome
The document provides an overview of the EEA and Eionet model for assessing soil condition in Europe. It involves 1800 soil experts from 39 countries and over 400 institutions who are organized into National Focal Points, National Reference Centers for Soil, and the European Topic Centre on Urban, Land and Soil Systems. The assessment will involve collecting data from national experts to evaluate threats to soil functions across Europe in the 2020/2021 European Soil Condition Assessment. This will cover physical, chemical, and biological degradation of soils and provide country-specific summaries to update understanding of soil trends and challenges.
This document summarizes a presentation on scaling up soil carbon enhancement to contribute to climate change mitigation. It discusses that (1) agricultural soils globally could sequester between 0.9-1.85 Gt C/yr, contributing significantly to climate change mitigation targets; (2) recommended practices include conservation agriculture, integrated soil fertility management, and agroforestry; and (3) priority regions for implementation include degraded lands
Scaling up soil carbon enhancement contributing to mitigate climate changeCIAT
This document summarizes Session 3 of a symposium on scaling up soil carbon enhancement to contribute to climate change mitigation. It discusses: 1) The potential for climate change
This presentation by Cristina Arias-Navarro (INRA) was given on the 26 of June 2019 as part of the SB50 side event – Enhancing NDC Ambition Through Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration. Country representatives and experts discussed the potential of soil organic carbon sequestration as a climate change mitigation option and gaps between countries’ current and potential commitments.
More info: https://ccafs.cgiar.org/ccafs-sb50-enhancing-ndc-ambition-through-soil-organic-carbon-sequestration
Carbon Management and Sequestration in Drylands soils of Morocco: Nexus Appro...ExternalEvents
This presentation was presented during the 2 Parallel session on Theme 3.3, Managing SOC in: Dryland soils, of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon that took place in Rome 21-23 March 2017. The presentation was made by Mr. Rachid Mrabet , from INRA – Morocco, in FAO Hq, Rome
This presentation was presented during the 1 Parallel session on Theme 2, Maintaining and/or increasing SOC stocks for climate change mitigation and adaptation and Land Degradation Neutrality, of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon that took place in Rome 21-23 March 2017. The presentation was made by Mr. Miguel Taboada, from INTA - Argentina, in FAO Hq, Rome
The document discusses the economics of land degradation and improvement. It defines key terms like land, soil, ecosystem services, land degradation, and sustainable land management. Around 25-30% of global land area is estimated to be degraded, affecting the livelihoods of many poor populations. Land degradation leads to significant economic costs and impacts food security. Addressing land degradation through sustainable land management practices can help mitigate these costs, though upfront investments are required. Economics of Land Degradation research aims to quantify these costs and benefits to inform better land use policies.
This document summarizes a workshop on international soil carbon sequestration research. It notes that 128 countries include agriculture, forestry and land use in their climate pledges but there remains a gap in meeting emission reduction targets. Limiting warming to 1.5C will require removing CO2 from the atmosphere using technologies like soil carbon sequestration. Research shows soil organic carbon levels can be increased to store carbon while maintaining food security. International initiatives like CIRCASA and 4 per 1000 aim to strengthen research collaboration and understanding of soil carbon sequestration's potential for climate mitigation and adaptation.
1) The document discusses improving the targeting and tailoring of future EU agri-environment and climate policy based on OECD principles of policy design.
2) Currently, agri-environmental performance has improved slightly in recent decades but agri-environment policies play a minor role and have heterogeneous costs and benefits.
3) The document recommends better targeting agri-environment policies based on variability in environmental benefits and opportunity costs across locations to improve cost-effectiveness. This could include payment differentiation, auctions, and results-based schemes.
Climate smart Agriculture: an introduction - Bruno Verbist (KLIMOS)BTC CTB
The document discusses climate smart agriculture and provides an introduction to key concepts. It covers climate change impacts and mitigation and adaptation strategies. Examples are given of tools and technologies for climate smart agriculture, including agroforestry practices, livestock management, and biogas production. The importance of landscape-level approaches that enhance resilience and carbon stocks is emphasized. Metrics and frameworks for monitoring and evaluating climate smart agriculture interventions are also reviewed.
Nick Willenbrock, DoW CoP Manager at CL:AIRE
Currently Nicholas leads the delivery of industry initiatives, produces industry guidance, organising workshops and develops and delivers training (online and classroom based). Most notably this includes the CL:AIRE Definition of Waste Development Industry Code of Practice (DoW CoP) which he has managed since its formation and launch in 2008 and has allowed the successful reuse of over 130,000,000m3 of excavated materials. His work includes the formation and oversight of CL:AIRE Auditing & Compliance team which carries out continuous review of DoW CoP projects.
He is responsible for the joint delivery of the ReCon Soil research project - Reconstructed Soils from Waste. The ReCon Soil project which is funded by the European Regional Development Fund via the Interreg France (Channel) England (FCE) Programme.
This document discusses Pillar 1 of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) which aims to promote sustainable soil management. It provides background on increasing soil degradation and the need for urgent action. The main objectives and recommendations of Pillar 1 are outlined, which include identifying and implementing sustainable soil management practices. Barriers to adoption need to be assessed and monitoring systems developed. Case studies and networks will be mapped and linked. The specific European context is also discussed, including key soil threats. Outputs will include recommendations on identifying appropriate practices, supporting sustainable agriculture, and developing a monitoring system. The document proposes actions and outcomes to work towards these recommendations.
"Rethinking Agriculture for the 21st Century: Climate change mitigation opportunities and challenges" was presented by Lini Wollenberg online at the KfW Webinar on May 28, 2020.
Resource conservation, tools for screening climate smart practices and public...Prabhakar SVRK
Natural resources continue to play an important role in livelihood and wellbeing of millions. Over exploitation and degradation of natural resource base have led to declining factor productivity in rural areas and dwindling farm profits coupled with debilitating impact on human health. This necessitates promoting technologies that can help producing food keeping pace with the growing population while conserving natural resource base and be profitable. Achieving this conflicting target though appears to be challenging but is possible with the currently available technologies. This lecture will provide insights into a gamut of resource conserving technologies, the role of communities in promoting them and tools that can help in identifying suitable technologies for adoption. The lecture will heavily borrow sustainable agriculture cases from the Asia Pacific region.
Outline
• Natural resource dependency and rural development
o Trends in resource depletion and impact on food production
o Farm profitability trends and input use
o Trends in factor productivity
• Resource conserving technologies and climate smart agriculture
o What are they?
o Similarities and differences
o Costs and benefits of pursuing them
• Tools for identifying resource conserving and climate smart agriculture technologies
o Factor productivity
o Benefit cost ratios
o Marginal abatement costs
• Role of communities
o Communities as entry point
o Benefits of community participation
• Concluding thoughts
o How to scale up resource conservation?
Mitigation Opportunities in AgricultureCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by Dr. Charlotte Schreck from CLIMATEFOCUS explains how agriculture is part of many agendas, what technical mitigation opportunities we have, what the costs are and how CLUA could be mitigated.
A high-resolution spatially-explicit methodology to assess global soil organi...ExternalEvents
This presentation was presented during the 1 Parallel session on Theme 1, Monitoring, mapping, measuring, reporting and verification (MRV) of SOC, of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon that took place in Rome 21-23 March 2017. The presentation was made by Mr. Luuk Fleskens from Soil Physics and Land management Group – Wageningen University, in FAO Hq, Rome
Similar to Impact of policies on soil erosion in the European Union (20)
The ICRAF Soil-Plant Spectral Diagnostics Laboratory in Kenya operates 1 spectral reference laboratory and provides technical support to 30 labs in 17 countries. It has helped build capacities for private mobile testing services and is working on developing handheld near-infrared spectrometers. The lab specializes in customized solutions, standard operating procedures, project planning, soil and plant health monitoring, and spectral technology support and training. It aims to improve end-to-end spectral advisory software and develop low-cost handheld devices. Through GLOSOLAN, the lab hopes to standardize dry spectroscopy methods, protocols, and data analysis globally.
The National Soil Testing Center (NSTC) in Ethiopia has 18 soil analysis laboratories in various government ministries. The presenter, Fikre Mekuria, notes that the NSTC's strengths are its analytical service delivery, training, and research on soil microbiology and fertility. Areas for improvement include capacity building, sample exchange/quality control, and accreditation to international standards. The presenter's expectations for the meeting and GLOSOLAN network are to develop competency in soil/plant/water/fertilizer analysis, have periodic country member meetings, and share experiences.
Standard operating procedures (SOPs) are important to have in writing to ensure quality and consistency. Quality assurance (QA) policies aim to prevent errors and ensure standards, while quality control (QC) checks that standards are being met. This poster exercise divides participants into groups to discuss why SOPs are important, what quality assurance entails, whether an organization has a QA policy and how it is implemented, and how quality control is performed.
This document provides an overview of the status of soil laboratories in AFRILAB based on information received from various sources, including ZimLabs, AgLabs, the University of Zimbabwe lab, University of Nottingham, British Geological Survey, Chemistry and Soil Research Institute RS-DFID, WEPAL-ISE, WEPAL-IPE, University of Texas A&M, AgriLASA, BIPEA, CORESTA, University of Texas A&M (who provided testimony of satisfaction), and TUNAC (who provided accreditation). The document thanks the reader for their attention.
Item 9: Soil mapping to support sustainable agricultureExternalEvents
SOIL ATLAS OF ASIA
2ND EDITORIAL BOARD MEETING
RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES,
JEONJU, REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 29 APRIL – 3 MAY 2019
Markus Anda (Indonesia)
Item 8: WRB, World Reference Base for Soil ResoucesExternalEvents
SOIL ATLAS OF ASIA
2ND EDITORIAL BOARD MEETING
RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES,
JEONJU, REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 29 APRIL – 3 MAY 2019
Satira Udomsri (Thailand)
- Nepal has been working to systematically classify its soils since 1957, completing surveys of 55 districts by 1983, though some high hill districts remained unsurveyed for a long time.
- In 1998 and 2014, soil maps of Nepal were prepared using the USDA and WRB soil classification systems, respectively. Around 6000 soil profiles were studied from five physiographic regions.
- The data from 158 representative soil profiles were analyzed and converted to fit the HWSD format using formulas from Batjes et al. 2017 to standardize the data into layers from 0-30 cm and 30-100 cm.
- Major soils identified include Calcaric Fluvisols, Eutric Gleysols, Calcaric Ph
Item 6: International Center for Biosaline AgricultureExternalEvents
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2. Impact of policies on soil erosion in
European Union
Panos Panagos
Pasquale Borrelli, Cristiano Ballabio, Emanuele Lugato, Luca Montanarella
Global Soil Erosion Symposium
FAO, May 15-17, 2019
4. The report ‘The implementation of the Soil Thematic Strategy and on-going
activities’ (Jones et al., 2012) stated that 20% of Europe’s land surface is
subject to erosion rates above 10 t ha-1 yr-1
1990 2012
*
Limitations
• Spatial resolution
• Land planning
• Static land uses
• Crop systems
• Conservation practices (CAP)
• Coupled modelling
WHAT
Erosion in Europe: State-of-the-art 2012
5. Data collection from Member States
Panagos et al. (2014), Soil Science & Plant Nutrition
Only 8 countries provided data
Harmonization problems:
• Different input parameters: CORINE
2000 vs. CORINE 2006
• Different periods covered: Map of
2000 vs. map of 2006
• The case of Italy (9 regions)
No dynamic layers
No scenarios, etc
All countries are using (R)USLE model
7. Soil Loss by water erosion
Average EU-28: 2.4 t ha-1 yr-1 (in the erosive prone areas: 91% of
EU)
Total Soil loss: 970 Mt annually
Data produced for years: 2000 – 2010 – 2012 – 2015
Mean erosion rate in agricultural areas: 3.2 t ha-1 yr-1
Soil formation rate: 1.4-2.0 t ha-1 yr-1
24% of EU lands have rates >2 t ha-1 yr-1
11% of total area contributes to almost 70% of total Soil Loss
2000-2012: decrease by 9% in erosion rates
• 1/3 due to increase of forestlands (decrease of croplands)
• 2/3 due to change of management practices (proposed by GAEC,
Soil Thematic Strategy)
8. Soil erosion indicators & policy support
UN Sustainable Development Goals
DG AGRI: CAP context Indicator
CAP post 2020
Impact Assessment
European Parliament
Greens group report
DG ENV-
DG ESTAT
DG ESTAT:
Regional stats
DG AGRI: EU
Agricultural
Outlook
UNEP IPBES
Panagos & Katsogiannis 2019. Environmental Research. 470-474
9. 2003 cross-compliance
Farmer received an income
aid, on condition that they
respect strict food safety,
environmental and animal
welfare standards.
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
(EC) No 1306/2013
GAEC (Good Agricultural and
Environmental Conditions)
10. Indicators for policy : Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
Data calculated using RUSLE Model. EU, National and regional data: 2012 (CLC2012).
Corine Land Cover classes: Total agricultural area (12-22 and 26), Arable and permanent crop area (12-17 and 19-22), Permanent
meadows and pasture (18, 26).
Soil erosion by water Agricultural areas at risk of soil erosion by water
2012 2012 2012
Country Tonnes/ha/year
Estimated (ha) agricultural area affected by
moderate to severe water erosion (>11 t/ha/yr)
Estimated (%) agricultural area affected by
moderate to severe water erosion (>11 t/ha/yr)
Total
agricultural
area
Arable and
permanent
crop area
Permanent
meadows
and pasture
Total
agricultural
area
Arable and
permanent
crop area
Permanent
meadows
and pasture
ha % of total area in each category
EU-28 2.40 14137.2 12025.5 2111.8 6.7 7.5 4.2
BE 1.22 6.9 6.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.1
BG 2.03 204.7 191.6 13.1 3.3 3.6 1.6
CZ 1.62 65.7 63.2 2.5 1.5 1.7 0.3
DK 0.50 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
DE 1.18 286.9 242.7 44.2 1.4 1.7 0.7
EE 0.21 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
IE 1.12 14.7 6.7 8.0 0.3 0.8 0.2
EL 4.19 657.9 607.4 50.5 10.7 12.1 4.4
ES 3.73 2633.1 2381.2 251.9 9.6 10.5 5.3
FR 2.25 973.3 679.5 293.8 2.9 2.8 3.0
HR 3.03 238.7 183.2 55.5 9.4 9.2 10.4
IT 8.35 5574.1 5043.6 530.6 32.7 33.0 29.4
CY 2.94 33.5 33.4 0.1 7.2 7.6 0.4
LV 0.33 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LT 0.49 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LU 2.08 4.7 4.5 0.2 3.4 4.5 0.5
HU 1.57 166.3 162.4 3.9 2.6 3.0 0.4
MT 6.00 1.5 1.5 0.0 9.6 9.6 0.0
NL 0.27 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
AT 7.32 690.6 243.7 446.9 21.0 12.2 34.3
PL 0.93 258.0 257.0 1.0 1.4 1.6 0.0
PT 2.21 231.8 229.9 1.9 5.4 5.6 1.1
RO 2.86 1373.2 1248.0 125.2 9.7 11.2 4.1
SI 7.41 306.9 242.4 64.4 42.4 41.2 47.4
SK 2.12 158.9 152.1 6.8 6.8 7.4 2.4
FI 0.05 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SE 0.39 13.2 12.3 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.2
UK 2.07 241.2 31.2 210.0 1.6 0.5 2.5
11. Soil erosion indicators & SDGs
UN Sustainable Development Goals
The EU land affected by the risk of severe
soil erosion is decreasing from 6.0% to
5.2% between 2000 and 2012.
The main reason for this decrease is the
mandatory cross-compliance measures in
the EU Common Agricultural Policy
(CAP).
Published
31.1.2019
12. • Article 6 (Specific Objectives)
• The achievement of the general objectives shall be pursued through the following specific objectives:
a) support viable farm income and resilience across the Union to enhance food security;
b) enhance market orientation and increase competitiveness, including greater focus on research, …
c) improve the farmers' position in the value chain;
d) contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as sustainable energy;
e) foster sustainable development and efficient management of natural
resources such as water, soil and air;
• Article 12
Obligations of Member States relating to Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC)
Member States shall ensure that all agricultural areas including land which is no longer used for production
purposes, is maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition. Member States shall define, at
national or regional level, minimum standards for beneficiaries for good agricultural and environmental
condition of land in line with the main objective of the standards……………
• Article 60 (Types of intervention)
(i) soil conservation, including the enhancement of soil carbon;
……………
Soil in the proposal COM(2018) 392
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2021-2027
13. CAP objectives and indicators related to "soil"
1. EU Specific objectives
2. EU Impact indicators (I)
• Foster sustainable development and efficient management of natural resources such as
water, soil and air
• Contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation
• GAEC 2: Protection of carbon-rich soils (protection of wetland and petland)
• GAEC 3: Maintenance of soil organic matter (ban on burning arable stubble..)
• GAEC 6: Minimum land management (Tillage management reducing the risk of soil degradation including slope consideration)
• GAEC 7: Protection of soils in winter (No bare soil in most sensitive period….cover crops)
• GAEC 8: Preserve soil potential (crop rotation)
• I.13 Reduce soil erosion: "Percentage of land in moderate and severe soil erosion on
agricultural land"
• I.11 Enhance carbon sequestration: "Increase the soil organic carbon"
3. EU Result indicators (R)
• R.18 Improving soils: Share of agricultural land under management commitments beneficial for
soil management
• R.14 Carbon storage in soils and biomass: Share of agricultural land under commitments to
reducing emissions, maintaining and/or enhancing carbon storage (permanent grassland, ..
agricultural land in peatland, forest, etc.)
Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC)
Monitoring performance of the CAP vs. objectives:
Indicators related to "soil"
14. Low erosive High erosiveMedium erosive
Crop distribution – Management practices
Reduced
Tillage
Plant
Residues
Cover
Crops
Stone
walls
Grass
margins
Contour
farming
-65% -12% -20% -25% -10-15%(density) -40% - 5%(slope)
Modelled Management practices against erosion
Permanent
Grasslands
Other fodder
areas (Alfa,etc)
Wheat,
Barley
Olives, other
Fruits..
Energy crop,
sunflower
Sugar beets,
Potatoes
Maize,
Tobacco
0.05 0.15 0.20 0.22-0.25 0.30 -0.32 0.35 0.38 0.50
15. Scenario analysis (2030) & uncertainties
Two “unknown” factors:
Rainfall intensity is projected
to increase by 18% by 2050
Impact of policies in changing
Agricultural Management practices
• Cover Crops
• Reduced Tillage
• Plant residues
• Grass margins
• Contour farming
• Stone walls
• Agroforestry, etc…..
16. Status of Global Soil Resources
“…the most likely range of global soil erosion
by water is 20–30 Pg yr-1”
“Over the last decade, the figures published for water erosion
range over an order of magnitude of ca. 20 Pg yr-1 (billion
tones) to over 200 Pg yr-1”
FAO & ITPS. 2015
The FAO and the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils in 2015 have completed the first State of the
World’s Soil Resources Report.
The majority of the world’s soil resources are in only fair, poor or very poor condition
Globally soil erosion was identified as the gravest threat, leading to deteriorating water quality in developed
regions, lowering of crop yields in many developing regions.
The quality of soil information for policy formulation must be improved – the regional assessments in the State
of the World’s Soil Resources Report frequently base their evaluations on studies from the 1990s based on
observations made in the 1980s or earlier.
17. Need of new spatially explicit information: GLASOD approach can be much improved taking
into account today’s technological advances can build upon
- 15 times more literature than 1980
- Quasi-daily satellite information
- Computation capacity
- Exponential increase of digital resources
- Harmonized databases (e.g Land Parcel Identification
System, FAO Statistics, etc)
Sinergise
Spatial Assessment of Soil Erosion. Where do We Stand?
18. Global Soil Erosion
Borrelli et al. 2017. Nature Communications. 8(1): 2013
High resolution: 250 x 250 grid
Coverage: 202 countries ≈ 125 106 Km2 (84% of earth surface)
35.9 Pg yr-1 (Billion tons) of soil erosion (2012)
Global Soil Erosion
• 4 Million Km2 change land
use between 2000-2012
• Increase of total erosion
by 2.5% due to decrease
in forestlands
• Africa has the highest
increase (8%) followed
by South America and
South East Asia
• Focus in croplands:
17−0.7
+1
Pg yr-1
• Croplands are 11.2% of
study and are responsible
for 50.5% of soil erosion
19. A study which is more than a map or
a model ….
• Annual cost to global GDP is 8 billion
US$
• Global agri-food production is
reduced by 33.7 million tonnes
• Most affected countries are located in
South-East Asia and the Caribbean
• Single African countries suffer
production losses (Cameroon, Cote
d'Ivoire, Ghana and Ethiopia, Nigeria,
Ethiopia, Madagascar and Rwanda)
• Land demand increases by about
223,000 km2
(like the area of the
UK)
• Abstracted water volumes are driven
upwards by an estimated 48 billion
m3
Marginal absolute changes in agri-food
production (million tonnes)
More Info: Presentation on Thursday 16th May 11:00-11:20.
Theme 3: A synergy between the biophysical and the economic: The
global market impact on soil erosion
Sartori et al. 2019. Land Use Policy. In Press
Soil Erosion impact in Global markets (agri-food production)
20. Soil Erosion: Summarizing the main policies in EU
Environment
Soil Thematic Strategy
• Stronger integration with
other policies
• Increase awareness raising
• Research to enhance soil
protection
• Legislation?
Agriculture
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
• Cross compliance: minimum
standards for soil protection
• Greening: payments for crop
diversification, permanent
grassland, ecological areas. etc.
• Rural Development: practices to
restore degraded land,
conservation agriculture, green
covers, buffer strips, etc.
Water Framework Directive (sediments), Climate policies (Carbon/Erosion)
21. • The new Common Agricultural Policy (post 2020) will have a strong
Environmental Component (including soil erosion)
• Agricultural Management practices are the key driver for reducing
soil erosion
• EU is a front-runner in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
and soil erosion is part of EU SDGs indicator monitoring
• Better Integration of Environmental, Agricultural, Climate and Water
policies
• Global Challenge: link to UNCCD (COP 14), IPCC (Report on climate
change & desertification in review) and IPBES(erosion/biodiversity)
Concluding remarks
Although not well organized as the USDA, in Europe we have a tremendous amount of studies and knowledge about soil erosion. In all its forms.
Extrapolations of this knowledge brought to assume that ca 20%.....
Most of the recent knowledge on the spatial prediction and modelling of soil erosion, however, is spread across numerous studies which mainly rest on field and catchment scale that have only limited upscaling potential.
The new structure of the JRC
The new structure of the JRC
The new structure of the JRC
The new structure of the JRC
As an existing provider of several policy assessments, the JRC was ideally placed to help develop the scope of this SDG indicator. Key aspects included a scientifically sound approach (demonstrated through peer review of the modelling chain) and robust data (derived through mechanisms such as the LUCAS Soil module.
The work of the JRC shows that the amount of EU land affected by the risk of severe soil erosion water decreased from 6.0% to 5.2% between 2000 and 2012., thanks in part to mandatory cross-compliance measures in the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy.
However, the JRC’s data also shows that 24% of EU lands are experiencing unsustainable loss of soil with erosion exceeding soil formation rates (> 2 t per ha per year).
The JRC's EU SDG core indicator on soil erosion (and contribution to the SOER assessment on soils) is being used in two editions of the ESTAT Progress Report on SDGs and is highlighted in the 'Reflection Paper on a Sustainable Europe by 2030' presented by Commissioners Timmermans and Katainen.
In addition, the JRC's work on soil organic carbon (which is about to be be published) has relevance to targets in relation to land degradation (SDG15), climate change mitigation (SDG13), production of sustainable energy crops (SDG7), water purification and regulation (SDG6) and soil fertility (SDG2).
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