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Protocol to identify and assess Soil Degradation by Erosion in COlombia
- 1. PROTOCOL TO IDENTIFY AND ASSESS SOIL DEGRADATION BY EROSION IN COLOMBIA 1 Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies of Colombia IDEAM Fredy Neira fneira@ideam.gov.co
- 2. INTRODUCTION • Erosion is considered the main soil degradation process in Colombia 2 South America COLOMBIA Equator Caribbean sea PacificOcean
- 3. NationalRegionalLocal IDEAM International Committed Institutions to Stop Soil Degradation LDN MADS Soil national committee Environmental authorities
- 4. INTRODUCTION • “Policy for Sustainable Soil Management”. • This policy aims to protect soils in a sustainable way in order to increase soil quality. SOIL DEGRADATION 4
- 5. What is “The Protocol… 5 Methodological guideline • To study , collect, analyse and report soil erosion data in a standard language (not only for soil experts). • It allows monitoring soil degradation by erosion. • Based on LADA methodology (DPSIR)
- 6. WHY ESTABLISHING A PROTOCOL? • Divulge the erosion and its impacts in the country. • To unify concepts (soil or land?) and erosion processes • Generate a technical tool to plan the base line to develop control strategies (stop, avoid, adapt…) soil erosion. 6 Wind erosion
- 7. Protocol Base line of Soil degradation by erosion Strategies to stop, reduce or avoid Soil Erosion Monitoring strategies of erosion processes
- 8. METHODOLOGY - PHASES 8 ZONING CHARACTERIZATION OF CURRENT STATE ANALYSIS & EVALUATION SustainableSoil Managment BASE LINE
- 9. 9 Identification and classification soil erosion processes 1. ZONING TYPE Water Erosion Wind Erosion DEGREE No evidence Slight Moderate Severe Bad lands CLASS Sheet Rill Gull Ripples…. Dunes …
- 10. 2. CHARACTERIZATION • Description of Soil Erosion Processes • Definition of Spatial Analysis Units • Biophysical and Socio-Economical Characterization • Workshops to identify DRIVERS • Assessment of biophysical and socio-economical impacts
- 11. 3. EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS • Selection of Indicators (DPSIR Approach) • Statistical reports • Spatial distribution • Determination of critical zones • Selection of management strategies: • Prevention • Mitigation • Stop • Recovery • Adaptation
- 12. PROTOCOL VALIDATION 12 • The protocol methodology has been applied at national level (1:100.000 Scale). • National Base Line • Causes and impacts indicators at national level • Estimation of: Time, Costs, Equipment, tools, soil analysis…
- 13. RESULTS 13 • Applied and validated methodology to study soil erosion using DPSIR approach. • Decision tool for sustainable soil management regarding soil quality state. • Standard procedures to collect, characterize and assess data in order to monitor soil degradation by erosion.
Editor's Notes
- Good morning. I am Here to present on behalf of the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies and the University of applied Sciences, the Protocol to identify and Assess soil degradation by erosion in Colombia
- First I want to show you that Colombia is located in the North of South America, being an equatorial and tropical land, with more than 1 million square Km of land, and as many other countries soil erosion is the main degradation problem.
- This slide shows the national institutions and international agreements regarding soil and land issues. Under the Ministry of Environment, the IDEAM is in charge with soil and land quality assessment at National level, from which a National Soil Committee has been created, and Soil National Policy has been establish.
- This policy aims to protect soils in a sustainable way in order to increase soil quality, this means soil degradation problems must de known.