On soil districts

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 452; p. 117065
• Main Authors: Wadoux, Alexandre M.J.-C., Courteille, Léa, Arrouays, Dominique, De Carvalho Gomes, Lucas, Cortet, Jérôme, Creamer, Rachel E., Eberhardt, Einar, Greve, Mogens H., Grüneberg, Erik, Harhoff, Roland, Heuvelink, Gerard B.M., Krahl, Ina, Lagacherie, Philippe, Miko, Ladislav, Mulder, Vera L., Pásztor, László, Pieper, Silvia, Richer-de-Forges, Anne C., Sánchez-Rodríguez, Antonio Rafael, Rossiter, David, Steinhoff-Knopp, Bastian, Stöckhardt, Stefanie, Szatmári, Gábor, Takács, Katalin, Tsiafouli, Maria, Vanwalleghem, Tom, Wellbrock, Nicole, Wetterlind, Johanna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: climate; Degradation; Environmental Sciences; European Union; governance; land cover; literacy; Markvetenskap; Pedo-ecological regions; soil degradation; Soil health; soil heterogeneity; soil management; Soil Monitoring Directive; Soil quality; Soil Science; soil types; Soilscapes; Sustainable soil management; Threats to soil; topography; World reference base for soil classification; Degradation; Pedo-ecological regions; Soil health; Soil quality; Soilscapes; Threats to soil; Soil Monitoring Directive; Sustainable soil management; World reference base for soil classification

In 2023, the European Commission released a legislative proposal for a Directive on Soil Monitoring and Resilience which aims to define a legal framework to achieve healthy soils across the European Union (EU) by 2050. A key component of the initial Directive is the mandate for Member States to esta...