Soil monitoring and resilience
At a Glance
08-04-2024
Highly diverse, soils host more than 25 % of all biodiversity and are the second largest carbon pool on the planet. During its first April 2024 session, the European Parliament is expected to adopt its position at first reading on a European Commission proposal aimed at establishing the first-ever EU-wide common framework on soils.
At a Glance
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- agricultural structures and production
- AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
- allocation of land
- carbon
- chemistry
- cultivation of agricultural land
- deterioration of the environment
- ecological footprint
- ENVIRONMENT
- environmental policy
- INDUSTRY
- natural and applied sciences
- SCIENCE
- soil analysis
- soil pollution
- soil protection