Monitoring Systems of Agricultural Soils Across Europe Regarding the Upcoming European Soil Monitoring Law
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Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41210%2F25%3A103040" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41210/25:103040 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.70163" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.70163</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ejss.70163" target="_blank" >10.1111/ejss.70163</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Monitoring Systems of Agricultural Soils Across Europe Regarding the Upcoming European Soil Monitoring Law
Original language description
In Europe, 60%-70% of soils are considered degraded, underscoring the urgent need for consistent monitoring to prevent further degradation and support evidence-based policies for sustainable soil management. Many countries in Europe have implemented one or more soil monitoring systems (SMSs), often established long before the EU-wide "Land Use/Cover Area frame statistical Survey Soil", LUCAS Soil program. As a result, their sampling strategies and analytical methodologies vary significantly. The proposed EU Directive on Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law, SML) aims to address these differences by establishing a unified framework for systematic soil health monitoring across the EU. This paper assesses the compatibility of the 25 identified SMSs from countries participating in the EJP SOIL Program with the anticipated requirements of the SML. The analysis focuses on critical aspects, including sampling strategies, analytical methods, and data accessibility. Results show significant variability in SMS approaches, including sampling depth, monitored land uses, and analytical methods, which limit cross-system comparability. Despite challenges, opportunities for harmonization include aligning SMSs with the LUCAS Soil methodology, developing transfer functions, and adopting scoring systems for soil health evaluation. Enhanced collaboration and data accessibility are also emphasized as critical for achieving the SML's objectives. This research provides actionable recommendations to harmonise SMSs with the SML framework, promoting coordinated soil monitoring efforts across Europe to support the EU's goal of achieving healthy soils by 2050.
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40104 - Soil science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
R - Projekt Ramcoveho programu EK
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Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
European Journal of Soil Science
ISSN
1351-0754
e-ISSN
1365-2389
Volume of the periodical
76
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
15
Pages from-to
1-15
UT code for WoS article
001543960500001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105012613355