… and the Project Consortium/Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft How much life lies within our soil? Research consortium investigates German soil biodiversity Earthworm in moist … essential basis for life—for us humans and for the environment. Healthy and living soils are true all-rounders. They not only support our food supply but also serve as …

… Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Start of International Year of Soils 2015 International treaties must ensure better protection of soils Some 10 …

… BO-R-1: Humus contents in soils of arable land and grassland soils Humus is regarded as ‘black gold’ which … period did not indicate any significant change in Corg contents. 104 Generally speaking, humus replenishment proceeds very slowly, and there are measuring …

… Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection Healthy soils are the basis of life for future generations Federal Environment Minister …

… Cluster Soil Soil Source: maxbelchenko / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the … to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 On the relevance of the action field Soils fulfil diverse tasks that are important for ecosystems and human beings. They …

… Soil organic carbon as a relevant indicator for the SDGs? An earthworm in its natural habitat. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt Soil organic carbon (SOC) is associated with many critical soil-derived ecosystem …

… International Soil Law and Governance Conference Thursday, October 20th, 2022 … live-stream via Zoom. Topics of the talks and moderated panel discussions include: Soils: future challenges and good governance Best practices and innovative …

… UBA-Paper: The need for soil protection legislation at EU level Environmental laws contribute to a cleaner … legislation at EU level would preserve transboundary ecosystem services of soils and also help to effectively implement the ‘land degradation neutrality’ …

… Chemical brownfields: forest soil is very slow to forget New map shows old pollutant loads Forest soil stores … activities, the oil industry and household and industrial chimneys are in forest soils, and so are polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) which have been banned in Germany …