"Soil as World Heritage" celebrates a half century of field
experiments on the Balti Steppe, in Moldova - where Dokuchaev first
described the Typical Chernozem in 1877, protected from the
elements by a unique system of shelter belts designed by the great
man, and now provisionally listed as the first World Heritage Site
for soil. The book presents contributions to the 2012 international
symposium attended by researchers, practitioners and policy makers
from the European Commission and countries as diverse as Belarus,
Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, the
Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA and, of
course, Moldova itself.
The experimental data demonstrate the damage caused by human
activity to the productivity and integrity of the black earth and,
also, ways to restore its fertility. Results from even
longer-established trials worldwide also demonstrate that
agricultural practices are driving global warming, leaching of
nutrients, pollution of water resources, diversion of rainfall away
from replenishment of soil and groundwater to destructive runoff,
and destroying soil organic matter and biodiversity. These are
pressing issues for our generation and will press harder on future
generations. Long-term field experiments, and the scientific skills
and experience that they nurture, will be more and more valuable as
a foundation and focus for interdisciplinary teams studying the
effects of farming practices on the soil and soil life so as to
devise a sustainable alternative.
Europe-wide and worldwide contributions also discuss economic
incentives - carbon and green water credits - which themselves
require robust supporting data, and legislative aspects of
promoting more sustainable farming systems. The outcomes of the
conference include recommendations for institutional support for
sustainable farming and a draft of the law on land and soil
management for the Parliament of Moldova."
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