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Soil as World Heritage (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)
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Soil as World Heritage (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)
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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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