Soils

Soils

Publication:Document
 
Bär, Stefani; Sandra Hollerbuhl; R. Andreas Kraemer 1998: EC Policy and Legislation Related to Soil Conservation: Initial Overview. Background Document for the International Workshop "Soil Protection Policies within the European Union" Bonn, 9 -11 December 1998. Berlin.

EC Policy and Legislation Related to Soil Conservation: Initial Overview

Background Document for the International Workshop "Soil Protection Policies within the European Union"

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Publication:Infographic
 
The infographic shows beneficial organisms, which can be used for pest control in the garden. It indicates which benefical organism helps against which pests, including pictures of their application. Average costs are also mentioned.

Gezielt Nützlinge zum Pflanzenschutz einsetzen

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Publication:Report
 
On behalf of the German Federal Environmental Agency (UBA), Ecologic Institute examined the impacts of renewable resources on soil quality and options for sustainable cultivation. The study is available for download.

Bodenschutz und nachwachsende Rohstoffe

Gutachten für die Kommission Bodenschutz des Umweltbundesamtes

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Publication:Report
 
The objective of this study is to identify, describe and evaluate the measures already taken by Member States under the Water Framework Directive (WFD), Cross- Compliance (CC) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) to combat and mitigate the soil threats identified and their potential contribution to the soil conservation objectives as outlined in the EC Communication ‘Towards a Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection’ (COM (2006) 231 and 232).

Evaluation of Soil Protection Aspects in Certain Programmes of Measures Adopted by Member States

Final Report

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Publication:Conference Paper
 
The Workshop Summary provides an overview of the very complex issue presented from different perspectives at the Workshop on "Land Use Planning and Management at the Local Level". The emphasis of the summary is on the results of the working groups, which analysed current challenges regarding land use management, elaborated recommendations and identified research needs. The workshop summary is available for download.

Kommunales Flächenressourcenmanagement

Visionen für Politik und Forschung

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Publication:Article
 
The article "Land degradation neutrality under the SDGs: National and international implementation of the land degradation neutral world target" by Elizabeth Dooley, Ennid Roberts and Stephanie Wunder explores how the current momentum in international soil policy can be used to promote sustainable land use and reduce land degradation, particularly through the SDG process and using UN Conventions. It puts a special emphasis on the opportunities and challenges of the concept of "land degradation neutrality."

Land Degradation Neutrality under the SDGs

National and international implementation of the land degradation neutral world target

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Publication:Report
 
The German Federal Agency of Environment (UBA) published a synthesis report in October 2015. The report summarises major findings of the research and discussions undertaken in the project "Global Land Use and Sustainability (GLOBALANDS)", in which the Ecologic Institute played a major role. The synthesis report describes future pathways towards global sustainable land use and presents recommendations for German policy. The report ends with remaining questions, which need further investigation and discussion. It is available for download.

Resource-Efficient Land Use – Towards a Global Sustainable Land Use Standard (GLOBALANDS)

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Publication:Report
 
Görlach, B., R. Landgrebe-Trinkunaite, E. Interwies, M. Bouzit, D. Darmendrail and J.-D. Rinaudo (2004): Assessing the Economic Impact of Soil Degradation. Volume IV: Executive Summary. Study commissioned by The European Commisson, DG Environment, Sudy Contract ENV.B.1/ETU/2003/0024. Berlin: Ecologic

Assessing the Economic Impacts of Soil Degradation

Volume Ill: Empirical Estimation of the Impacts

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