Soil health is a critical component of nature-based solutions (NbS), underpinning ecosystem multifunctionality and resilience by supporting biodiversity, improving carbon sequestration and storage, regulating water flow and enhancing plant productivity. For this reason, NbS often aim to protect soil health and restore degraded soil. Robust monitoring of soil health is needed to adaptively manage NbS projects, identify best practices and minimize trade-offs between goals, but soil assessment is often underrepresented in NbS monitoring programmes. This paper examines challenges and opportunities in selecting suitable soil health metrics.
Advancing nature-based solutions through enhanced soil health monitoring in the United Kingdom
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Research theme(s)
Monitoring, reporting, verification & Socio-ecological systems
Monitoring, reporting, verification & Socio-ecological systems
Publication type
Article
Article
Author(s)
Licida M. Giuliani, Emily Warner, Grant A. Campbell, John Lynch, Alison C. Smith, Pete Smith
Licida M. Giuliani, Emily Warner, Grant A. Campbell, John Lynch, Alison C. Smith, Pete Smith
Publication date
December 8, 2024
December 8, 2024
Publisher
Soil Use and Management
Soil Use and Management