Resumen Los recursos suelo y tierra muy probablemente formarán parte de la serie final de Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), como ODS individual o como una meta en un objetivo para seguridad alimentaria y agricultura sostenible o para la protección…
Land and soils in the Rio+20 Sustainable Development Goals Guatemala Case Study
Abstract: Soil and land resources will very likely form part of the final set of Rio+20 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as an individual SDG or as a target under a goal for food security and sustainable agriculture, which has…
Current Environmental Strategies and Why They Don’t Work
A look at the most common current approaches to tackle environmental problems and why they are not leading to transformation from IASS researcher Katleen de Flander
The Global Fight against Soil Loss: IASS and Partners Launch the International Year of Soils
IASS Global Soil Forum Franziska Linz reports on the discussions at the German opening event of the International Year of Soils.
Article: “Ecosystem services provided by soils of urban, industrial, traffic, mining, and military areas (SUITMAs)”
Abstract Purpose The sustainable use and management of global soils is one of the greatest challenges for the future. In the urban ecosystem, soils play an essential role with their functions and ecosystem services. However, they are still poorly taken…
Deutschlandfunk: Internationales Jahr der Böden
5 December 2014
让我们来谈谈土壤 Let’s Talk About Soil
The Chinese Version of the animation film Let’s talk about Soil, has been released on the 2015 International Year of Soils. It emphasizes human dependence on soils and explores how sustainable development is threatened by trends of soil management and…
Global Perspectives, Global Responsibilities. The International Year of Soils.
Germany addresses soil and land within and beyond its borders at the opening of the International Year of Soils. The impact of German and European demands on soils and land in a local and international context, and the resulting political…
Belgian brownout refugees?
by Katleen De Flander December 2, 2014 Since my work concentrates on transforming resource flows in cities, I am always very interested in situations which put a society under stress. During times of stress, people and governments are so much…
FAO’s Video: Soil 101
