July 24, 2008
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Soil & Groundwater Newsletter July 24, 2008 |
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FAO launches new global soil database
A new database on the world’s soils improves knowledge of the current and future land productivity as well as the present carbon storage and carbon sequestration potential of the world’s soils. It helps to identify land and water limitations, and assist in assessing the risks of land degradation, particularly soil erosion risks, said FAO this week. Derived from the soil database, FAO has produced a global Carbon Gap Map that allows for the identification of areas where soil carbon storage is greatest and the physical potential for billions of tons of additional carbon to be sequestrated in degraded ... |
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Is soil the first failure of the French Presidency?
The European Environmental Bureau, Europe`s largest federation of environmental citizens` organisations, has challenged the French Presidency to start delivering on their promise to move forward on the Soil Framework Directive and to improve upon the last compromise reached during the Portuguese presidency in December. John Hontelez, EEB Secretary General, explained: We welcome the decision of the French Presidency to re-open the debate about a European soil protection directive, but we are seriously concerned about their intention to water the directive down to a useless minimum. We organised ... |
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