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Environment & Agriculture >> Soil
In the past, soil degradation has caused significant harm to many regions of the world – most notably, the loss of agricultural productivity due to soil erosion. Conventional agriculture augments erosion, alters microbial communities and contaminates soil with pesticides, nutrients and herbicides. Sustainable agriculture views healthy soil as the most important farming “input.”
Recommended resources on this topic: Reports & Other Documents
World Soil Resources Report. Biological Management of Soil Ecosystems for Sustainable Agriculture Food and Agriculture Organization (U.N.), 2003.
Building Soils for Better Crops (second edition) Sustainable Agriculture Network (USDA), 2000.
Soil Biology Primer Soil and Water Conservation Society, December 2000.
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Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
The Charcoal Vision: A Win–Win–Win Scenario for Simultaneously Producing Bioenergy, Permanently Sequestering Carbon, while Improving Soil and Water Quality D.A. Laird. Agron J; Jan. 11, 2008.
Soil erosion and agricultural sustainability D.R. Montgomery. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, Aug. 14, 2007.
Soil biodiversity for agricultural sustainability L. Brussaard, et al. Agr Ecosyst Environ, July 2007.
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Relevant Organizations
Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA) Rodale Institute Soil and Water Conservation Society ... more
Additional Tools & Resources
A Compendium of On-Line Soil Survey Information International Institute for Geo-information Science & Earth Observation.
BioCycle (magazine) Compost Science & Utilization (journal) ... more
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