Report UE-Biodiversità del suolo: funzioni, minacce e strumenti per responsabili politici
’Soil biodiversity: functions, threats and tools for policy makers’, February 2010.
The report reviews the state of knowledge of soil biodiversity, its functions, its contribution to ecosystem services and its relevance for the sustainability of human society. It should be seen in the context of the European Union’s Thematic Strategy on soil protection and the proposed Soil Framework Directive which have the objective to protect European soils from degradation. Moreover, soil biodiversity is an integral component of biodiversity in general and is part of the commitment of the EU to halting biodiversity loss in Europe and significantly reducing the rate of loss worldwide.
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