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Conservation and Management of Soil Biodiversity and it... Featured
"RooTalk", the soil biodiversity newsletter Several researchers, institutes, universities and international organisations have provided detailed responses about their activities and projects, related to soil biodiversity management and conservation in agricultural systems. This information is being made available through a Newsletter, “RooTalk”, with the aim to enhance networking and collaboration. The objective of the Newsletter is to disseminate information of activities on soil biodiversity management and conservation in agricultural systems.
SMI Featured
SMI is an independent organisation that aims to promote the adoption of cultivation systems designed to protect and enhance soil quality, and to minimise soil erosion and water pollution, whilst maintaining or enhancing farm economic returns. SMI is a founder member of the European Conservation Agriculture Federation (ECAF)
Integrated soil, water and nutrient management for cons... Featured
The overall objective is to enhance the productivity and sustainability of farming systems through a better understanding of the principles and practice of conservation agriculture. More specifically, the investigation should be focused to the individual and interactive effects of conservation tillage practices, residue management, crop rotations, nutrient and water inputs on soil organic matter stocks, resource use efficiency, agricultural productivity and environmental quality.
Natural Resource Management and Soil, CIAT
Rapidly increasing population pressure across Southeast Asia has meant that very little potentially arable land is left uncultivated. The small areas of arable land that are not being used are mostly of marginal potential. Improving the management of the land that is being cultivated or restoring land that has been degraded, are critical issues. CIAT is building capacity for research and development in Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) as a response to these key issues.
A Handbook of Tropical Soil Biology
Soils worldwide are under threat. With the human population steaming ahead to an estimated 9 billion by 2050, how can agricultural intensification take place without increasing the pressure on this precious resource? Based on a decade of painstaking research, Tropical Soil Biology is the first comprehensive guide for assessing and managing the potential impacts of agriculture on below-ground biodiversity. A result of systematic sampling in benchmark sites in Brazil, West and East Africa, Mexico, India, and Indonesia by some of the world's leading soil experts, it characterizes soil biodiversity in a range of environments, covering everything from the largest invertebrates to bacteria. Co-written by TSBF's Jeroen Huising, this in-depth guide aims to "provide internationally accepted standards for the inventory of below-ground communities, including sampling and characterization of land use in the humid tropics."
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