Soil biodiversity conservation brochure: Key Results and Recommendations from the SOILGUARD
The publication summarizes new findings from the EU-funded SOILGUARD project of four years of research, providing key messages and recommendations on the importance of soil biodiversity, its regional variation, the impact of alternative management on biodiversity and soil functioning, its relationship with climate, and the priorities and implications of expanding organic agriculture.
Over the past four years, the EU-funded SOILGUARD project has sought to change that. Bringing together 25 organisations, researchers analysed soil biodiversity in agricultural and forest ecosystems across more than 200 sites in eleven countries on four continents. IUCN Med played an active role in the partnership, gathering robust data on soil biodiversity across more than 200 sites in 11 countries on four continents