Soil Atlas of Asia

Soil Atlas of Asia
Title Soil Atlas of Asia PDF eBook
Author Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher Food & Agriculture Org.
Pages 212
Release 2023-07-12
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 9251378827

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The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and FAO's Global Soil Partnership collaborated with experts from across Asia and other regions to produce the first-ever Soil Atlas of Asia. The aim of the Atlas is to raise awareness about the significance of soil to life in Asia among a wide range of audiences, including the general public, decision makers, politicians, teachers, and scientists from other disciplines. The Atlas comprises a series of annotated maps that demonstrate the diversity of soil characteristics across Asia in an easy-to-understand manner. It also explains how soils are formed, the key factors that shape soil characteristics, and why these vary across the continent. Moreover, the Atlas emphasizes the role of soils in shaping our daily lives and highlights the growing pressures on soils resulting from urban expansion, inappropriate land management, pollution, increased demand for food, and climate change. The Atlas encourages people to understand how their actions can help protect and restore soils while reducing degradation processes.

Soil Atlas of Asia

Soil Atlas of Asia
Title Soil Atlas of Asia PDF eBook
Author Arwyn Jones
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2023
Genre
ISBN 9789268031179

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Title PDF eBook
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Publisher Food & Agriculture Org.
Pages 148
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ISBN 9251390940

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FAO publications catalogue 2023

FAO publications catalogue 2023
Title FAO publications catalogue 2023 PDF eBook
Author Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher Food & Agriculture Org.
Pages 148
Release 2023-10-10
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 9251380570

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This catalogue aims to improve the dissemination and outreach of FAO’s knowledge products and overall publishing programme. By providing information on its key publications in every area of FAO’s work, and catering to a range of audiences, it thereby contributes to all organizational outcomes. From statistical analysis to specialized manuals to children’s books, FAO publications cater to a diverse range of audiences. This catalogue presents a selection of FAO’s main publications, produced in 2023 or earlier, ranging from its global reports and general interest publications to numerous specialized titles. In addition to the major themes of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, it also includes thematic sections on climate change, economic and social development, and food safety and nutrition.

Soil Science in Italy

Soil Science in Italy
Title Soil Science in Italy PDF eBook
Author Carmelo Dazzi
Publisher Springer Nature
Pages 671
Release
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ISBN 3031527445

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Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas

Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas
Title Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas PDF eBook
Author European Commission. Joint Research Centre
Publisher
Pages 192
Release 2016
Genre Soil biodiversity
ISBN

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"The Atlas describes soil as habitat for the diversity of organisms that live under our feet. At the same time, it draws attention to the threats to soil biodiversity, such as invasive species, pollution, intensive land use practices or climate change. The Atlas provides current solutions for a sustainable management of soils. It was coordinated by the JRC and the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative (www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org) with more than 70 contributing organisations and several hundred individual contributions. It illustrates the diversity of soil organisms, explains their geographical and temporal distribution, the ecosystem functions and services provided by soil biota. Most importantly, it draws attention to the myriad of threats to soil biodiversity. These include inappropriate land management practices (e.g. deforestation, land take for infrastructure development), agricultural systems, over-grazing, forest fires and poor water management (both irrigation and drainage). Other practices such as land conversion from grassland or forest to cropped land result in rapid loss of soil carbon, which indirectly enhances global warming. The Atlas shows that mismanaging soils could exacerbate the effects of climate change, jeopardise agricultural production, compromise the quality of ground water and worsen pollution. It also proposes solutions to safeguard soil biodiversity through the development of policies that directly or indirectly target soil health, leading to a more sustainable use."--

World Mapping Today

World Mapping Today
Title World Mapping Today PDF eBook
Author Bob Parry
Publisher Walter de Gruyter
Pages 1080
Release 2011-12-22
Genre Science
ISBN 3110959445

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