Tag Archives: Soil
Soil, an essential natural resource often not recognised
Soils provide several services to humans (e.g. food, feed, carbon storage, decomposing waste) yet their significance is rarely recognised. A recent study in Vadose Zone Journal points at this problem and suggests a framework that could help integrating soils in … Continue reading
Posted in Ecosystem Services, Science Communication, Soil
Tagged ecosystem services, Natural Capital, research, Soil
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Engaging with Decision-Makers in Parliament and Government
A busy couple of days for the BES Policy Team; first the launch of the All Party Parliamentary Biodiversity Group (APPBG) yesterday and then today, the British Society of Soil Science’s Annual Conference and launch of a new framework for … Continue reading
Posted in Defra, Event, Government, Parliament
Tagged All Party Parliamentary Biodiversity Group, Dr Miles Parker, Soil
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