strategy
Integrating soil management and biodiversity conservation
Synonyms:
Extending biological resource conservation to soilProtecting soil resources through biodiversity conservation
Description:
Soil protection by maintenance of biological diversity can preserve the productive capacity of the soil, prevent landslides, safeguard coastlines and riverbanks, and prevent the degradation of coral reefs and riverine and coastal fisheries by siltation. Context:
Biological diversity helps in the formation and maintenance of soil structure and the retention of moisture and nutrient levels. The loss of biological diversity through clearing of vegetation has contributed to the salinisation of soils, leaching of nutrients, laterisation of minerals and accelerated erosion of topsoil, reducing the land's productivity. Trees and vegetation assist in soil formation through the introduction of organic matter through litter formation and the decay and regeneration of tiny fibrous roots, both of which facilitate microbial activity. Broader:
Improving soil managementIntegrating biodiversity conservation strategiesCreating synergies between biodiversity and other development strategiesIntegrating agrobiodiversity conservation with environmental and agricultural strategies Narrower:
Reclaiming landRemineralizing soilGrowing soil conserving plantsPromoting conservation tillageUsing appropriate soil additivesAvoiding destruction of soil fauna and micro-organismsUsing stress-tolerant plant materials for rehabilitating landIntegrating sources of plant nutrients to sustain soil fertility Constrained by:
Depleting soilsAbstaining from soil conservation Facilitates:
Restoring biodiversity in agriculture Facilitated by:
Encouraging soil conservationBioengineering for natural resource conservationInvestigating biodiversity loss through desertificationAssessing role of species loss in global life-support system Subjects:
Geology → SoilResources → Resources
Biosciences → Biology
Societal Problems → Protection
Management → Management
Conservation → Conservation
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
