The Search for the Meaning of Soil Health: Lessons from Human Health and Ecosystem Health

Soil is central to human wellbeing through its provision of critical ecosystem services, including food and clean water. These services emerge through the self-organising nature of the soil system. Here, we consider the lessons learnt from the evolution of the understanding of human and ecosystem he...

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Main Authors:	Ee Ling Ng, Junling Zhang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:	Sustainability
Subjects:	sustainability agriculture systems soil quality soil fertility sustainable development goal smallholder farmers
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/13/3697

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description	Soil is central to human wellbeing through its provision of critical ecosystem services, including food and clean water. These services emerge through the self-organising nature of the soil system. Here, we consider the lessons learnt from the evolution of the understanding of human and ecosystem health for the conceptualisation and application of soil health. We share the fundamental and practical challenges of managing the land with respect to soil health, and the need for policy to drive the protection of soil as one of our most important non-renewable natural resources.
topic	sustainability agriculture systems soil quality soil fertility sustainable development goal smallholder farmers
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The Search for the Meaning of Soil Health: Lessons from Human Health and Ecosystem Health

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