"Soil conservation is the prevention of loss of the topmost layer of the soil from erosion or prevention of reduced fertility caused by over usage, acidification, salinization or other chemical soil contamination."
The management of soil resources to prevent soil erosion, maintain soil fertility, and promote sustainable land use practices.
"Slash-and-burn and other unsustainable methods of subsistence farming are practiced in some lesser developed areas."
"A consequence of deforestation is typically large-scale erosion, loss of soil nutrients and sometimes total desertification."
"Techniques for improved soil conservation include crop rotation, cover crops, conservation tillage and planted windbreaks, affect both erosion and fertility."
"When plants die, they decay and become part of the soil."
"Code 330 defines standard methods recommended by the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service."
"Farmers have practiced soil conservation for millennia."
"Policies such as the Common Agricultural Policy are targeting the application of best management practices such as reduced tillage, winter cover crops, plant residues, and grass margins in order to better address soil conservation."
"Political and economic action is further required to solve the erosion problem."
"A simple governance hurdle concerns how we value the land and this can be changed by cultural adaptation."
"Soil carbon is a carbon sink, playing a role in climate change mitigation."
"Prevention of reduced fertility caused by over usage, acidification, salinization, or other chemical soil contamination."
"A consequence of deforestation is typically large-scale erosion, loss of soil nutrients and sometimes total desertification."
"Techniques for improved soil conservation include crop rotation, cover crops, conservation tillage, and planted windbreaks."
"The U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service recommends standard methods through Code 330."
"Farmers have practiced soil conservation for millennia."
"Reduced tillage, winter cover crops, plant residues, and grass margins are practices that can better address soil conservation."
"Political and economic action is further required to solve the erosion problem."
"A simple governance hurdle concerns how we value the land, and this can be changed by cultural adaptation."
"Soil carbon is a carbon sink and plays a role in climate change mitigation."