Managing soil quality for humanity and the planet

doi:10.15302/J-FASE-2020329

Front. Agr. Sci. Eng.

2020, Vol. 7

Issue (3) : 251-253 https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2020329

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Managing soil quality for humanity and the planet

Rattan LAL(

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Carbon Management and Sequestration Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA

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Abstract

Rather than a human-centric, the basic strategy of achieving Sustainable Development Goals must be focused on restoring and sustaining planetary processes. The urgency of meeting the demands of the humanity must be reconciled with the necessity of enhancing the environment. Increasing and restoring soil organic matter content of the degraded and depleted soils is critical to strengthening planetary processes.

Keywords soil quality humanity planet climate change soil carbon sequestration food and nutritional security

Corresponding Author(s): Rattan LAL

Online First Date: 25 May 2020 Issue Date: 28 July 2020

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Rattan LAL. Managing soil quality for humanity and the planet[J]. Front. Agr. Sci. Eng. , 2020, 7(3): 251-253.

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Fig.1 (a) Soil quality moderates planetary processes. (b) Soil organic matter (content, quality, turnover) moderate soil physical , chemical ,biological and ecological quality.

Fig.2 Synergistic approach to advance Sustainable Development Goal ^[¹^] through sustainable management of soil health for human health and planetary health through healthy governance. 1–15, SDGs; AWC, available water capacity; and SOM, soil organic matter.

Fig.3 Legislation is needed at the local, national and global levels to strengthen planetary health through formulation and implementation of trinity acts: soil quality act, air quality act and water quality act.

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