Naslov
Soils of Croatia in the strategy of soil protection of European Union Regarding of International year of soils - 2015

Autori
Bašić, Ferdo ; Jones, Arwin

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Skup
50th Croatian & 10th International Symposium on Agriculture

Mjesto i datum
Opatija, Hrvatska, 16.02.2015. - 20.02.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Plenarno

Vrsta recenzije
Recenziran

Ključne riječi
soil functions, sustainable land management, raising soil awareness, soil protection

Sažetak
Honouring the proposal of International Union of Societies of Soil Science (IUSSS) and other “soil-oriented” scientific and professional societies around the world at its 68th session on December 2013th, the General Assembly of the United Nations nominated the 5th of December as World Soil Day, and the 2015 the International Year of Soils (IYS). The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been nominated to implement the IYS 2015, under the slogan ‘Healthy soil for healthy living!’, within the framework of the Global Soil Partnership and in collaboration with governments and the secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. The IYS 2015 aims to increase awareness and understanding of the importance of soil for food security and essential ecosystem functions. According of some people, the functions of soil in the life of Homo sapiens start with Creation (Creators breathing the soul into a soil-made man! Soil - we are it!) through food security and safety (soil feeds us!), storage of drinking water (soil waters us!) building landscape (soil is source of the beauty of landscape!). Non-food functions of soil include ecological regulation, among which the most important is as universal filter of water and the role of soil in the context of global warming, as sources and sinks of greenhouse gases (climate regulating) and support of global biodiversity. In this light ; the sustainable management of soil is the foundation of all farming systems in agriculture and source of food, bio-fuels and fibre supply, stability of terrestrial ecosystems and adaptation to climate change present and future generations. In the light of actual chaotic climate changes the question of soil protection for Homo sapiens is practically the question of survival. Climate change we witness, seeking investment in soil amelioration so that the soil can hold large amounts of water in rainy years, and ensure the supply of water of good quality for irrigation in dry years. This fact has motivated the European Commission to design a thematic strategy for soil protection, which provides a framework for an effective protection of soils of European Union (EU). Unfortunately, they have failed efforts, to be at the level of the EU accept general, for all EU Member States binding framework for protection of the soil, so it is the responsibility of each member state.Activities in Croatia in IYS aim to raise public awareness about the key roles of soil as a national riches, limited natural resource analysis of the activities undertaken to give impetus to organized soil protection - monitoring of soil, the concept that is designed by EU project, thoroughly presented to the public and decision-makers. Without answer! The text of the concept is in handbook available in website: http://www.azo.hr/ZadatakID7Program and/or http://www.azo.hr/TheSoilMonitoring. It is unacceptable, anachronistic and disturbing, that chaotic ownership relations of agricultural land remain insurmountable barrier due to the pending investment cycle from the EU funds make soil amelioration and protection, as national treasures and foundations Croatian viability and (economically, socially and environmentally) sustainable progress. Additionally, to create the appropriate public interest, the intention is to introduce to the education system for preschool, school (elementary and secondary) and higher (university and vocational) education to provide a minimum level of knowledge on soil.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Poljoprivreda (agronomija)

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