EUROPEAN SOIL PARTNERSHIP. Elena Havlicek Federal Office for the Environment CH

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1 EUROPEAN SOIL PARTNERSHIP Elena Havlicek Federal Office for the Environment CH

2 European Soil Partnership

3 European Soil Partnership ESP launch: (Berlin Global Soil Week) ESP governance Partners : - about 90 European organizations - 33 national FP Steering committee - 1 chair and 2 vice-chairs (Switzerland, Turkey, Italy), EASP secretariat (Russian Federation) - Secretariat (JRC) - 5 Working Groups - 1 ITPS member, GSP secretariat

4 European context Main threats Soil sealing and land take Source: Le Temps (November 2016)

5 European context Main threats Contamination

6 European context Main threats Contamination Cd-Pb : Modelled final maps of MTE concentration in topsoil [mg kg-1] Lado et al. 2008

7 European context Main threats Agricultural soils (erosion, compaction)

8 European context Main threats Soil organic carbon, loss of biodiversity The primary driver of loss in soil organic carbon is land use change. When land is converted from native forest to crops, soil carbon decreases by about 40%. When When pasture is converted to crops the reduction in soil carbon is even greater about 60%. Map of change in soil carbon due to land use change and land management from 1860 to 2010 from three vegetation models. Pink indicates loss of soil carbon, blue indicates carbon gain. GSP

9 European context Main threats Soil organic carbon, loss of biodiversity Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas 2016

10 European context Main challenges Sustainable soil management (not only protection)

11 European context Main challenges Sustainable soil management ( biological factory ) European Soil Biodiversity Atlas 2010

12 European context Main forces Knowledge Practices Experience

13 European context Main forces Knowledge Practices Experience One question remaining we know the threat we know the solution where is the problem??? > Morning session: answers & open issues!

14 Paradigm shift Soil is a complex system (interactions, feedbacks, etc.) Soil is a biological system Soil provides ecosystem services Soil has multiple functions Climate change element cycles Waste disposal Contaminated sites agriculture and forestry SOIL SPATIAL PLANNING URBANIZATION Water cycle Biodiversity aboveground belowground

soil use restriction or prohibition (indirect) or soil protection measures (direct) REACTIVE QUALITATIVE THREATS eg.

15 Paradigm shift PROTECTION MANAGEMENT PROTECTION AGAINST THREATS Precautionary measures eg. reduction of emission of pollutants (air pollution control, waste recycling) GLOBAL SOIL MANAGEMENT eg. direct payment (agricultural policy) THREATS PROTECTION MEASURES eg. soil use restriction or prohibition (indirect) or soil protection measures (direct) REACTIVE QUALITATIVE THREATS eg. contamination, erosion, compaction FUNCTIONS SOIL STRATEGY Production (food, fiber) Regulation (C cycle, water, nutriments) Habitat (biodiversity) Support (human activities, construction) Archive (human and natural history) Raw material (eg. sand or gravel) PROACTIVE PROTECTION OF FUNCTIONS Function-based decision-making Integration in spatial planning

16 European context GLOBAL LEVEL Food security (SDG s) Climate change Soil organic matter management CLIMATE CHANGE element cycles Waste disposal Contaminated sites AGRICULTURE and forestry SOIL SPATIAL PLANNING URBANIZATION Water cycle Biodiversity aboveground belowground

European context EUROPEAN LEVEL Food security (environmental and social soil security) Climate change Soil organic matter management Urbanization Spatial planning

17 European context EUROPEAN LEVEL Food security (environmental and social soil security) Climate change Soil organic matter management Urbanization Spatial planning CLIMATE CHANGE element cycles Waste disposal Contaminated sites AGRICULTURE and forestry SOIL SPATIAL PLANNING URBANIZATION Water cycle Biodiversity aboveground belowground

18 European context > What is / should be the added value of the European Soil Partnership?

European network of networks INTERNATIONAL

MONITORING WG SOC IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL WG

19 European network of networks INTERNATIONAL LEVEL UNCCD SDG s FAO JRC NATIONAL LEVEL GOVERNMENT AGENCY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL MONITORING ESP WG Pillars NATIONAL MONITORING WG SOC IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL WG xxx IMPLEMENTATION SOIL SOCIETIES / NGOs Working groups

20 European network of networks INTERNATIONAL LEVEL UNCCD SDG s FAO JRC NATIONAL LEVEL GOVERNMENT AGENCY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL MONITORING ESP WG Pillars NATIONAL MONITORING WG SOC IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL WG xxx IMPLEMENTATION SOIL SOCIETIES / NGOs Working groups

21 European network of networks INTERNATIONAL LEVEL UNCCD SDG s FAO JRC NATIONAL LEVEL GOVERNMENT AGENCY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL MONITORING ESP WG Pillars NATIONAL MONITORING WG SOC IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL WG xxx IMPLEMENTATION SOIL SOCIETIES / NGOs Working groups

22 SOIL USE SOIL FUNCTIONS SOIL PROPERTIES Brändle, Zimmermann / Chervet Agroscope / LANAT BE

23 Integration of soil functions into spatial planning policy SOIL FUNCTIONS POTENTIAL TO PROVIDE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES SOIL PROPERTIES CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL STATE SOIL USE AFFECTS SOIL PROPERTIES SOIL USE LAND USES SITE SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS

24 Example of a map including total soil functions Ricarda Miller «Bodenfunktionsbewertung für die Raum- und Bauleitplanung in Hessen und Rheinland-Pfalz» September 2012 (

25 Soil protection on construction sites

26 Soil protection on construction sites > Techniques > Policy, regulations, guidelines > Specialists of SPCS certification

27 European Soil Partnership Main objectives Coordination Sustainable soil management practices and systems (urban, forest, agriculture) Identification of SSM adapted to European context

28 European Soil Partnership Main objectives Coordination Sustainable soil management practices and systems (urban, forest, agriculture) Establishment of networks > scientific knowledge

29 European Soil Partnership Main objectives Coordination Sustainable soil management practices and systems (urban, forest, agriculture) Establishment of networks > practitioners, advisors, etc.

protection legislation is a preventive medecine applied to a frail patient

30 European Soil Partnership Main objectives Coordination Sustainable soil management practices and systems (urban, forest, agriculture) «soil protection legislation is a preventive medecine applied to a frail patient who suffers from an orphan disease» C. Guy-Ecabert 2008 Remarques liminaires ad art

31 European Soil Partnership Coordination Cooperation Communication Make our soils great again

Terms of Reference of the European Soil Partnership (ESP)

Draft 19/2/2016 1. Background Terms of Reference of the European Soil Partnership (ESP) 1. The GSP is a global action initiative launched in 2012 by FAO 1, its member countries (132 focal points in 2015)