Caring Soils Beyond Food Security

This book aims at soil management through digital agriculture, and soil management strategies for environmental quality, biodiversity protection, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and ecosystem services. The book specifically addresses the impacts of climate change on soil health and processes, focusing on carbon, nitrogen, water, and energy footprints. It also covers soil education, policy, and governance for effective soil management.Topics include degraded soils restoration practices, tree-based ecological restoration, natural and organic farming systems, digital soil mapping, artificial intelligence for sustainable soil management, and global soil policies. This volume provides researchers, students and policymakers with a set of recommendations for global sustainable soil management. The book offers innovative approaches to soil science education, community engagement in soil care, local governance strategies, and public-private partnerships to advance sustainable soil management.