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DESCRIPTION:Assessment of Soil health is critical in evaluating the capacit
 y and potentials of soils to provide the required ecosystem functions and 
 services that support environmental sustainability\, food security\, clima
 te regulation and human well-being. This study provides an up-to-date over
 view of the frameworks and key considerations involved in the selection of
  Soil Health Indicators (SHIs) for soil health assessment and evaluation. 
 SHIs are physical\, chemical\, and biological parameters that describe soi
 l condition and its ability to support ecosystem services\, environmental 
 quality\, and human health. They play essential roles in making informed p
 olicy decisions\, management practices and interventions Therefore\, the s
 election of these SHIs is critical as they should serve specific objective
 (s)\, notably\, targeted at reflecting the condition or performance of the
  soil’s capacity to provide specific functions or ecosystem services. Th
 ese issues further highlight the need for careful selection and potential 
 aggregation of these indicators in guiding future policy decisions and imp
 roving sustainable environmental practices short and long term. Four disti
 nct frameworks for selecting and evaluating SHIs are identified and critic
 ally examined\, highlighting their role as standard benchmarks and value f
 rameworks for soil quality assessment. This study also addressed the impor
 tance of establishing reliable thresholds and assessment approaches to eva
 luate soil capacity in delivering essential ecosystem functions\, includin
 g nutrient cycling\, climate change mitigation\, and sustainable food prod
 uction. Because of the increasing importance of soils in achieving sustain
 able development goals\, robust\, transparent\, and efficient monitoring s
 ystems are necessary to assess changes in soil condition over time. Effect
 ive soil health assessment provides critical information for informing lan
 d management decisions and ensuring that soils continue to deliver the eco
 system services necessary for environmental and societal well-being.
DTSTAMP:20260825T193638Z
LOCATION:Amphitheater I
SUMMARY:Evaluation of New Metrics for the selection of soil health indicato
 rs - Vince Chukwu
URL:https://pretalx.earthmonitor.org/soil-health-now-2026/talk/KNM3AW/
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