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Policy Briefs
The HoliSoils Policy Brief series summarises state-of-the-art research results and provides policy recommendations on issues related to forest soils and their key role in climate change mitigation. Each brief provides a concise synthesis of the main research findings by distinguished scientists from the HoliSoils team.
HoliSoils Policy Brief #3
How to advance the implementation of the EU Soil Monitoring Law?
This policy brief presents how the monitoring methodology developed by the HoliSoils project can contribute to the achievement of the full intended impact of the EU Soil Monitoring Law by accounting for the specificities of forest soils, as well as the variation in forest soil types across the EU.
The original version in English has been published in collaboration with the European Forest Institute (EFI) and is part of the EFI’s Policy Brief series.
HoliSoils Policy Brief #2
Forest soil challenges in Europe: solutions through sustainable forest management and monitoring
This policy brief argues that, to ensure the effective implementation of European regulations addressing sustainable soil management and fostering restoration, it is vital to enhance the understanding of soil processes and their drivers, ecosystem restoration practices, and soil monitoring frameworks.
This policy brief has been published by Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke).
HoliSoils Policy Brief #1
Forest soils can increase climate change mitigation with targeted management
This policy brief highlights the need for the European forestry sector to have a comprehensive understanding of the carbon sequestration potential of soils to help design climate change mitigation measures.
The original version in English has been published in collaboration with the European Forest Institute (EFI) and is part of the EFI’s Policy Brief series.
The brief is based on: Mäkipää et al. How does management affect soil C sequestration and greenhouse gas fluxes in boreal and temperate forests? – A review, Forest Ecology and Management, Volume 529, 2023, 120637, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120637
