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… 1, 2015 International Journal of Rural Law and Policy Soil governance DEVELOPING A GLOBAL SOIL REGIME Ben Boer Distinguished Prof RIEL, Wuhan … fora and by national governments. We argue here that soil, as a vital biological and cultural resource, demands … Developing a Global Soil Regime …

… by: IUCN Publications Services Unit Front cover photo: Soil degradation and reclamation at Kjolur, Iceland, Dr Andres Arnalds, Soil Conservation Institute, Iceland. Back cover photo: Sustainable soil landscape, Attunga, NSW, Australia, Richard McEvoy, …

… by: IUCN Environmental Law Centre Front cover photo: Soil degradation in China, Prof Wang Xi, Wuhan University, … Montevideo Programme III 5 5. Specific Requirements for Soil Law Reform 6 Section 2 7 II. BACKGROUND 9 1. Soil and People 9 2. What is Soil? 9 2.1 Functions of Soil 10 …

… ................ 64 4.4.3 Preventing and controlling soil erosion … 107 6.3.6 Establishing a water and soil conservation system … of LD processes including severe wind and water erosion, soil nutrient losses, waterlogging, salinization, river … undertaken by the ELP in implementing the initial Soil Resolutions of the IUCN World Conservation Congresses …

… Agriculture 124 8 Water Resources 160 9 Biodiversity and Soil 190 10 Energy and Climate 212 11 Urbanization 226 12 … with the earth. We are losing far too quickly the water, soil, and biodiversity that support all life. At a time when … emissions and temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, soil erosion, species loss and increased water scarcity will …

… thanks to their different components: climate, water, soil, vegetation, micro-organisms, animals and people, but …

… provide the best protection for biological diversity, soil stability, most regulated and highest quality water, …

… changes in periurban areas, not only in terms of space or soil use but also at social, economic, political and …