During the Links4Soils project, we have developed two interactive tools for the selection of relevant soil data and information on sustainable soil management according to the sector and ecosystem services:
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Soil ecosystem services estimation tool with the report
This estimation tool can be used in the field at a soil profile to estimate the contribution of soils to eleven selected ecosystem services. In particular, it illustrates how key soil properties, which may change under different land uses and management strategies, impact the individual ecosystem services.
It:
- assists soil experts in bringing the topic of soil-based ecosystem services closer to stakeholders
- illustrates how key soil properties impact the individual ecosystem services
- useful for knowledge transfer and capacity building
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Soil ecosystem services spreadsheet estimation tool with the report
This tool, implemented in a spreadsheet, offers users the ability to identify essential SES that should be tackled in an individual sector, related sectoral sustainable soil management practices, and which soil properties are important to assess, and which measured soil data to provide/monitor at a location.
The tool primarily relies on soil expert knowledge; however, once the soil parameters are set and tailored to local conditions and natural settings, it can be utilized by decision-makers.
The automatized spreadsheet tool:
- Select a soil ecosystem service
- Visualize relevant soil management practices
- Determine which soil data to collect
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