{"id":637,"date":"2025-08-05T14:18:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T12:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/?page_id=637"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:19:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T08:19:56","slug":"alpine-soils","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/index.php\/alpine-soils\/","title":{"rendered":"Alpine Soils"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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ALPINE SOILS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Alpine soils provide an extensive range of functions<\/a> such as healthy food production<\/strong>, flood regulation<\/strong>, climate regulation<\/strong>, and protection<\/strong> from natural hazards. Moreover, they contribute to the unique landscape<\/strong> of the Alpine region and play a fundamental role in recreational activities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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These benefits also involve people living downstream. The Alpine soils are intrinsically\u00a0vulnerable <\/strong>due to the limited rate of formation, which makes them an almost non-renewable resource. <\/span><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Non-sustainable soil management<\/mark>.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Unsuitable tillage and farming practices, and inappropriate soil restoration measures, can trigger soil\u00a0degradation<\/strong>\u00a0<\/mark>
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Best practices for sustainable soil management across various sectors are necessary to ensure long-term soil health and functionality.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Soil is the basis of Alpine ecosystems!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Through the sustainable management and protection of soil, we enhance the sustainable management of the Alpine environment, making a considerable contribution to the performance and resilience of key ecosystem services, preserving biodiversity, and ensuring the well-being of humans.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Soil biodiversity reflects the variability among living organisms!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Soil biota contribute to the provision of\u00a0ecosystem services\u00a0in several ways. Two examples are the ability of micro-organisms to decompose pollutants and the increase in infiltration capacity by the presence of\u00a0earthworm\u00a0channels.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The importance of Alpine soils cannot be underestimated! These benefits also involve people living downstream. The Alpine soils are intrinsically\u00a0vulnerable due to the limited rate of formation, which makes them an almost non-renewable resource. Non-sustainable soil management. Unsuitable tillage and farming practices, and inappropriate soil restoration measures, can trigger soil\u00a0degradation\u00a0processes.Best practices for sustainable soil management […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-637","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"has_hero_section":"enabled","hero_section":"type-2","page_title_bg_type":"custom_image","custom_hero_background":{"attachment_id":1598,"url":"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-samuel-hajnik-3231550-13652318-1024x683.jpg"},"page_title_image_size":"full","styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"[data-prefix=\"single_page\"] .entry-header .page-title {--theme-font-size:30px;--theme-heading-color:#ffffff;} [data-prefix=\"single_page\"] .entry-header .entry-meta {--theme-font-weight:600;--theme-text-transform:uppercase;--theme-font-size:12px;--theme-line-height:1.3;} [data-prefix=\"single_page\"] .entry-header .page-description {--theme-text-color:#ececec;} [data-prefix=\"single_page\"] .hero-section[data-type=\"type-2\"] > figure .ct-media-container:after {background-color:rgba(148, 148, 148, 0.39);} [data-prefix=\"single_page\"] .hero-section[data-type=\"type-2\"] {background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-6);background-image:none;--container-padding:50px 0px;}","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6},"pageExcerptColor":{"default":{"color":"#ececec"}},"pageTitleFontColor":{"default":{"color":"#ffffff"}},"pageTitleOverlay":{"background_type":"color","background_pattern":"type-1","background_image":{"attachment_id":null,"x":0,"y":0},"gradient":"linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(6,147,227,1) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%)","background_repeat":"repeat","background_size":"auto","background_attachment":"scroll","patternColor":{"default":{"color":"#e5e7ea"}},"overlayColor":{"default":{"color":"CT_CSS_SKIP_RULE"}},"backgroundColor":{"default":{"color":"rgba(148, 148, 148, 0.39)"}}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=637"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2487,"href":"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/637\/revisions\/2487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}