Against the social changes impacting on today’s knowledge-informed agricultural practices, soil governance is gaining traction at the European (EU) level to tackle the negative effects of agricultural land use. Over the years, though, the fragmentary policy framework has failed to ensure an adequate level of protection for the soil functions. The EU Soil Strategy for 2030 represents the most recent attempt to reform and reinforce the legal pathway for soil health restoration. In this developing scenario, carbon farming and the CAP 2023-2027 are deemed key tools for a framework that combines voluntary and legislative action to guarantee more sustainable soil management practices. This contribution provides an overview of these normative developments and offers an outlook of their potential influence on EU agriculture, pending the legislative procedure for a comprehensive EU Soil Law.
A Renewed EU Soil Strategy for Climate-Smart Agriculture
Luca LeonePrimo
2023-01-01
Abstract
Against the social changes impacting on today’s knowledge-informed agricultural practices, soil governance is gaining traction at the European (EU) level to tackle the negative effects of agricultural land use. Over the years, though, the fragmentary policy framework has failed to ensure an adequate level of protection for the soil functions. The EU Soil Strategy for 2030 represents the most recent attempt to reform and reinforce the legal pathway for soil health restoration. In this developing scenario, carbon farming and the CAP 2023-2027 are deemed key tools for a framework that combines voluntary and legislative action to guarantee more sustainable soil management practices. This contribution provides an overview of these normative developments and offers an outlook of their potential influence on EU agriculture, pending the legislative procedure for a comprehensive EU Soil Law.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
