Safeguarding our Soils, A Strategy for England

Title:

Resource Type:

document --> policy documents

Country:

United Kingdom

Year:

2009

Availability:

PB13297, September 2009

Author 1/Producer:

Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs - Defra

Author / Producer Type:

Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body

Publisher:

Defra

Publisher City:

Soils Policy Team 3C Nobel House London SW1P 3JR UK

Report / download web link (=direct link):

http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/quality/land/soil/docume ...

Format (e.g. PDF):

PDF

EUGRIS Keyword(s):

Contaminated land-->management&admin
Contaminated land-->policy and regulatory
Soil-->Soil Overview
Soil-->Soil quality
Water resources and their management -->Water resources and their management Overview

Short description:

CONTENTS: Chapter 1: Safeguarding our soils Chapter 2: Better protection for agricultural soils Chapter 3: Protecting and enhancing stores of soil carbon Chapter 4: Building the resilience of soils to a changing climate Chapter 5: Preventing soil pollution Chapter 6: Effective soil protection during construction and development Chapter 7: Dealing with our legacy of contaminated land Chapter 8: Future research and monitoring Chapter 9: Working together

Link to Organisation(s):

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Link to News Items(s):

A Soil Stragegy for England is Published

Submitted By:

Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat? Last update: 24/09/2009