Sustainability Nexus AID: soil health

Nima Shokri (), Milad Aminzadeh, Markus Flury, Yan Jin, Mir A. Matin, Panos Panagos, Bahar S. Razavi, David A. Robinson, Pete Smith, Katherine Todd-Brown, Gergely Toth, Azin Zarei and Kaveh Madani
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Nima Shokri: Hamburg University of Technology
Milad Aminzadeh: Hamburg University of Technology
Markus Flury: Washington State University
Yan Jin: University of Delaware
Mir A. Matin: United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH)
Panos Panagos: Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Bahar S. Razavi: University of Kiel
David A. Robinson: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Pete Smith: University of Aberdeen
Katherine Todd-Brown: University of Florida
Gergely Toth: Institute of Advanced Studies
Azin Zarei: United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES)
Kaveh Madani: United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH)

Sustainability Nexus Forum, 2025, vol. 33, issue 1, No 3, 7 pages

Abstract: Abstract The Sustainability Nexus Analytics, Informatics, and Data (AID) Programme of the United Nations University (UNU), aims to provide information, data, computational, and analytical tools to support the sustainable management and long-term security of natural resources using a nexus approach. This paper introduces the Soil Health Module of the Sustainability Nexus AID Programme. Healthy soil is crucial for life on Earth, and it is essential for ecosystem services and functioning, access to clean water, socioeconomic structure, biodiversity, and food security for the growing population of the world. Healthy soils contribute to mitigating the effects of climate change and reduce the consequences of extreme events such as flooding and drought. Healthy soils influence the hydrologic cycle by regulating transpiration, water infiltration, and soil water evaporation affecting land–atmosphere interactions. The Soil Health Module of the UNU Sustainability Nexus AID Programme aims to evolve into the ultimate focal point, supporting a diverse array of stakeholders with state-of-the-art data and tools that are essential for soil health monitoring and projection. This paper discusses the importance of adopting a nexus approach for ensuring soil health, explores the AID tools currently at our disposal for quantifying and predicting soil health, and concludes with recommendations for future effort and direction within the Sustainability Nexus AID Programme concerning soil health.

Keywords: Analytics; Informatics; Data; Soil health; Sustainable development; Global environmental change; Soil security (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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