Soil Degradation and Restoration: Challenges and Prospects for Agroecological Development
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 552
Special Issue Editors
Interests: soil sciences; soil restoration; soil degradation; agriculture
Interests: soil sciences; soil restoration; soil degradation; soil conservation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The conservation of soils in the face of various threats that degrade them, as well as the recovery and restoration of soils in altered or low-quality environments, is essential to ensure sufficient and high-quality agricultural and food production. This is especially critical in the context of a growing global population (and the resulting pressure on soils) and climate change.
In response to these challenges, new approaches to industrial development and more sustainable agricultural practices are emerging. These include efforts to combat soil degradation, promote sustainable food production (e.g., agroecology), develop more efficient and less disruptive tillage techniques, and restore disturbed soils.
This Special Issue will feature research papers and reviews that address the following topics:
- Studies and experiences of agroecological production models;
- Implementation of agricultural techniques and their impact on soil conservation and quality;
- Restoration of disturbed or low-quality soils, both environmentally and agriculturally;
- Soil degradation and strategies to mitigate it.
We invite contributions that explore these critical issues in soil conservation and restoration.
Prof. Dr. Pilar Alonso Rojo
Dr. Marco Criado
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- organic agriculture
- agroecology
- sustainable management systems
- soil restoration
- soil degradation
- soil conservation
- soil quality
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