Sustainable Soil Management in a Changing Climate

Dear Colleagues,

Agriculture plays a vital role in sustaining food security, fostering economic growth, and protecting the environment. Following a period of intensification of production systems during the second half of the twentieth century, we currently face the consequences manifesting through degradation of soil and water, decline in biodiversity, and anthropogenic climate changes. Incidents of extreme drought, flood, eutrophication, salinization, nitrification, and species extinction are in the daily agenda at a global level.

Adopting sustainable crop and forest management is suggested as the only way to mitigate the impacts of past over-intensive land use schemes and adaptation to changing climatic conditions. This Topical Collection will present the latest research findings related to good practices in crop and forest management and provide insights about human–agroecosystem interaction, ecosystem services, climate change mitigation and adaptation, soil microorganisms, and water cycle towards the establishment of a long-term balanced and resilient coexistence of humanity, plants, animals, and our environment.

Original research papers as well as review articles are welcome. Works recently presented in relevant conferences but not published elsewhere will be considered for inclusion in this ambitious initiative.

Dr. Georgios Koubouris
Dr. José Alfonso Gómez
Dr. Luuk Fleskens
Prof. Giuseppe Montanaro
Collection Editors

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