Soil degradation indicators in EU

Pan-EU assessment of soil degradation based on the latest state-of-the-art indicators of soil degradation as demonstrated in the EU Soil Health Dashboard. This dataset includes the 19 Soil degradation indicators plus the sum of all processes.
Resource Type: 
Datasets
Soil Threats Data
Registration is requested: 
Yes
Year: 
2024
Themes: 
Erosion by water
Land degradation
Soil Biodiversity
Soil Compaction
Soil Contamination
Wind Erosion

Title: Soil degradation indicators in EU
Description: Users can develop maps based on the 19 Soil degradation Indicators as provided in the EUSO Soil Health Dashboard. The 'convergence of evidence' map (as in the EU Soil Health Dashboard) shows where scientific evidence converges to indicate areas that are likely to be affected by soil degradation processes.The available dataset is a multi-bad one with 20 bands (1 per soil degradation indicator plus the sum-up of all indicators). It is recommended that users of the data are reading carefully the documentation attached with the data.
Spatial Coverage: EU
Resolution: 500m
Time Reference:  2010-2020
Format: multi-band GEOTIFF Units: Binary (healthy/non healthy)
Projection: ETRS89LAEA - ETRS89 Lambert Azimutal Equal Area
More Information:  EUSO Soil Health Dashboard
Original data: In case you need to get the original data source, here you can find the relevant data sources

References:

Panagos, P., Broothaerts, N., Ballabio, C., Orgiazzi, A., De Rosa, D., Borrelli, P., Liakos, L., Vieira, D., Van Eynde, E., Arias Navarro, C., Breure, T., Fendrich, A., Köninger, J., Labouyrie, M., Matthews, F., Muntwyler, A., Jimenez, J.M., Wojda, P., Yunta, F., Marechal, A., Sala, S., Jones, A., 2024. How the EU Soil Observatory is providing solid science for healthy soils. European Journal of Soil Science,  75(3), e13507. doi: 10.1111/ejss.13507

Panagos, P., Borrelli, P., Jones, A. and Robinson, D.A., 2024. A 1 billion euro mission: A Soil Deal for Europe. European Journal of Soil Science, 75(1), e13466.DOI: 10.1111/ejss.13466

Main highlights:

  • EU Soil Observatory (EUSO) monitors the state of soil health in the EU through Soil Health Dashboard..
  • 62% of soils in the EU are unhealthy based on the 19 soil degradation indicators of the Dashboard.
  • 24% of EU soils are subject to one degradation process, 16% to two, 10% to three and 5% to four processes.
  • EUSO contributes to the proposal of the Soil Monitoring Law and the implementation of the Soil Mission.

 

 

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Reference of source (Citations) :

Panagos, P., Broothaerts, N., Ballabio, C., Orgiazzi, A., De Rosa, D., Borrelli, P., Liakos, L., Vieira, D., Van Eynde, E., Arias Navarro, C., Breure, T., Fendrich, A., Köninger, J., Labouyrie, M., Matthews, F., Muntwyler, A., Jimenez, J.M., Wojda, P., Yunta, F., Marechal, A., Sala, S., Jones, A., 2024. How the EU Soil Observatory is providing solid science for healthy soils. European Journal of Soil Science,  75(3), e13507. doi: 10.1111/ejss.13507

Panagos, P., Borrelli, P., Jones, A. and Robinson, D.A., 2024. A 1 billion euro mission: A Soil Deal for Europe. European Journal of Soil Science, 75(1), e13466.DOI: 10.1111/ejss.13466

 

When making reference to the ESDAC

  • Panagos, P., Van Liedekerke, M., Borrelli, P., Köninger, J., Ballabio, C., Orgiazzi, A., Lugato, E., Liakos, L., Hervas, J., Jones, A.  Montanarella, L. 2022. European Soil Data Centre 2.0: Soil data and knowledge in support of the EU policies. European Journal of Soil Science, 73(6), e13315. DOI: 10.1111/ejss.13315
  • Panagos P., Van Liedekerke M., Jones A., Montanarella L., “European Soil Data Centre: Response to European policy support and public data requirements”; (2012) Land Use Policy, 29 (2), pp. 329-338. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2011.07.003
  • European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC), esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu, European Commission, Joint Research Centre