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The Institute for Environment and Sustainability EUROPEAN SOIL DATA CENTER (ESDAC) AND THE EU THEMATIC STRATEGY FOR SOIL PROTECTION Beata Houkov - Luca Montanarella Marc Van Liedekerke Land Management and Natural Hazards Unit

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EUROPEAN SOIL DATA CENTER (ESDAC) AND THE EU THEMATIC STRATEGY FOR SOIL PROTECTION

Beata Houšková - Luca Montanarella – Marc Van Liedekerke

Land Management and Natural Hazards Unit Institute for Environment & Sustainability JRC TP 280 Ispra (VA), 21020 Italy

The Institute for Environment and Sustainability

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What is ESDAC and why it was established

  • ESDAC – European Soil Data Centre; part of

environmental centers

  • Established (end of 2005) according to decision

between: EC-DG ENV, DG JRC, EUROSTAT and EEA – Go4

  • Environmental centers – primary data contact point

for DG ENV as scientific and technical support

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Requirements on data collection and quality

  • The collected data fit DG ENV's requirements;
  • Data collection is organized in an efficient way
  • The necessary quality assurance is performed;
  • All relevant existing data are accessible to
  • ther Go4 parties;
  • The metadata are part of database created

according to given rules.

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Metadata standards for ESDAC

  • INSPIRE principles
  • ISO 19 115
  • Dublin core

Spatial data Non-spatial data (raster, point)

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INSPIRE: INfrastructure for SPatial InfoRmation in Europe

Principles

  • Data should be collected once and maintained at the level where this

can be done most effectively;

  • It should be possible to combine seamlessly spatial data from

different sources and share it between many users and applications;

  • Spatial data should be collected at one level of government and

shared between all levels;

  • Spatial data needed for good governance should be available on

conditions that are not restricting its extensive use;

  • It should be easy to discover which spatial data is available, to

evaluate its fitness for purpose and to know which conditions apply for its use.

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ISO 19115:2003

Definition

  • mandatory and conditional metadata sections, metadata

entities, and metadata elements;

  • the minimum set of metadata required to serve the full range
  • f metadata applications (data discovery, determining data

fitness for use, data access, data transfer, and use of digital data);

  • optional metadata elements - to allow for a more extensive

standard description of geographic data, if required;

  • a method for extending metadata to fit specialized needs.
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Dublin core -interoperable online metadata standards

  • Simple Dublin core
  • 1. Title
  • 2. Creator
  • 3. Subject
  • 4. Description
  • 5. Publisher
  • 6. Contributor
  • 7. Date
  • 8. Type
  • 9. Format
  • 10. Identifier
  • 11. Source
  • 12. Language
  • 13. Relation
  • 14. Coverage
  • 15. Rights
  • Qualified Dublin core

Subsequent to the specification of the original 15 elements. Uses controlled and general vocabulary.

1. Collection 2. Dataset 3. Event 4. Image 5. InteractiveResource 6. MovingImage 7. PhysicalObject 8. Service 9. Software

  • 10. Sound
  • 11. StillImage
  • 12. Text
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Possible sources for soil and soil related information in ESDAC

  • JRC in-house and commissioned soil research activities;
  • results from activities within the European Soil Bureau

Network (ESBN);

  • results from EU funded soil related projects;
  • results from collaborations with other organizations (e.g.

EuroGeoSurveys, ISRIC, FAO);

  • data on contaminated sites through EIONET;
  • data from Member States (e.g. reporting data in the context
  • f the future Soil Framework Directive)
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Data Centers JRC European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC) European Soil Bureau Network (ESBN) Soil data from other sources (research projects, etc.) Data from related JRC actions European Forest Data Center Ancillary data from other data centers (EEA, EUROSTAT) National Soil Data Centers Regional Soil Data Centers EIONET EuroGeoSurveys Member States

Preliminary outline of potential soil data providers to the European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC) “A Single Focal Point for Policy Relevant Soil Information”

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Data in ESDAC In total – 49 datasets:

  • Spatial
  • Raster
  • Point
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1st Conference of the CS Soil Science Societies-Roznov 07 ESDB v2.0 (European Soil Database v2.0) SINFO - New soil information for CGMS (Crop Growth Monitoring System) MEUSIS-SK: MEUSIS in Slovakia SERAE: Soil Erosion Risk Assessment in Europe CYPRUS: Cyprus soil data ESDB v1.0 (European Soil Database v1.0) SOIL REGIONS of the EU and Adjacent Countries - version 1 ETC_TE: European Topic Centre - Terrestrial Environment datasets (ETC/TE) Heavy metal and organic matter contents of European topsoils LEBANON: Lebanon soil data ESDB v2.0 - Raster Version 1km x 1km SOIL REGIONS of the EU and Adjacent Countries - version 2 Biosoil data ITALY: Ecopedological map of Italy, 1:250,000 MAGHREB: Maghreb soil data for incorporation into ESDB v3 ESDBv2 Raster Library - 1km x 1km SPADE-2 v1.0 - Soil Profile Analytical Database of Europe Forest Focus Monitoring Database ITALY SOIL EROSION: Soil erosion data for Italy SOTER terrain units for Europe (1:5000,000) ESDBv2 Raster Library - 10km x 10km SPADE-2 v2.0 - Soil Profile Analytical Database of Europe LUCAS soil data ITALY NATURA2000 SOIL: Soil data for NATURA2000 sites in Italy SWEDEN: Sweden soil data for incorporation into ESDB v3 OCTOP soil organic carbon content data DANUBE_SIS: Soil Information System for the Danube basin at the scale 1:250,000 ODRA: Soil digital database for the ODRA basin at the scale 1:250,000 PUGLIA: Base dati georiferita relativa al suolo dell'intera regione Puglia (Italia) su scala 1:50.000 TURKEY: Turkey soil data for incorporation into ESDB v3 PESERA: Pan-European Soil Erosion Risk Assessment ECALP: Ecopedological Map

  • f the Alps

FAO_DSMW: FAO Digital Soil Map of the World (DSMW) version 3.6 RUSSIA: LAND RESOURCES OF RUSSIA CD-ROM, Version 1.0, January, 2002 EGYPT: Egypt soil data EUDASM: European Digital Archive of Soil Map MEUSIS (Multiscale EUropean Soil Information System) - Alpine Grid SOTER : SOIL and TERRAIN Database for Northern and Central EURASIA ALBANIA : Soil Database at 1:50,000 Hungary - Case study soil, terrain and land use information in Hungary GW: Digital Dataset of European Groundwater Resources - version 1.0 Geochemical Atlas of Europe SOVEUR : Mapping of Soil and Terrain Vulnerability in Central and Eastern Europe ALBANIA : (1) 1:250.000 PAVIA - Soil in the province

  • f Pavia (Italy) - Il suolo

della Provincia di Pavia SPADE/M MEUSE-SIS (Meuse Soil Information System) Northern and Mid Latitude Soil Database AUSTRIA: Austria soil data for incorporation into ESDB v3

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Examples of spatial data in ESDAC

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Examples of spatial data in ESDAC

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Eurasian soil database at 1 km x 1km and 10 x 10 km resolution

Examples of Raster data in ESDAC

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PESERA: Pan-European Soil Erosion Estimation Risk Assessment Soil erosion estimates (t/ha/yr) by applying the PESERA GRID model at 1km x 1km

Examples of Raster data in ESDAC

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Organic Carbon Content on Topsoils 0-30cm

Examples of Raster data in ESDAC

The data are in GRID format (1km x 1km)

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Soil profiles within the Basin: 7879 points, in total 9016.

Purposes

Data for Flood Risk Assessment Project.

Soil properties

On horizon and profile level: soil type, horizon type, texture, humus content, depth to

  • bstacle for roots

Projection used The ETRS89 Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area. GRS80 ellipsoid.

Examples of point data in ESDAC

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Soil Thematic Strategy

Article 1: Subject-matter and scope

Soil defined as the top layer of the earth’s crust situated between the bedrock and the surface, excluding groundwater. Soil functions to be protected: 1. Biomass production, including in agriculture and forestry; 2. Storing, filtering and transforming nutrients, substances and water; 3. Biodiversity pool, such as habitats, species and genes; 4. Physical and cultural environment for humans and human activities; 5. Source of raw materials; 6. Acting as carbon pool; 7. Archive of geological and archeological heritage….

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Why EU Level of intervention?

  • Soil degradation affects other

environmental areas

  • Distortion of the functioning of the

internal market

  • Transboundary impact
  • Food safety
  • International dimension
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Three necessary steps of Strategies

  • 1. COMMUNICATION COM(2006) 231 on the

Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection

  • 2. DIRECTIVE COM(2006) 232 establishing a

framework for the protection of soil and amending Directive 2004/35/EC

  • 3. IMPACT ASSESSMENT SEC(2006) 620 of the

Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection STS adopted by the European Commission on 22nd of September 2006

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History of the Step 1- Communication: the Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection

  • December 1998: the European Soil Forum of EU member

and candidate countries as well as Norway and Switzerland – to investigate the status of European Soils and Soil Conservation

  • April 2002: the EC adopted a Communication “Towards a

Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection" - 8 soil threats: 1. Erosion, 2. Decline in soil organic matter, 3. Contamination,

  • 4. Soil sealing, 5. Landslides, 6. Compaction, 7. Salinisation

and 8. Loss of biodiversity

  • April and May 2004: The Working group’s final reports

have been published

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History of the Step 1-Communication: the Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection

  • Open stakeholder consultation was organized over the

internet

  • The questionnaire consisted of general questions concerning

soil information and second part of the questionaire was focused on soil threats :

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/soil/pdf/results_citizens.pdf

  • ESBN 2006: the report “Common Criteria for Risk Area

Identification according to Soil Threats”.

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The present of the Step 1-Communication : the Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection

The Communication tasks:

  • Why further action is needed to ensure a high level
  • f soil protection;
  • Sets the overall objective of the Strategy;
  • Explains what kind of measures must be taken;
  • Establishes a ten-year work program for the European

Commission.

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Step 2: the Directive (COM(2006) 232)

  • The common principles for protecting soils

across the EU.

  • It will be delegated to the EU Member States

to set up soil protection in an effective way together with the decisions on its sustainable use.

  • All these activities are considered to be

country specific.

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Step 3: The Impact Assessment

  • Two sections:

(SEC (2006) 1165 and SEC(2006) 620) The economic, social and environmental impacts of the proposed measures.

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Five major threats (risk area identification)

  • 1. Erosion
  • 2. Organic matter decline
  • 3. Salinisation
  • 4. Compaction
  • 5. Landslides
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Common criteria of risk identification for five major soil threats in Europe

  • Identification of factors/hazards related to the

threat („external” factors);

  • Characterization of the receptor relevant to the

threat („internal” soil factors);

  • Performance specification, model selection (with

data requirements).

ESBN 2006: the report “Common Criteria for Risk Area Identification according to Soil Threats”.

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ACTIONS AND MEANS Four main pillars of EU Soil Policy

1. Framework legislation with protection and sustainable use of soil as its principal aim; 2. Integration of soil protection in the formulation and implementation of national and Community policies; 3. Research supported by Community and national research programmes; 4. Public awareness of the need to protect soil.

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Common approach Member States for addressing the 5 threats: Framework legislation (1)

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Contamination

Common DEFINITION in Directive Common LIST OF POTENTIALLY POLLUTING ACTIVITIES in Directive Member States establish an INVENTORY of contaminated sites

Soil Status Report

Member States adopt a NATIONAL REMEDIATION STRATEGY

REPORT to Commission

MECHANISM FOR « ORPHAN SITES »

Framework legislation (2)

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2 - Integration

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No. 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003

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3 - Research

  • Processes underlying soil functions (e.g. soil’s role

in global CO2 accounting and in the protection of biodiversity),

  • Spatial and temporal changes in soil processes,
  • Ecological, economic and social drivers of soil

threats,

  • Factors influencing soil eco-services,
  • Operational procedures and technologies for soil

protection and restoration.

  • Soil biodiversity
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4 - Awareness raising

  • Wide distribution of the Soil Atlas of Europe, and

maintenance of the soil web site http://eusoils.jrc.it for open access to policy relevant soil information in Europe,

  • Continuation of the European Summer School on Soil

Survey to provide specific training to young researchers,

  • Encouragement of initiatives such as the European

Manifesto on Earth Heritage and Geodiversity,

  • Integration of soil knowledge and protection aspects in

Community-funded information and training events,

  • Soil management awards, where appropriate,
  • Initiatives within the UNCCD, particularly in 2006,

International Year of Deserts and Desertification.

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Overall objective

  • Preventing further soil degradation and preserving

its functions:

– when soil is used and its functions are exploited, action has to be taken on soil use and management patterns, and – when soil acts as a sink/receptor of the effects of human activities or environmental phenomena, action has to be taken at source.

  • Restoring degraded soils to a level of functionality

consistent at least with current and intended use, thus also considering the cost implications of the restoration of soil.

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Steps of STS

  • First step: the Soil Thematic Strategy aims to the

delineation of risk areas on the basis of existing monitoring schemes in member countries.

  • Later steps: an harmonized monitoring approach.
  • A future task for the European Soil Bureau

Network: the creation of common guidelines. As a first contribution, the Revised Manual of procedures for creating the georeferenced soil database of Europe (Finke et. al., 2003) will be published during 2007.

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EU Policy Issues Addressed by IES ...

GMES Kyoto Protocol Emission Trading EU Global Development Policies Fuel Directives Emissions from Road Transport Clean Air for Europe (CAFE) Water Framework Directive Marine Thematic Strategy Flood Risk Management European Flood Alert System Development Technical Body Soil Thematic Strategy Forest Focus Scientific Coordination Body Thematic Urban Strategy INSPIRE Technical Coordinator Renewable Energies & Electricity Efficiency

ENERGY STAR Technical Coordinator

Management of Natural Resources Environmental Technology Action Plan (ETAP) Radiation Environmental Monitoring European Information System Operator Environment and Health

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http://eusoils.jrc.it

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Thank you for your interest !