DOCUMENTS on SOIL BIODIVERSITY

The following documents have been prepared by the land and Plant Nutrition Service (AGLL) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Soil biodiversity and sustainable agriculture

Paper submitted by FAO to the Subsidiary Body on Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTTA), seventh meeting, 12-16 November 2001, Montreal, Canada.

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Soil Biodiversity: the root of sustainable agriculture

The work of FAOs Land and Plant Nutrition Management Service (AGLL) on soil biodiversity and soil ecosystem management was reported to Ninth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA), held from 14-18 October 2002, as part of its work on agricultural biological diversity. CGRFA-9/02/14.1 Specific mention to soil biodiversity is made on paragraphs 46-52. This was supported by the information document above: "Soil biodiversity and sustainable agriculture" provided to SBSTTA-7 in November 2001.

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Indicators and Assessment of Soil Biodiversity/Soil Ecosystem Functioning for Farmers and Governments

Paper presented at the OECD expert meeting on Soil Erosion and Soil Biodiversity Indicators, 25 – 28 March 2003, Rome, Italy.

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Soil biodiversity managament for sustainable and productive agriculture: Lessons from case studies

A first selection of six case studies is included in this document which is part of the FAO proceedings of the Satellite event on the occasion of the Ninth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) held at FAO headquarters in October 12-13 2002. The event was organized by FAO’s Inter-Departmental Working Group on Biological Diversity for Food and Agriculture. The whole document will be available on-line through its webpage HTML version

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Biological Management of Soil Ecosystems for Sustainable Agriculture

Proceedings of the Londrina Workshop, 24 – 27 June 2002, Londrina, Brazil. This is FAO publication no. 101 of the World Soil Resources Reports Series.

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