Centralised Evidence

A collection of evidence related to Soil Health and Carbon Dynamics.

 

 

This is a compendium of research commissioned by governments to inform the development of policy. As a body of work, it points to a clear recognition of the role that soil carbon and soil health play in national environmental and agricultural strategies.

 

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Assessing the socio-economic impacts of soil degradation on Scotland’s water environment

  • Commissioner: CREW (Scotland’s Centre of Expertise for Waters)
  • Conducted by: James Hutton Institute, SRUC, the University of Aberdeen
  • Year: 2024
  • Countries: Scotland

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Qualitative Impact Assessment of Land Management Interventions on Ecosystem Services (“QEIA”) Report-3 Theme-3: Soils

  • Commissioner: DEFRA
  • Conducted by: UKCEH, ADAS, Bangor University
  • Year: 2023
  • Countries: England

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Soil Health

  • Commissioner: UK Government, UK Parliament
  • Conducted by: Parliament’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA)
  • Year: 2023
  • Countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

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Multifunctional Landscapes: Informing a Long-term Vision for Managing the UK’s Land

  • Commissioner: The Royal Society, London
  • Conducted by: Chair: Sir Charles Godfray FRS, University of Oxford Steering group: Sir Ian Boyd FRS, University of St Andrews; Professor Allan Buckwell, IEEP; Judy Ling Wong CBE, Black Environment Network; Dame Fiona Reynolds FBA, National Trust; Dr Jacqueline Rosette, Swansea University; Professor Peter Smith FRS, University of Aberdeen; John Varley OBE, Clinton Devon Estates; Barbara Young, Woodland Trust;
  • Year: 2023
  • Countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

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Trees and Woods: At the heart of nature recovery in Northern Ireland

  • Commissioner: Northern Ireland Executive
  • Conducted by: Woodland Trust Northern Ireland
  • Year: 2023
  • Countries: Northern Ireland

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Future Agricultural Policy Decisions for Northern Ireland

  • Commissioner: Northern Ireland Executive
  • Conducted by: DAERA
  • Year: 2023
  • Countries: Northern Ireland

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The opportunities and limitations of carbon capture in soil and peatlands

  • Commissioner: Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring & Modelling Programme (ERAMMP)
  • Conducted by: Bridget Emmett, Chris Evans, Robert Matthews, Pete Smith & Amanda Thomson
  • Year: 2023
  • Countries: Wales

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Quantifying the sustainable forestry carbon cycle

  • Commissioner: The Research Agency of the Forestry Commission
  • Conducted by: Forest Research
  • Year: 2022
  • Countries: Scotland

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ERAMMP Report-69: Feasibility of Increasing Cultivated Crops on Farms in Wales as a Greenhouse Gas Emission Mitigation Measure and for Delivery of Public Goods

  • Commissioner: Welsh Government
  • Conducted by: ERAMMP
  • Year: 2022
  • Countries: Wales

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Review of Welsh soil evidence

  • Commissioner: Welsh Government
  • Conducted by: Erik Button (Bangor University), Carmen Sanchez-Garcia (Swansea University) and Jacqueline Hannam (Cranfield University) Used sources like: Soil Policy Evidence Programme and State of Natural Resources Report
  • Year: 2022
  • Countries: Wales

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Landscape Decisions to Meet Net Zero Carbon: Pathways that Consider Ethics, Socio-Ecological Diversity, and Landscape Functions

  • Commissioner: Centre for Landscape and Climate Research at the University of Leicester, University of Reading, University of Exeter, Bangor University, Rothamsted Research, and the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
  • Conducted by: Centre for Landscape and Climate Research at the University of Leicester, University of Reading, University of Exeter, Bangor University, Rothamsted Research, and the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
  • Year: 2022
  • Countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

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Farm of the future: Journey to net zero

  • Commissioner: Royal Agricultural Society of England
  • Conducted by: Royal Agricultural Society of England
  • Year: 2022
  • Countries: England

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Future Agricultural Policy Proposals SEA Environment Report August 2022

  • Commissioner: Northern Ireland Executive
  • Conducted by: DAERA
  • Year: 2022
  • Countries: Northern Ireland

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Benchmarking greenhouse gas emissions for the UK arable and horticultural sector Supporting the journey to net zero…

  • Commissioner: CHAP & AHDB
  • Conducted by: AHDB, CHAP, ADAS
  • Year: 2022
  • Countries: England

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Soil Policy Legacy Report

  • Commissioner: British Society of Soil Science
  • Conducted by: University Of East Anglia, UK; Wageningen University, The Netherlands, Sustainable Soils Alliance (SSA); Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Soil and Biotechnology Division, Bangor University, Swansea University, Cranfield University, UK; Agriculture and Sustainability, Devenish Nutrition, Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, NatureScot
  • Year: 2022
  • Countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

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Carbon Storage and Sequestration by Habitat 2021

  • Commissioner: Natural England
  • Conducted by: Natural England (Ruth Gregg, Jessica Elias, Isabel Alonso, Ian Crosher, Paul Muto and Mike Morecroft)
  • Year: 2021
  • Countries: England

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Evidence for the third UK climate change risk assessment (CCRA3) - England

  • Commissioner: UK Government
  • Conducted by: CCC (Climate Change Committee)
  • Year: 2021
  • Countries: England

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Evidence for the third UK climate change risk assessment (CCRA3) - Wales

  • Commissioner: UK Government
  • Conducted by: CCC (Climate Change Committee)
  • Year: 2021
  • Countries: Wales

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SAVING OUR SOILS Healthy soils for our climate, nature and health

  • Commissioner: Soil Association
  • Conducted by: Soil Association (Louise Payton)
  • Year: 2021
  • Countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

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Nature Positive 2030 Evidence Report Investing for healthy nature, people and economy

  • Commissioner: UK Government
  • Conducted by: Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Natural England, Natural Resources Wales, NatureScot and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency
  • Year: 2021
  • Countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

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Evidence for the third UK climate change risk assessment (CCRA3) - Scotland

  • Commissioner: UK Government
  • Conducted by: CCC (Climate Change Committee)
  • Year: 2021
  • Countries: Scotland

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Nature-based solutions for climate change in the UK

  • Commissioner: The British Ecological Society
  • Conducted by: The British Ecological Society
  • Year: 2021
  • Countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

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Evidence for the third UK climate change risk assessment (CCRA3) - Northern Ireland

  • Commissioner: UK Government
  • Conducted by: CCC (Climate Change Committee)
  • Year: 2021
  • Countries: Northern Ireland

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Soil Formation Rates Scoping Study

  • Commissioner: Welsh Government; Soil Policy Unit, Department for Environment, Energy & Rural Affairs
  • Conducted by: UKCEH, Cranfield University and British Geological Society
  • Year: 2021
  • Countries: Wales

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Achieving net zero – a review of the evidence behind potential carbon offsetting approaches

  • Commissioner: Environment Agency’s FCRM Directorate, as part of the joint Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme
  • Conducted by: Eunomia Research and Consulting, 3Keel, Royal Agricultural University and University of Hertfordshire
  • Year: 2021
  • Countries: England

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Carbon Storage and Sequestration by Habitat 2021 (NERR094) (Second Edition)

  • Commissioner: Natural England
  • Conducted by: Natural England
  • Year: 2021
  • Countries: England

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Scoping study to identify current soil organic carbon stocks and the potential for increasing carbon sequestration in Scottish soils

  • Commissioner: Scottish Government
  • Conducted by: The James Hutton Institute
  • Year: 2021
  • Countries: Scotland

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Northern Ireland Peatland Strategy 2022-2040

  • Commissioner: Northern Ireland Executive
  • Conducted by: DAERA
  • Year: 2021
  • Countries: Northern Ireland

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Green Growth Strategy for Northern Ireland

  • Commissioner: Northern Ireland Executive
  • Conducted by: DAERA
  • Year: 2021
  • Countries: Northern Ireland

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Land use: Policies for a Net Zero UK

  • Commissioner: Committee on Climate Change (CCC)
  • Conducted by: Committee on Climate Change (CCC)
  • Year: 2020
  • Countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

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Update to the Climate Change Plan 2018 – 2032 Securing a Green Recovery on a Path to Net Zero

  • Commissioner: Scottish Government
  • Conducted by: The Scottish Government, with input from recognised experts in agriculture, environmental science, and sustainability
  • Year: 2020
  • Countries: Scotland

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Soil structure and its benefits

  • Commissioner: DEFRA
  • Conducted by: The Royal Society Edinburgh
  • Year: 2020
  • Countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

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The Second State of Natural Resources Report (SoNaRR2020) Assessment of the achievement of sustainable management of natural resources: Land use and soils

  • Commissioner: Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
  • Conducted by: NRW
  • Year: 2020
  • Countries: Wales

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Technologies to Capture Evidence of Soil Erosion

  • Commissioner: Welsh Government
  • Conducted by: British Geological Survey, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology for ERAMMP
  • Year: 2019
  • Countries: Wales

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The state of the environment: soil

  • Commissioner: Environment Agency
  • Conducted by: Environment Agency with contributions from experts in environmental science and soil health
  • Year: 2019
  • Countries: England, Wales

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Sustainable Farming Scheme Evidence Review

  • Commissioner: Welsh Government
  • Conducted by: ERAMMP
  • Year: 2019
  • Countries: Wales

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A Green Future: Our 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment Annex 1: Supplementary evidence report

  • Commissioner: UK Government
  • Conducted by: DEFRA
  • Year: 2018
  • Countries: England, Wales

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Sustainable Agricultural Land Management Strategy report (SALMS)

  • Commissioner: DAERA
  • Conducted by: DAERA (Expert working group Paddy Savage, Patrick Casement, Sue Christie, James Brown, Minister McIlveen, Jonathan Birnie, John Gilliland, Martyn Blair, John Best)
  • Year: 2018
  • Countries: Northern Ireland

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UK climate change risk assessment 2017: Evidence report (Summary for Wales)

  • Commissioner: UK Government
  • Conducted by: CCC (Climate Change Committee)
  • Year: 2017
  • Countries: Wales

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Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme final report

  • Commissioner: Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme
  • Conducted by: UKCEH
  • Year: 2017
  • Countries: Wales

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UK climate change risk assessment 2017: Evidence report (Summary for England)

  • Commissioner: UK Government
  • Conducted by: CCC (Climate Change Committee)
  • Year: 2017
  • Countries: England

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Evidence review of the potential wider impacts of climate change Mitigation options: Agriculture, forestry, land use and waste sectors

  • Commissioner: Scottish Government
  • Conducted by: Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), the Centre of Ecology and Hydrology (CEH)
  • Year: 2017
  • Countries: Scotland

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Delivering Our Future, Valuing Our Soils: A Sustainable Agricultural Land Management Strategy for Northern Ireland

  • Commissioner: DAERA
  • Conducted by: An independent Expert Working Group was established in 2014 with members from the agri-food, environmental and government sectors.
  • Year: 2016
  • Countries: Northern Ireland

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An analysis of the extent and severity of soil degradation in Wales

  • Commissioner: Welsh Government
  • Conducted by: Cranfield University
  • Year: 2016
  • Countries: Wales

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Peatlands A summary of research outputs supported or facilitated by the Environmental Change Programme of the Scottish Government’s Portfolio of Strategic Research 2011-2016

  • Commissioner: Scottish Government
  • Conducted by: The James Hutton Institute and Scotland’s Rural College
  • Year: 2016
  • Countries: Scotland

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Soil Monitoring Action Plan

  • Commissioner: Scottish Government
  • Conducted by: Soil Focus Group: The James Hutton Institute, Scottish Natural Heritage, and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency
  • Year: 2012
  • Countries: Scotland

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The State of Scotland’s Soil. Natural Scotland

  • Commissioner: SEPA
  • Conducted by: representatives from BGS, CEH, FCS, Historic Scotland (HS), MLURI, SAC, SCRI, SEPA, SG and SNH. A Management Group consisting of SEPA, SG and MLURI oversaw the compilation of the report.
  • Year: 2011
  • Countries: Scotland

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The Scottish Soil Framework

  • Commissioner: Scottish Government
  • Conducted by: Produced for the Scottish Government by RR Donnelley B60859
  • Year: 2009
  • Countries: Scotland

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Soil Carbon and Organic Farming

  • Commissioner: Natural England
  • Conducted by: Soil Association
  • Year: 2009
  • Countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

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Design and operation of a UK soil monitoring network Science Report – SC060073

  • Commissioner: Environment Agency, DEFRA, the Scottish Executive, the Countryside Council for Wales
  • Conducted by: The Macaulay Institute and other contributing researchers :H Black, P Bellamy, R Creamer, D Elston, B Emmett, Z Frogbrook, G Hudson, C Jordan, M Lark, A Lilly, B Marchant, S Plum, J Potts, B Reynolds, R Thompson and P Booth
  • Year: 2008
  • Countries: England, Wales

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The development and use of soil quality indicators for assessing the role of soil in environmental interactions Science Report SC030265

  • Commissioner: Environment Agency
  • Conducted by: Lead Author: Graham Merrington; Contributing Authors: Sam Fishwick, Environment Agency; Declan Barraclough, Environment Agency; Jane Morris, Environment Agency; Neil Preedy, Environment Agency; Tatiana Boucard, Environment Agency; Malcolm Reeve, Land Research Associates Ltd; Pete Smith, University of Aberdeen; Changming Fang, University of Aberdeen
  • Year: 2006
  • Countries: England, Wales

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