Combining science and policy for a unified global soil biodiversity observatory
The effective conservation of soil biodiversity and ecosystem services in the face of global-change threats requires improvements in national monitoring. We outline the Global Soil Biodiversity Observatory, an initiative that aims to develop standardized indicators and enhance national monitoring capacities to support evidence-based policymaking and facilitate global assessments.
Authors
- Talita Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1532-5265)
- Maria Elizabeth Fernandes Correia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1919-6659)
- Márcia Reed Rodrigues Coelho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7528-1615)
- George Gardner Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9550-6909)
- M. Kobayashi
- Ederson da Conceição Jesus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2687-8976)
- Giulio Malorgio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6899-8880)
- I. de C. Mendes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4011-7997)
- Luiz Fernando de Sousa Antunes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8315-4213)
- Guilherme Montandon Chaer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0734-2866)
- O. D. D. da Silva
- J Parnell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2295-9779)
- Carlos Barreto
- Diana H. Wall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9466-5235)
- Rosa Cuevas-Corona
- Leena Vilonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5185-4362)
- Cíntia Carla Niva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1481-2240)
- Rosa M. Poch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8639-4204)
- Zoë Lindo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9942-7204)
- L. M. Parron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9529-8414)
- Natalia Rodríguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9205-4625)
- Juaci Vitória Malaquias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6720-9624)
- Rosalina González Forero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5860-657X)
- Luca Montanarella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4176-3878)
- M Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9427-5384)
- Carlos Guerra
- Peter de Ruiter
- Jeff Battigelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7334-7342)
- Gian Luca Bagnara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6115-2038)
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (IT)
- Universitat de Lleida (ES)
- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (BR)
- Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (CA)
- Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (MX)
- Ospedale "Santa Maria delle Croci" di Ravenna (IT)
- Centrale des Syndicats du Québec (CA)
- Universidade Federal do Paraná (BR)
- University of Coimbra (PT)
- University of La Salle (CO)
- Wageningen University & Research (NL)
- Colorado State University (US)
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nature Ecology & Evolution
- Published
- 2025-07-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02754-z
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.56