Soil health: Policy, science and law in action

Area of Study: Sustainable Agriculture, Soil Health

Key Links

| Scientific American

Year

2023

Status

Completed

Principal Investigators

, 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Land Institute, 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Director
, M.A., LL.M, Director, 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Land Institute

Collaborators

Sukhwinder Singh, 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Coordinator, Project Lead

Overview

Interest in Canada's soil health and its strong links to climate change adaptation and resilience has dramatically increased over the past several years. Despite this rising interest, soil health continues to be significantly undervalued and under-protected by society.

91ÒùĸÊÓƵ and knowledge produced through this work sought to improve decision-making among key stakeholders and policymakers, as well as improve farming practices in the soil health field. Four activities were developed to carry out these goals:

  1. Legal and policy review with an 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ focus
  2. Community Resource Guide focused on urban soil health to improve soil literacy among landowners, homeowners and public audiences
  3. Workshop/information sharing to discuss soil health efforts in 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ
  4. Call for Proposals to protect and improve soil health quality

This project is made possible in part through a grant from the 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Real Estate Foundation. (The 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Real Estate Foundation invests in real estate policy, research, practices, and education that strengthen 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ’s communities. The Foundation’s revenues come from the interest earned on public money deposited in real estate brokers’ pooled trust accounts. Learn more at

Documents and Publications

Published by Dr. Eran Kaplinsky (Lead 91ÒùĸÊÓƵer) for 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Land Institute:
Assessing Property Rights and Land Use in 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ

Published by David Poulton (Lead 91ÒùĸÊÓƵer) for 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Land Institute:
In-lieu Payments and Fees as a Mechanism of Environmental Compensation

The Application of Property Rights in Ecosystem Service Markets