The Role of Knowledge When Studying Innovation and the Associated Wicked Sustainability Problems in Agriculture

Bouma, J.; Altvorst, A.C. van; Eweg, R.; Smeets, P.J.A.M.; Latesteijn, H.C. van

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“…Also, implementation is often seen as the responsibility of others while it is crucial to demonstrate -if successful -the relevance of soil science in the design and implementation of such projects (e.g. Bouma et al, 2011). Nothing is as convincing as a successful project.…”

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The significance of soils and soil science towards realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Keesstra

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Abstract. In this forum paper we discuss how soil scientists can help to reach the recently adopted UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the most effective manner. Soil science, as a land-related discipline, has important links to several of the SDGs, which are demonstrated through the functions of soils and the ecosystem services that are linked to those functions (see graphical abstract in the Supplement). We explore and discuss how soil scientists can rise to the challenge both internally, in terms of our procedures and practices, and externally, in terms of our relations with colleague scientists in other disciplines, diverse groups of stakeholders and the policy arena. To meet these goals we recommend the following steps to be taken by the soil science community as a whole: (i) embrace the UN SDGs, as they provide a platform that allows soil science to demonstrate its relevance for realizing a sustainable society by 2030; (ii) show the specific value of soil science: research should explicitly show how using modern soil information can improve the results of inter-and transdisciplinary studies on SDGs related to food security, water scarcity, climate change, biodiversity loss and health threats; (iii) take leadership in overarching system analysis of ecosystems, as soils and soil scientists have an integrated nature and this placesPublished by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union. 112 S. D. Keesstra et al.: The significance of soils and soil science soil scientists in a unique position; (iii) raise awareness of soil organic matter as a key attribute of soils to illustrate its importance for soil functions and ecosystem services; (iv) improve the transfer of knowledge through knowledge brokers with a soil background; (v) start at the basis: educational programmes are needed at all levels, starting in primary schools, and emphasizing practical, down-to-earth examples; (vi) facilitate communication with the policy arena by framing research in terms that resonate with politicians in terms of the policy cycle or by considering drivers, pressures and responses affecting impacts of land use change; and finally (vii) all this is only possible if researchers, with soil scientists in the front lines, look over the hedge towards other disciplines, to the world at large and to the policy arena, reaching over to listen first, as a basis for genuine collaboration.

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The significance of soils and soil science towards realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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Bouma

Wallinga

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“…One lesson learned in a major research program on sustainable agriculture in the Netherlands showed that continued interaction with stakeholders is needed to realize change. Knowledge brokers played a crucial role (Bouma et al, 2011). In the Italian scenario studies discussed here, long-term interaction with farmers, engineers and plant breeders will be essential and the interactive modeling approach based on soil survey information, as explored in this study, can play an important role in this context.…”

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The role of soil series in quantitative land evaluation when expressing effects of climate change and crop breeding on future land use

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“…This input is, of course, not primarily determined by soil scientists themselves. As has been pointed out before (Bouma et al, 2011) SDGrelated research is highly complex and often has a "wicked" character because many stakeholders are involved with widely differing opinions. Also, each participating discipline in the research effort has its own research culture and tools and will try to inject these in the research planning process, if only for the sake of its own survival.…”

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Soil science input in transdisciplinary projects in the Netherlands and Italy

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The Role of Knowledge When Studying Innovation and the Associated Wicked Sustainability Problems in Agriculture

Cited by 33 publications

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The significance of soils and soil science towards realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

The significance of soils and soil science towards realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

The role of soil series in quantitative land evaluation when expressing effects of climate change and crop breeding on future land use

Soil science input in transdisciplinary projects in the Netherlands and Italy

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