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Note: This consultation has now closed, and an overview of the responses to the draft Soil Strategy has now been published.

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Contents

The Draft Soil Strategy For England – A Consultation Paper

Introduction
How the soil strategy is structured
Responses to this consultation paper

Chapter 1:
The Overall Strategy

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Why is soil important?
1.3 Soil and sustainable development
1.4 The government’s objectives for the sustainable management of soil
1.5 Meeting these objectives: the role of the soil strategy
1.6 Summary

Chapter 2:
The Extent of Soil

2.1 Introduction
2.2 Loss of soil through development
2.3 Loss of soil through erosion
2.4 Loss of soil through extraction
2.5 Summary

Chapter 3:
The Diversity of Soil

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Ecosystems and soil diversity
3.3 Landscape and soil diversity
3.4 Agriculture and soil diversity
3.5 Cultural heritage and soil diversity
3.6 Summary

Chapter 4:
The Quality of Soil

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Soil quality and fertility
4.3 Soil quality and contamination
4.4 Soil quality and structure
4.5 Summary

Chapter 5:
Monitoring and Research

5.1 Introduction
5.2 Soil monitoring
5.3 Advancing understanding of soil
5.4 Summary

Chapter 6:
Developing the Strategic approach to Soil

6.1 Introduction
6.2 The state of our soils – data
6.3 Drivers for change
6.4 Targets and indicators
6.5 Developing and reviewing the soil strategy

References

Code of Practice on Consultation - The Consultation Criteria

Draft Soil Strategy for England (Adobe Acrobat - 298kb)

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Published 3 March 2001 / Updated 26 November 2001

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