Sustainable soil and land managementSeveral national and state level initiatives aim to support sustainable soil and land resource management. These include policies, action plans, and collaborative projects and industry organisations.
Soil health and conditionSoil Health monitoring underpins sustainable land management. Key indicators include soil erosion protection, soil acidity, land salinity, soil carbon content, crop water use efficiency, and soil biological health.
Soil and ecosystem servicesConservation agriculture can enhance soil and ecosystem services. These include strategies for managing dry conditions, building soil resilience for climate change, use of perennial production systems, soil and habitat restoration, and carbon sequestration through revegetation.
Soils of South AustraliaDEW manages South Australia’s soil and landscape data and information. This includes a database of key soil attributes, landscape descriptions and mapping products.
