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Soil — key message 4

SOER 2010 Message (Deprecated) Published 26 Nov 2010

Topics: Soil Land use

Soil is being lost due to intensive soil sealing – about 4% of Europe’s total land area is sealed and the demand for urbanisation and transport infrastructure is rising. In addition, it is estimated that around 18% of agricultural soils are affected by compaction.

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For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/2010/europe/soil/key-messages/soil-2014-message-4 or scan the QR code.

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Topics: Soil Land use

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