SOILPRO: a LIFE+ project implementing soil monitoring and protection together with regional stakeholders of Sicily and Peloponnese Costantini E.A.C. 1 , Bucelli P. 1 , Fantappiè M. 1 , Guaitoli F. 2 , Kalliris P. 3 , Kyriakopoulos K. 4 , Matranga M.G. 2 , Papadopoulos T. 4 , Pellegrini S. 1 , Vasilakis E. 4 , Vignozzi N. 1 1 CRA-ABP, Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology, Firenze, Italy; 2 Regione Siciliana, Assessorato per le Risorse Agricole e Alimentari, Palermo. Italy; 3 Region of Peloponnesos, Tripoli, Greece; 4 EKPA, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. SOILPRO SOILPRO
Transcript
SOILPRO: a LIFE+ project implementing soil monitoring and protection together with regional
stakeholders of Sicily and Peloponnese
Costantini E.A.C.1, Bucelli P. 1, Fantappiè M. 1, Guaitoli F. 2, Kalliris P. 3, Kyriakopoulos K. 4, Matranga M.G. 2, Papadopoulos T. 4, Pellegrini S.1,
Vasilakis E.4, Vignozzi N.1 1CRA-ABP, Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology, Firenze, Italy; 2Regione
Siciliana, Assessorato per le Risorse Agricole e Alimentari, Palermo. Italy; 3Region of Peloponnesos, Tripoli, Greece; 4EKPA, National
and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
SOILPROSOILPRO
AIMThe SOILPRO project has the general
objective of monitoring soil degradation
in line with the Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection.
Others important aims•Dissemination (video, newsletters, guidelines, e-learning….)
•Awareness-raising campaign about soil conservation and CC (conferences, questionnaires, hand-books,....)
•Training of personnel for the SMS (potential users)
•Planning regional soil protection measures (elaboration and implementation)
Methods approaching environmental problems
Conventional approach Innovative approach
Soilpro will develop a web-based application tool (Soil Monitoring Software, SMS) that can support regional authorities to identify
and assess areas at risk of soil degradation, in order to
implement soil protection measures
as well as to
monitor their effectiveness
Soil degradation systems
1. Water erosion
2. Organic matter decline
3. Compaction
4. Salinization
5. Landslides
6. Acidification
Structure of the SMS
Sicily Other sourcesPeloponnesusData source
Field data
Pre-processing
Geostatistics
Models for:•Risk Area Identification•Scenario and impact analysis•Monitoring design
SMS
SOILPRO database
Maps
Web site Web GIS
Web portal: www.soilpro.eu
Soilpro in action: planning environmental measures
Burned forest lands in Arcadia and Argolide
The rising of the agricultural frontier
Abandoned olive groves in degraded, not suitable lands
Fragile, shallow soils on terraces in the inland of Koronaki (Messinia)
Abandoned terraces with landslides in the Messina province (Sicily)
Region Sicily: proposed measure 214/1G “contrasting hydrogeological instability and
recovery of traditional agricultural landscape”
Actions:
• Maintenance and recovery of terraces and ditches to enhance water infiltration and reduce runoff and soil erosion
• Plantation and pruning of local tree species and bushes, also of not agricultural interest, to reduce the risk of fire
• Maintenance of grass cover in orchards, without the use of herbicide
• Interdiction of burning crop residues, chopping and spreading on the ground encouraged
Delimitation of the eligible areas for the application of the measure
Map overlay:Area of interest: set of Mucipalities with
High soil erosion risk High proportion of orchards Many terraced areas
Area of interest and soil erosion risk
± 0 50 10025Km
SICILIA
MESSINA PROVINCE
MUNICIPALITIES
EROSION RISK
(RUSLE)
VERY HIGH
HIGH
MODERATE
Area of interest and orchards
± 0 50 10025Km
SICILIA
MESSINA PROVINCE
MUNICIPALITIES
LAND USE
SST
HETEROGENEOUS AREA
FRUITS AND OTHER ARBORICOLTURE
Area of interest and terraced areas
± 0 50 10025Km
SICILIA
MESSINA PROVINCE
MUNICIPALITIES
TERRACING
Guideline for the choice of native species: map of reaction (pH)
