Soil condition (ToSIA indicator)

ToSIA indicators
Indicators of economic sustainability  01. Gross value added 02. Production cost 03. Trade balance 04. Resource use, including recycled materials 05. Forest sector enterprise structure 06. Investment and research & development 07. Total production 08. Productivity 09. Innovation
Indicators of social sustainability  10. Employment 11. Wages and salaries 12. Occupational safety and health 13. Education and training 14. Corporate social responsibility 15. Quality of employment 16. Provision of public forest services 17. Consumer behaviour and attitudes
Indicators of environmental sustainability  18. Energy generation and use 19. Greenhouse gas emissions and carbon stock 20. Transport 21. Water use 22. Forest resources 23. Soil condition 24. Water and air pollution 25. Forest biodiversity 26. Forest damage 27. Generation of waste
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Soil condition is the 23 indicator in the ToSIA system.

Indicator's description: Soil condition as expressed by chemical soil properties, and soil compaction.

Sub-indicators

• Chemical soil properties related to soil acidity and eutrophisation classified by main soil types:
  • a) pH (pH classes)
  • b) CEC (cmol per kg)
  • c) C:N ratio (ratio)
  • d) organic C (g per kg)
  • e) base saturation (% - calculated as sum base cations CEC * 100)
  • f) site nutrient budget averaged over total rotation period - N, P, K, Ca, Mg (% difference over total rotation period)
• Soil compaction from machine operations (soil density in kg per dm³)

Relations with FOREST EUROPE criteria
Health and vitality Protective functions
Relations with FOREST EUROPE indicators
Soil condition Protective forests-soil, water and other ecosystem functions

Related institutions

• Environment and Energy Management Agency
• French Ministry of Environment Protection, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing
• National Institute for Agricultural Research

Related policy processes

• Alpine Convention

Related policy instruments

• Alpine Convention

Note

• ToSIA social indicators on the EFORWOOD website.