Benchmarks

Above-Ground (Vegetation) BiomassAgricultureAgroforestryAllotmentsAnimal managementArable landArtefactsBelow-Ground Biomass (Root biomass)BenchmarkBiodiversityBiodiversity managementBlue-green infrastructureBuilt-up areasBulk densityCarbon and nutrient managementCarbon sequestration and climate regulationCitizensCitizen scienceContaminantContaminated siteCooperativesCulturalDecision MakersDeforestationDisease and pest regulationDisturbance managementEcosystemEcosystem servicesExcess nutrientsFallowForestForest coverForest expansionForest ownershipForest private ownershipForest public ownershipGardensGrasslandGrazing managementGreen corridorsHabitat provisionIndicatorInitiatives and NGOsIntegrated Soil Health Monitoring Framework (ISHMF)Knowledge and Education ActorsLandLand coverLandscape heterogeneityLandscapesLand StewardsLand useLand-use changeLighthouse farmsLighthousesLocalManaged soilsManagement practices [based on MP catalogues from T2.3]Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV)MonocropMonocultureMRV ActorsMultiple use forestMulti-species systemMulti-stakeholder Process (MSP)Natural capitalNature-based solutionsNutrient cyclingOutcome metricsParameterPeri-urban forestsPest managementpHPollutantPollutant managementPractice metricsProduction ForestProtection forestProvisioningPublic ActorsRecreational use managementReforestationRegenerationRegionsRegulation and MaintenanceResult metricsSalt-affected soilSampleSoilSoil biodiversitySoil capabilitySoil conditionSoil contaminationSoil degradationSoil descriptorSoil districtSoil ecosystem servicesSoil erosionSoil fertilitySoil FunctionsSoil healthSoil Health AdvocatesSoil health assessmentSoil health indexSoil Health IndicatorsSoil managementSoil management practicesSoil nutrientsSoil organic carbonSoil organic carbon stockSoil processesSoil productivitySoil propertiesSoil protectionSoil qualitySoil RegulatorSoil resilienceSoil sealingSoil securitySoil StewardsSoil structureSoil threatSpaceStakeholderStatsSupply Chain Actors (or private actors?)Sustainable soil managementTechnosols (including constructed Technosols)Terrain managementThresholdUrban agricultureUrban forestryUrban green infrastructuresUrban parksUrban systemUrban/ urbanized areasVegetation coverVegetation managementWater managementWater regulation and purificationWeighting factor

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The sole responsibility for the content of this document lies with the authors. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union. 

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