RT Dissertation/Thesis T1 Towards a reliable European assessment of soil biodiversity status under current land use changes T2 Evaluación europea del estado de la biodiversidad del suelo ante los cambios actuales en el uso del suelo A1 Köninger, Julia K1 2511.02 Biología de Suelos K1 2505.04 Utilización del Terreno K1 2511.06 Conservación de Suelos AB Presently, no country has legislation that specifically protects soil biodiversity, which may be an issue considering that global food security is highly dependent on soil organisms. Protecting soils remain an important objective for the European Union (EU), but this goal cannot be achieved without considering soil biodiversity fully. The ultimate aim of this PhD will be to provide policy tools aiming at developing actions to protect soil biodiversity at the European level. So far, soil biodiversity has been neglected in environmental assessments despite its crucial role in offering several contributions to people. Therefore, conservation measures are urgently needed. LK http://hdl.handle.net/11093/5422 UL http://hdl.handle.net/11093/5422 LA eng NO Joint Research Centre (European Commission) | Ref. 35533 DS Investigo RD 02-dic-2024