A sustainable bioeconomy requires integration of soil productivity with a wide range of other soil functions including nutrient cycling, carbon storage, water retention and filtering as well as being the habitat of a myriad of organisms and enabling their activities. How can trade-offs between such services be managed? What are options for prioritization in different geographic or socio-economic settings? How do policy strategies govern the multitude of soil functions?
In this roundtable discussion, an international expert group from policy, practice, business, and research will discuss their perceptions and experiences on managing conflicting demands for soil services.
Benjamin Subei, Associate Director Düsseldorf, Boston Consulting Group
Ivo Degn, CEO and Co-founder, Climate farmers
Harald Ginzky, Environment Agency Germany (UBA)
Gabriel Moinet, soil biology group, Wageningen University & Research