The SWSR is a reference document on the status of global soil resources that provides regional assessments of soil change. The information is based on peer-reviewed scientific literature, complemented with expert knowledge and project outputs. It provides a description and a ranking of ten major soil threats that endanger ecosystem functions, goods and services globally and in each region separately. Additionally, it describes direct and indirect pressures on soils and ways and means to combat s oil degradation. The report contains a Synthesis report for policy makers that summarizes its findings, conclusions and recommendations.

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Introductory information
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The role of soils in ecosystem pr ocesses
Chapter 3: Global Soil Resources
Chapter 4: Soils and Humans
Chapter 5: Drivers of global soil change
Chapter 6: Global soil status, processes and trends
Chapter 7: Soil change: impacts and responses
Chapter 8: Governance and policy responses to soil change
Chapter 9: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Africa South of the Sahara
Chapter 10: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in Asia
Chapter 11: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Europe and Eurasia
Chapter 12: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Latin America and the Caribbean
Chapter 13: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in the Near East and North Africa
Chapter 14: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in North America
Chapter 15: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in the Southw est Pacific
Chapter 16: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in Antarctica
Annex: Soil groups, characteristics, distribution and ecosystem services
Glossary of Technical Terms
Authors and affiliations

Also available is the Technical Summary of the Status of the World’s Soil Resources.