Soil governance: The case of implementation and enforcement

Abstract

This chapter focuses on how sustainable soil management provisions could be implemented and enforced. It discusses first how institutional arrangements have to be built up in order to establish effective implementation and enforcement processes. One basic question is which management tasks for soil governance have to be dealt with by governmental entities. Secondly, the chapter outlines how science could contribute to effective legal implementation and enforcement. Thirdly, the involvement of the general public, stakeholders and experts is elucidated. These aspects need to be stressed as being essential and important as reasonable substantive provisions are only “ink on paper” as long as they are not fully implemented and enforced.

Keywords

• Soil
• Sustainable management
• Implementation
• Enforcement
• Compliance
• Institutional settings