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9.5.2 | South Africa | 266<br />

9.6 | Summary of conclusions and recommendations | 275<br />

10 | Regional Assessment of <strong>Soil</strong> Change in Asia | 287<br />

10.1 | Introduction | 288<br />

10.2. Stratification of the region | 288<br />

10.2. 1 | Climate and agro-ecology | 288<br />

10.2.2 | Previous regional soil assessments | 289<br />

10.3 | General threats to soils in the region | 291<br />

10.3.1 | Erosion by wind and water | 291<br />

10.3.2 | <strong>Soil</strong> organic carbon change | 291<br />

10.3.3 | <strong>Soil</strong> contamination | 291<br />

10.3.4 | <strong>Soil</strong> acidification | 293<br />

10.3.5 | <strong>Soil</strong> salinization and sodification | 293<br />

10.3.6 | Loss of soil biodiversity | 294<br />

10.3.7 | Waterlogging | 295<br />

10.3.8 | Nutrient imbalance | 295<br />

10.3.9 | Compaction | 296<br />

10.3.10 | Sealing and capping | 297<br />

10.4 | Major threats to soils in the region | 297<br />

10.4.1 | Erosion | 297<br />

10.4.2 | <strong>Soil</strong> organic carbon change | 299<br />

10.4.3 | <strong>Soil</strong> salinization and sodification | 301<br />

10.4.4 | Nitrogen imbalance | 302<br />

10.5 | Case studies | 304<br />

10.5.1 | Case study for India | 304<br />

10.5.2 | Case study for Indonesia | 307<br />

10.5.3 | Case study for Japan | 310<br />

Status of the <strong>World’s</strong> <strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Resources</strong> | Main Report<br />

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