ISO/TS 18718:2026

Soil functions and related ecosystem services — Definitions, descriptions and conceptual framework ISO/TS 18718:2026

Publication date:   Jan 23, 2026

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60.60   Standard published   Jan 23, 2026

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ISO/TC 190 Soil quality

Technical Specification

13.080.01   Soil quality and pedology in general

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This document provides definitions, descriptions and a framework for the assessment of ecological soil functions and of related ecosystem services, based on a review of existing documents. It describes the main characteristics of key ecological soil functions and how they relate to soil characteristics and to ecosystem services.
This document does not cover non-ecological soil functions, e.g. the support of infrastructures and archives, the provision of raw material.

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ISO/TS 18718:2026
60.60 Standard published
Jan 23, 2026




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