Brussels, 23/09/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 23 September, the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) published an indicator-based map of potential threats to soil biodiversity, in order to guide decision-makers in protecting this crucial resource. “This atlas is a major European contribution to the UN's International Year of Biodiversity 2010. It will raise awareness about the need for the Soil Framework Directive the Commission first proposed in 2006, and help prevent...