Descripción del proyecto
Control de los flujos de nitrógeno en África
El suelo rojo oxidado que se encuentra en muchas partes de África carece de nutrientes como el nitrógeno. El reaprovisionamiento de nitrógeno es fundamental para garantizar que el rendimiento de los cultivos no siga empeorando; sin embargo, unos niveles excesivos de nitrógeno pueden ser perjudiciales para la calidad del aire, el agua y la tierra. Mejorar los flujos y presupuestos relacionados con el nitrógeno puede ser crucial para la producción agrícola y la emisión de nitrógeno al medio ambiente, puesto que estos se utilizan como herramientas para estimar su extracción o acumulación. El proyecto INSA, financiado con fondos europeos, creará una plataforma interoperable sobre nitrógeno en África que sensibilizará sobre los desafíos, los riesgos y las oportunidades para mejorar la gestión de este elemento. Una red de científicos de Europa y África dirigirá una evaluación preliminar del nitrógeno en África. Esto ayudará a desarrollar aspectos innovadores de investigación sobre cuestiones específicas para mantener un diálogo entre distintas comunidades de investigadores, transferir información al público y reforzar las actividades educativas.
Objetivo
The overall objective of the INSA (Integrated Nitrogen Studies in Africa) project is to work on different aspects of the nitrogen budget in Africa, with interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary competences, based on a network of scientists from Europe and Africa. An essential output of this project will be to create an interoperable platform on N topics to a large public including academics and stakeholders, and to increase the awareness of challenges, risks and chances for a better N management in Africa.
According to the “Melbourne Declaration on Responsible Nitrogen Management for a Sustainable Future” (December 2016), “Nitrogen management should strive to simultaneously improve the efficiency of nitrogen use, increase farm productivity, enhance soil health, conserve resources and reduce losses of reactive nitrogen to the environment”. The INSA network will bring its contribution to this great subject of study, and participate to drive the development of a preliminary N assessment in Africa. Many international networks of scientists already exist between countries inside and outside Africa. However, for the first time, it is proposed to link these activities in a large and sustainable network to enhance high quality and multidisciplinary research focused on nitrogen in Africa. This network will gather scientists from Europe and Africa working on ecology, atmospheric chemistry, water quality, soil science, biogeochemistry, agriculture and livestock. The interdisciplinary competences of the groups involved in INSA will help in developing innovative aspects of research on targeted questions, to sustain a dialogue between different communities of researchers, to transfer information to the public and to reinforce educational activities. Education and information sharing with a large public will help to disseminate the message of how a sustainable use of nitrogen in our environment is the key action to mitigate harmful impacts while assuring food security.
Ámbito científico
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencessoil sciences
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrology
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecology
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutrition
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeochemistrybiogeochemistry
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