ISO/TS 18718:2026

Soil functions and related ecosystem services — Definitions, descriptions and conceptual framework

Publication date: 23 jan 2026

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Current stage: 60.60 Effective date: 23 jan 2026

Originator: ISO

Owner: ISO/TC 190

Type: Technical Specification

ICS: 13.080.01

Gjuha: anglisht

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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
23 jan 2026