The Scottish Government has recognised that soils perform many vital functions for the health of the environment and economy. In the last decade, there has been significant research output from several organisations across Scotland, in collaboration with partners in the rest of the UK and further afield. In this review, I highlight recent research focused on soil organic matter in the context of the main external drivers (land management and climate change). This review demonstrates the strengths and successes of the relatively tightly integrated policy-research-regulatory landscape in Scotland. It also highlights the need for more and greater impact through interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research involving soil scientists, social scientists, policymakers and land managers. Evidence is presented that meaningful (rather than incremental) changes to climate change mitigation and adaptation policies and practices are necessary, with a further need for researchers and policymakers to consider both local conditions and global impacts of future climate on the practical implementation of soil-based climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies in Scotland. The role of environmental and social scientists through advocacy as well as research is explored and discussed.

苏格兰政府已经意识到，土壤对于环境和经济的健康起着许多重要的作用。在过去的十年中，与英国其他地区及更远地区的合作伙伴合作，苏格兰各地的多个组织获得了大量研究成果。在这篇评论中，我重点介绍了在主要外部驱动因素（土地管理和气候变化）的背景下针对土壤有机质的最新研究。这篇评论展示了苏格兰相对紧密整合的政策研究监管格局的优势和成功。它还强调需要通过涉及土壤科学家，社会科学家，政策制定者和土地管理者的跨学科和跨学科研究产生越来越大的影响。有证据表明，有必要（而不是渐进地）对缓解和适应气候变化的政策和做法进行有意义的改变，而且研究人员和决策者还需要考虑当地条件和未来气候对全球土壤基础措施的实际影响。苏格兰的气候变化缓解和适应策略。探索和讨论了环境和社会科学家在倡导和研究中的作用。