Ecological land use, organizations, companies, and sustainable communities in the Tolima region of Colombia

Abstract

The objective of this review article is to analyze how ecological land use should be given in relation to sustainable soils and sustainable communities that promote environmental and social sustainability of human-soil interactions. This review paper is guided by the orientations of the socio-critical paradigm. The main findings indicated that soils are key components of the ecosystem that provide rooting material for plants and are the habitat for saprophytic organisms that recycle matter and nutrients through the decomposition process. This requires the development of new technologies and techniques to produce more feed, fiber, food and fuel with less land, less water, less energy and fewer nutrient inputs. Achieving this will require improved crops and new soil management strategies that can only be achieved through investment in interdisciplinary research and development. Today, the greatest success in agriculture will be to achieve the desired increase in production by reducing negative environmental conditions.