Recent advances in precision (target) conservation

Achieving food security and sustainability in the 21st century is expected to become increasingly challenging due to greater soil degradation resulting from climate change, population growth, and depletion of water resources (Delgado et al. 2011). New scientific research is critical for developing innovative soil and water conservation practices and programs that will maintain or even increase agricultural productivity. This special issue about recent advances in landscape-targeting precision conservation presents studies that investigate the impacts of precision conservation management on agricultural systems and the environment.