**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** IN RESPONSE TO WIDESPREAD SOIL DEGRADATION AND THE URGENT NEED FOR IMPROVED NUTRITIOUS FOOD SECURITY, THIS PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK FOR AGROECOSYSTEMS IN TROPICAL/SUBTROPICAL ISLANDS OR REGIONS TO ASSIST IN BUILDING RESILIENCE TO DISTURBANCE INTO LANDSCAPES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH IMPROVED SOIL HEALTH. THE PROPOSED FRAMEWORK WILL EMERGE FROM AN INTEGRATED SOIL HEALTH, FERTILITY, AND PRODUCTIVITY ASSESSMENT WITH NOVEL DATA COLLECTED FROM 1) A DISTURBANCE GRADIENT RANGING FROM NATURAL FOREST, AGROFOREST, AND MORE INTENSIVE OR TRADITIONAL FARMING, AND 2) DIVERSE FARM SITES IN UNDER REPRESENTATIVE SOILS AND SYSTEMS. THE EMERGENT AGROECOSYSTEM FRAMEWORK WILL BE A DECISION TOOL THAT WILL ASSIST FARMERS IN LINKING SOIL HEALTH STATUS TO PRACTICES THAT AGGRADE, MAINTAIN, OR DEGRADE SOIL. A NOVEL SOIL HEALTH ASSESSMENT WAS DERIVED FROM OUR PREVIOUS HAWAII-CENTRIC WORK. WE PROPOSE HERE TO FURTHER ITS DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE NEW PARTNERS AND LOCATIONS AND EXPAND THE DATA SCIENCE BEHIND SOUND DECISION SUPPORT, PROGRAMS, AND POLICY FOR REGIONS UNDERREPRESENTED IN CURRENT CONTINENTAL U.S. EFFORTS. GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF SUSTAINABLE AGROECOSYSTEMS IN UNDERREPRESENTED TROPICAL/SUBTROPICAL ISLANDS AND REGIONS WILL LEAD TO OPPORTUNITIES TO SYNERGIZE LOCAL SOIL HEALTH, AGROFORESTRY, AND AGROECOLOGY INITIATIVES AND IMPROVE THE VIABILITY AND RESILIENCE OF FARMER COST STRUCTURE VIA ENHANCED SOIL HEALTH QUALITY BY IMPROVED NUTRIENT CYCLES, SOIL STRUCTURE, AND WATER DYNAMICS. THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED WORK CONTRIBUTES TO BOTH SOIL HEALTH PROGRAM AREA PRIORITIES OF FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH AND THE ASSESSMENT/ADOPTION OF DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS TO ASSIST IN THE ADOPTION OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT HEALTHY SOILS, LANDSCAPES, AND COMMUNITIES.