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Jun 23, 2022 · The theme of this year's World Soil Day, on December 5, is 'Soils: Where food begins'. Soil mismanagement threatens the survival of many species on Earth, including humans, according to a United Nations body. But restoring degraded farmland has the potential to ease food shortages. Healthy soil is also critical to tackling global warming.
Aug 9, 2023 · More carbon resides in soil than in the atmosphere and all plant life put together, research shows. Simple techniques to improve soil quality could help us reach our climate targets, scientists say. The importance of healthy soil around the world was the focus of a panel at the World Economic Forum’s 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions.
Nov 21, 2023 · However, advances in soil science have shown that investing in soil health can increase food production and reduce GHG emissions in parallel. By focusing primarily on the need to increase food production, conventional high-yield agriculture practices have driven many detrimental side effects, including loss of biodiversity, degradation of soil and water and worsening air pollution.
Feb 19, 2015 · On December 5, 2014, on the occasion of the first World Soil Day in Rome, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva reminded us that while more than 805 million people currently experience hunger and malnutrition, and while a 60% increase in food production will be needed to meet future demands, a third of our global soil resources lie denuded and degraded.
Oct 11, 2022 · He is the first farmer in the world to be paid through a government system to sequester soil carbon. Olsen’s system involves planting a mixture of crops and grazing plants – like pulses and grasses – in strips in the same field, to increase soil nutrients, yield and soil carbon.
Feb 6, 2023 · The organisms within soil can kill harmful bacteria and be used in medicine. The group of antibiotics that constitute penicillin originated from soil. Soil plays a vital role in mitigating climate change. It is the biggest carbon sink after the oceans, helping to regulate atmospheric CO2 concentrations.
May 31, 2022 · Humanity is using up the world’s resources faster than they can naturally recover, says the UN. World Environment Day, on 5 June, is a global event to celebrate and encourage action on the climate crisis. The cost of climate adaptation in developing nations is now estimated to be $500 billion a year.
Dec 17, 2020 · In particular, combining 176 years’ worth of soil data from the world’s oldest continuous scientific experiment (the Broadbalk and other long-term experiments at Rothamsted, England) with modern digital technology and systems analytics has given much more precise quantitative understanding of soil’s role in the carbon cycle and of carbon’s role in soil health. Three benefits stand out.
May 10, 2022 · The World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneer community is composed of early to growth-stage companies from around the world involved in the design, development and deployment of new technologies and innovations. Each year, the Forum recognizes a new cohort of Technology Pioneers and incorporates them into its initiatives, activities, and events.
Our soils withdraw 70% of freshwater and grow 95% of the food we eat. They are a critical lever to transform how we produce food and tackle the trilemma of food access and affordability, nutrition and health as well as nature and climate. From capital stacks for watersheds linked to farming corridors to skills and capabilities in protecting and restoring soil health, how can breakthrough finance, knowledge models and community collaborations realize the value of soil? This is the full audio ...
