soil
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Wait, what?! There’s more life in a teaspoon of soil than people on Earth
There’s more life in a teaspoon of healthy soil than there are people on Earth. So why do we still…
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Sowing the seeds of transformative agriculture: The Gambia’s journey to soil security
Detailed soil fertility maps that will give farmers in The Gambia essential information to manage their land more sustainably, while…
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Reflecting on UNCCD COP16
In December 2024, global leaders, scientists, policymakers and stakeholders gathered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the 16th Conference of the…
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Advancing soil health agenda through a soil knowledge exchange
Up to 65 per cent of Africa’s productive land is degraded, while desertification affects 45 per cent of its total…
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Systematic soil and land health assessment to climate-proof Sri Lanka’s ecosystems
From its misty highlands to the tropical coasts, Sri Lanka’s rich natural resources have sustained its people and wildlife for…
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How soil laboratories are building climate resilience
The Knuckles Mountain Range in Sri Lanka has long been a cradle of biodiversity and a protector of the inhabitants…
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“A renaissance of nature” for Africa’s drylands
Soil degradation affects a third of our planet, reducing crop yields, food security and climate resilience wherever it occurs. The…
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Restoration monitoring adds up for Kenya’s rangeland advocates
On 8 August 2023, twenty-six restoration practitioners and stakeholders set off from Oloitokitok – a small town on the green…
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Sustainable soil movement grows at COP15 on land desertification and drought
Healthy soil is crucial for tackling climate change, environmental challenges, building resilience, improving food security and meeting U.N. Sustainable Development…
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Women coffee growers in Vietnam boost climate mitigation through agroforestry
Coffee agroforestry systems in Vietnam have significant capacity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by sequestering carbon and reducing the need…
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Meet the farmers and scientists collaborating to restore Kenya’s degraded grasslands
Hellen Atieno Owuor remembers a time when farming goats and cattle in the sub-humid eastern highlands of Kenya was a…
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The U.N. Food Systems Summit is laying the groundwork for change – from the soil up
Talk around the U.N. Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) this week is, quite literally, about how sustainable food systems can emerge…
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Building soil and ecosystem health for food and nutritional security: A worm’s eye view
Leigh Ann Winowiecki is theme leader for Soil and Land Health at World Agroforestry (ICRAF). My father and I were…
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Soil health critical for maintaining human health, biological diversity, researchers say
Healthy soil sustains life on Earth, channeling nutrients through plants, supporting essential water and land-based systems, absorbing carbon dioxide to…
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A perfect storm: Study of peat fire mitigation sheds light on complex global challenge
An increasing awareness of the repercussions of large-scale fires has amplified concerns globally about climate change amid dire warnings from…
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