These massive networks—which can make up to 50% of the living biomass of soil—are important for drawing down carbon into soil, moving around nutrients, and supporting biodiversity above ground.

If soil degradation can’t be resolved, the risk is that ever more natural land will be converted to agriculture, deepening the world’s biodiversity crisis.

Berhe says soil is precious, taking millennia to regenerate. And with about a third of the world's soil degraded, according to a UN estimate, it's also at risk. Prof. Berhe, ...

Celebration of World Soil Day 2021 Remarks by H.E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid, President of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly 7 December 2021 Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - International agronomists plan to map different soil types across Africa to improve agricultural methods, increase harvests and help farmers earn a better living from their ...