Expanding efforts to measure, monitor and protect soil biodiversity around the world will intensify further with the ...

One-third of the Earth’s land surface is already degraded. The UN estimates that more than 2.6 billion people are harmed by land degradation, with countries losing up to US$10.6 trillion (£7.8 ...

They conduct research on soil degradation or erosion, or on movement of substances such as nutrients and pesticides through the soil profile. Sometimes soil scientists identify problems such as ...

A 2022 United Nations report estimated that up to 40 percent of all soils globally are moderately or severely degraded. If deforestation, overgrazing, intensive cultivation, urbanization, and ...

image: Scenes of soil erosion in Portugal. view more Credit: Zahra Kalantari. Europe’s Mediterranean countries produce a significant portion of the world’s wines, olives, nuts and tomatoes.

Thus, the study also revealed impacts on other physical and chemical indicators, demonstrating broader soil health degradation. The research showed that the loss of total carbon—the sum of the ...