The general approach reached by the Council today aims to make soil health monitoring obligatory, provides guiding principles for sustainable soil management and addresses situations where soil ...

Bacteria in surface-level soil affect the global carbon cycle. These microbes break down dead leaves and stems, pumping carbon into the atmosphere and the soil. However, microbes are sensitive to ...

Under the UNESCO Soil Initiative, the Organization is building a global soil sentinel network–including UNESCO biosphere reserves and Global Geoparks– that commit to telling the unique soil story of ...

Associate Professor in Ecological Genetics, School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth A report by the UK government’s Environment Agency in 2019 estimated that 17% of soils in ...

Today, the Council reached a provisional deal with the European Parliament on a directive establishing a framework for soil monitoring to improve resilience and manage the risks of contaminated sites.

Agricultural soil testing is critical to determining soil’s nutrient concentration and variability across your fields. It is ideal to test your fields’ soil at least every two to three years to inform ...

Jake M Robinson is affiliated with the UNFCCC Resilience Frontiers think tank. Carlos Abrahams works for Baker Consultants, an ecological consultancy that specialises in ecoacoustics. He currently ...