Healthy soil is home to two-thirds of the World’s biodiversity, and there are more organisms in a tablespoon of healthy soil than there are people on earth. Soil biodiversity is key to sustainable agriculture (SDG12), food security (SDG2) and human well-being (SDG3). It is a biological source for industrial innovation (SDG9), and environmental contaminant degradation (SDG6). Soil degradation involves the loss of biodiversity in the soil where soil is compacted, also leading to increased flooding and drought events (SDG14).
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Microorganisms for Bioremediation of Soils Contaminated with Heavy Metals
Journal Article (2023)
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Two-thirds of the world's biodiversity lives in the soil
Phys.Org Article (2023)
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Global Land Outlook 2nd edition
UNCCD Report (2022)
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The State of Knowledge of Soil Biodiversity: Enter a hidden world
FAO Online
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A Hedge against Drought: Why Healthy Soil is 'Water in the Bank'
USDA Article (2015)
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