Soil Degradation: ‘A Silent Crisis’- Time to Act for Food Security and Climate Resilience
Soil, often revered as the ‘Skin of the Earth’ or geo-derma, is a biogeochemically transformed layer of parent rock and sediments, typically about one meter deep, that supports most terrestrial life. Despite its thinness, this vital resource underpins the production of over 95% of human food and shelters approximately two-thirds of the planet’s biodiversity. However,…
