Getty Images Union of Concerned Scientist s report sounds alarm on topsoil loss; U.N. advocates for more attention to soil resources.
If soil continues to erode at current rates, U.S. farmers could lose a half-inch of topsoil by 2035 more than eight times the amount of topsoil lost during the Dust Bowl – and nearly three inches of topsoil by 2100, according to a study released by the Union of Concerned Scientists. Given that it takes a century or more for an inch of soil to form naturally, the United States will lose the equivalent of at least 300 years’ worth of soil by 2100 if today’s trends prevail.
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New Delhi: World Soil Day is commemorated every year on December 5, with the aim to shine the spotlight on the essentiality of healthy soils to sustain life on the planet. The Day also aims to mobilise public and political will to address challenges to the sustainable management of soil resources.
World Soil Day became an international day to celebrate Soil after the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) in 2002 recommended it.
‘Keep soil alive, Protect soil biodiversity’ is the theme for World Soil Day 2020. It is important for people to understand that our food security depends on healthy soil.