Closeup of worm culture. Worms are used to improve soil quality.
ROME, 20 April 2021 (FAO)
–– The Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on 19 April 2021 kicked off with a call to preserve this vast community of living soil organisms and the vital ecosystem services they provide.
Soils are one of the main global reservoirs of biodiversity. They host more than 25 percent of the world’s supply of this valued resource from where 95 percent of the food we eat is produced. In addition, more than 40 percent of living organisms in terrestrial ecosystems are connected with soils during their life cycle.
FAO-hosted Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity kicks off
20 April 2021, Rome - The Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) kicked off yesterday with a call to preserve this vast community of living soil organisms and the vital ecosystem services they provide.
Soils are one of the main global reservoirs of biodiversity. They host more than 25 percent of the world s supply of this valued resource from where 95 percent of the food we eat is produced. In addition, more than 40 percent of living organisms in terrestrial ecosystems are connected with soils during their life cycle.
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