From Paris in 2015 to Belem in Brazil in 2025, soil is slowly becoming part of climate policy but more can be done.
- Chair Professor in Sustainability, Lancaster University
Only 1.5% of soil arriving at waste facilities in England was classed as hazardous, suggesting we are throwing away mostly healthy, usable soil.
Festivalgoers could be adding nitrogen and phosphorous to the rural environment at concentrated hotspots by weeing in the open air.
The barriers and benefits to reviving the UK textile industry.
A ‘right to grow’ law encouraging more locally-grown food could boost health, community pride and food supply resilience.
Whether a combine harvester or a Diplodocus is the cause, compacted soils are a big problem.
Scientists need to know how much we can rely on the land to offset our emissions.
Nurturing enthusiasm for growing food closer to home could benefit people, wildlife and the global food system.
Pollution has increased carbon in our soils - which is good for climate change. But this carbon may not stay there for long.
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