This years' campaign "Keep soil alive, Protect soil biodiversity" urges us to focus our attention on the workers belowground - from tiny bacteria to agile millipedes and slimy earthworms - all of which contribute to processes that are indispensable to life on Earth.
These days biodiversity loss is a worry – and soil
is also affected. Soil is home to more than 1/4 of our
planet's biodiversity. Yet, we only know 1% of this universe. There are
more living creatures in a single teaspoon of healthy soil than there
are people on Earth. Soil organisms are responsible for many critical
ecosystem processes, on which humans depend: from supporting plant
growth, to storing carbon and being a vast reservoir for
pharmaceuticals. But soil biodiversity is under
pressure! Unsustainable soil management affects life belowground. Take
action to protect soil biodiversity. Lets now about soil.
Fun facts
- In just 3 inches of soil, there are 13 quadrillion living organisms, weighing 100 million tonnes.
- One hectare of soil contains the weight equivalent of two cows of bacteria.
- There are more organisms in one gram of healthy soils than there are people on Earth.
- An earthworm can digest its own weight in soil every 24 hours. 50% of the planet soil passes through the gut of earthworms each year.
- Soil organisms process 25,000 kg of organic matter in a surface area equivalent to a soccer field, which is the weight
Soil Organic Carbon – the treasure beneath our feet
How can you be the solution to soil pollution
Stop soil erosion, keep soil where it belongs!
Social media cards and key messages
Must visit this 👇👇 site for more resources. Lets protect the soil.
http://www.fao.org/world-soil-day/en/
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