Soil: Earth’s most fragile and precious treasure
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1. The secret of soil
Secret of soil
Soil is the skin of the earth. Although it is only a few meters thick, it supports terrestrial ecological settlements and human agricultural systems. Without it and the large amount of organic matter in it, most living things would cease to exist.
A teaspoon of soil contains 100 million organisms that are vital movers and mixers in the carbon cycle, but we have lost billions of metric tons of soil carbon over the past 10,000 years as humans turned grasslands and forests into Agricultural and pastoral lands, as well as roads and cities.
But the good news is that humans can do three simple things now and it will be a win for growers, a win for the climate, and a win for consumers...
2. Carbon cycle
Carbon Cycle
Carbon (Carbon) is the most important element on the earth. Its total amount remains unchanged, but it likes to live in different places, in the sea, in the soil, in animals and plants, and in the atmosphere. But she actually doesn't like to move much and likes to hide, such as staying in deep sea mud, permafrost, coal mines, and oil.
As a result, she has encountered great disturbances in the past hundred years: combustion and decomposition caused by the destruction of the earth's surface have forced her to live in the air in the form of carbon dioxide. From then on, she has no fixed place to live, and the earth is heating up rapidly...
Letting carbon go home is called "Carbon fixation". Letting carbon stay in the soil requires "Carbon Farming".
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3. Four per thousand initiative
4 per 1000 Initiative
The 2015 Global Climate Summit (COP21) proposed that global warming can be effectively slowed down by increasing soil carbon content by 0.4% (four thousandths) per year. At present, 799 members and 108 national members have invested, making it the most important initiative in soil carbon sequestration.
There are five main measures, calling on the world's 570 million farms and 3 billion neighboring residents to jointly implement them to save the earth.
4. Global Soil Doctor
Global soil doctor
A set of "Farmers Training Farmers" global soil management program, provided by the United Nations FAO with certification, teaching materials and organizational connections, to improve soil health, food security, enhance action decision-making, help increase income, and specifically support community farmer extension activities .
The Soil Doctor Project makes all ideals come true. As long as government agencies are willing to invest, the world will undergo huge positive changes.
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5. Rehabilitate the soil and save the planet
Save soil, save earth
There are actually many ways to slow down global warming, such as driving less, eating less meat, saving energy, planting trees... But a relatively quick and sustainable way is to support the purchase of "carbon-fixing agricultural products", which must comply with international carbon reduction standards. , and actually improve soil organic matter.
With the cooperation of experts and farmers, and finally, as long as you are willing to join in, the global soil will be able to recover sustainably.