Planetary limits to soil degradation

Soils are essential to life on Earth but are rapidly degrading worldwide due to unsustainable human activities. We argue that soil degradation constitutes a key Earth system process that should be added to the planetary boundaries framework.Soils are essential to life on Earth but are rapidly degrad...

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Published in:Communications earth & environment 2021-12, Vol.2 (1), p.1-4, Article 249
Main Authors: Kraamwinkel, Clarisse T., Beaulieu, Anne, Dias, Teresa, Howison, Ruth A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Boundaries
Earth
Environmental degradation
Soil degradation
Soils
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Summary:Soils are essential to life on Earth but are rapidly degrading worldwide due to unsustainable human activities. We argue that soil degradation constitutes a key Earth system process that should be added to the planetary boundaries framework.Soils are essential to life on Earth but are rapidly degrading worldwide due to unsustainable human activities. We argue that soil degradation constitutes a key Earth system process that should be added to the planetary boundaries framework.
ISSN:2662-4435
2662-4435
DOI:10.1038/s43247-021-00323-3