European leaders urged to act on soil sustainability
As reported by euractiv, soils play a key role in regulating the earth’s climate, sustaining agriculture and preserving biodiversity. Yet they have fallen down the EU policy agenda even though tools exist to reverse that trend (according to a new report published on 26th September).
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Soils play a key role in regulating the earth’s climate, sustaining agriculture and preserving biodiversity. Yet they have fallen down the EU policy agenda even though tools exist to reverse that trend, according to a new report published on Wednesday (26 September).
Policymakers cannot afford to ignore soil sustainability anymore, argues the report by the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC), which represents the national science academies of the 28 EU countries, Norway, and Switzerland.
The report, titled “Opportunities for soil sustainability in Europe”, explores the tools available to bring soil sustainability back on the European political agenda.
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