The high-resolution global soil salinity map generated from this research provides an essential tool for scientists, policymakers, and farmers to address soil salinity issues effectively.

One-third of the Earth's land surface is already degraded. The UN estimates that more than 2.6 billion people are harmed by land degradation, with countries losing up to US$10.6 trillion (£7.8 ...

Great civilizations have fallen because they failed to prevent the degradation of the soils on which they were founded. The modern world could suffer the same fate. Great civilisations have fallen ...

Isotopic techniques are used in many countries to study the extent and causes of soil degradation, arming decisionmakers with the right data to protect it. Globally, 932 million hectares of ...

40 per cent of the world's soil is already degraded, but the problem could get much worse. A new global think tank is warning soil degradation is increasing and threatening food security and ...

CANBERRA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- A group of Australian and international scientists have called for urgent action on soil degradation which is threatening food security, farmer's livelihoods and the ...

37 percent of China 's total territory suffers from land degradation, according to China 's Ministry of Water Resources. Degradation including soil erosion, deforestation, salinity, reduced ...

Abu Dhabi: To celebrate World Soil Day, which falls on December 5 th every year, the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi today launched a plan to manage soil salinity in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, which is ...

According to the World Wide Life (WWL) half of the topsoil on the planet has been lost in the last 150 years. In addition to erosion, soil quality is affected by other aspects of agriculture. These ...