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Protecting land is vital to achieving food security and reducing poverty. This is the insight on which the global WOCAT network was built two decades ago.
Not only has soil degradation in Niger been halted thanks to an integrated approach combining water harvesting technologies, the application of organic residues and planting of fruit trees and vegetables.
Rangelands cover 30 per cent of the global land surface. They support a considerable share of the global ruminant value chains, are habitat for a high plant and animal diversity and have various ecological, economic and social functions.
The livelihoods of many rural dwellers are dependent on having secure and equitable access to land. Tenure security is also a prerequisite for sustainable land management. The massive interest of commercial investors has increased the pressure on land globally.
Since 2006, a European Union-wide strategy on soil conservation has been in existence that is to address the complex roles that soil plays as a natural resource. However, a legally binding agreement has so far met with opposition by a blocking minority of EU Member States.
With more than 900 million people world-wide affected by chronic hunger, international action on soil conservation is urgently required.
In order to adequately address the important role of soils and land for sustainable development, a holistic approach is needed.
Soil carbon is important for soil structure and related nutrient and water holding properties. Increasing soil carbon stocks results in improved crop growth and contributes to enhanced climate resilience.
More than three times as much carbon is stored in soils across the world as it is in the atmosphere, making them one of the most important global carbon sinks.
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