Soil Biodiversity-loss

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Soil biodiversity loss. Decline in the diversity of organisms present in soil that affects multiple ecosystem functions,
Soil biodiversity loss

PRESERVING AND BOOSTING SOIL BIODIVERSITY IS IMPERATIVE TO ENHANCING SOIL HEALTH, THUS ENSURING A PRODUCTIVE FOOD SYSTEM, IMPROVED RURAL LIVELIHOODS AND A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT

SO UR CE: STATU S OF T HE WO R LD’S S OIL RE SO URC ES - MA IN RE PO RT

Decline in the diversity of organisms present in soil that affects multiple ecosystem functions, including plant diversity, decomposition, nutrient retention and cycling, plant and animal health, soil carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions.

Soils host approximately 2016 a quarter of our planet’s biodiversity

E Europe and Eurasia

NA

North America

NENA

A

Near East and North Africa

Asia

SSA

sub-Saharan Africa

LAC

SP

SOIL THREATS Soil biodiversity loss Condition

Very poor

Poor

Fair

Good

Trend

Improving

Deteriorating

Variable

Stable

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Southwest Pacific

Latin America and the Caribbean