German version.
The ground beneath our feet is a true all-rounder. It is the most species-rich habitat on our planet, it stores gigantic amounts of greenhouse gases and water, feeds people and animals, allows flowers to bloom and trees to grow. Soil is a vital resource – and it is under threat. Around 60 percent of the soil in the EU is damaged, yesterday's fertile humus is drying out, turning into steppe and desert, and more and more soil is being sealed for the construction of infrastructure. Conflicts over increasingly scarce land are increasing. The Soil Atlas 2024 not only highlights the consequences of the global loss of fertile soil, but also shows the potential of sustainable and fair land use for climate protection and biodiversity.
Product details
Table of contents
06 FOREWORD
08 12 BRIEF LESSONS ABOUT SOILS
10 ECOSYSTEM SOIL THE FOUNDATION OF LIFE
12 SOIL DEGRADATION THE SILENT GLOBAL CRISIS
14 DESERTIFICATION EUROPE IS DRYING OUT
16 CLIMATE ADAPTATION SOIL AND WATER, A CRUCIAL SYMBIOSIS
18 CORPORATE POWER WHEN CULPRITS BENEFIT
20 NITROGEN FERTILISER GLOBAL DEPENDENCIES
22 PHOSPHORUS EXTRACTIVIST AGRICULTURE
24 GREEN FERTILISERS NOT A QUICK FIX
26 LAND GRABBING THE RACE FOR HECTARES
28 LAND SALES JUST ANOTHER COMMODITY?
30 CLIMATE POLICY CONFLICTS BETWEEN DEMAND FOR LAND AND PEOPLE’S RIGHTS
32 SOIL CARBON CREDITS BLESSING OR CURSE?
34 HUMAN RIGHTS RIGHTS VERSUS REALITY
36 WOMEN AND LAND PROTECTING RIGHTS, PROTECTING SOIL
38 EUROPEAN UNION SOIL PROTECTION? WANTED!
40 AGROECOLOGY POLICIES THAT KEEP SOIL ALIVE
42 TRUE COSTS HIDDEN EFFECTS
44 SUSTAINABLE SOIL RESTORATION REVIVING INDIA’S SOILS FOR A BETTER FUTURE
46 REGREENING THE DESERT LAND AND SOIL RESTORATION IN THE SAHARA AND SAHEL
48 SOILLESS AGRICULTURE REVOLUTION OR ILLUSION?
50 TO READ AND STUDY AUTHORS AND SOURCES FOR DATA AND GRAPHICS