Water that does not evaporate first passes through the canopies and carries nutrients to the soil through leaves and branches or along the stems. Photo: Stuart Rankin CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 GenericStuart Rankin CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic

This is how canopies affect the distribution of soil nutrients

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Chinese research analyzed nutrient precipitation dynamics by identifying and quantifying soil enrichment mechanisms in relation to climate and vegetation
The frequency and impact of wildfires have increased in recent decades, changing the organic and inorganic composition of the soil © European Union (photo by Pavel Koubek) CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic© European Union (photo by Pavel Koubek) CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic

Soil, wildfires and recovery: how much do we know?

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A U.S. study reviews current knowledge about wildfires and the resilience of ecosystems. Some factors can promote regeneration. Others end up impeding it
A Strasburgo sono in atto da tempo inizitive di de-sealing del suolo. Foto: Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

Legacy of soil sealing studied in Strasbourg

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The PerméaSol project will study the ecological trajectory of "liberated" urban soil over the next 3 years. Thus assessing the long-term effects of sealing
According to the United Nations, degradation affects up to 50 percent of the Planet's rangelands. Photo: ILRI/Stevie Mann CC BY 2.0 DEED Attribution 2.0 GenericILRI/Stevie Mann CC BY 2.0 DEED Attribution 2.0 Generic

“Half of the Planet’s rangelands are degraded,” UN says

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A snapshot from the latest UNCCD Report: degradation affects up to 50 percent of rangelands, twice as much as previous estimates. Central Asia and North Africa are the hardest hit areas
In the Tibetan Plateau, the benefits of vegetation enhancement for erosion control will be undermined by climate change. Photo: McKay Savage CC BY 2.0 DEED Attribution 2.0 GenericMcKay Savage CC BY 2.0 DEED Attribution 2.0 Generic

Climate mitigation is the first barrier against erosion in Tibet

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Climate change will be decisive in increasing erosion in the Tibetan Plateau, a Chinese study finds. So curbing rising temperatures becomes decisive
China's southern forests contribute to the accumulation of more than half of the organic carbon stored in the country's forest ecosystem. Photo: 揭英明 CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 UnportedPhoto: 揭英明 CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported

How organic carbon accumulates in acidified forest soils

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A study by the Chinese Academy of Sciences reveals how forest soil acidification promotes both mineral protection and plant-derived carbon accumulation
Mountain meadows are one of the largest sinks of soil organic carbon in Central Europe. Photo: crash71100 CC0 1.0 DEED CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain DedicationPhoto: crash71100 CC0 1.0 DEED CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication

Mountain meadows are threatened by climate change

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Rising temperatures drives the loss of humus in mountain meadows and, with it, the release of CO2 into the atmosphere. This is reported in a study by the Technical University of Munich
Bees, both domestic and wild, play a crucial role in pollinating 70 percent of the Planet's plant species and contribute 35 percent of global food production. Photo: Rhododendrites CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 InternationalPhoto: Rhododendrites CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

A step forward in the fight of bees against mites

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Canadian study provides new details on the interaction between bees in their post larval stage and the Varroa destructor, a mite capable of destroying up to 40 percent of pollinator colonies each year
The reviewed projects affect 3.4 million hectares of land in the interior drylands of Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia where forest cover has increased by just 0.8 percent. Photo: John Robert McPherson CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 InternationalJohn Robert McPherson CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

Forest regeneration in Australia does not influence CO2 sequestration

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A study shows that restoration projects implemented in Australia have had a negligible impact on tree cover. A finding that openly questions the effectiveness of the national carbon market
In the state of Assan in northeastern India, erosion affects nearly 300 square kilometers of topsoil, or 31 percent of the total. Photo: Akarsh Simha CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 GenericPhoto: Akarsh Simha CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic

In India, 30 percent of the soil is at risk of erosion

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A study illustrates for the first time the extent of the phenomenon in India. For 3 percent of the area, the situation is defined as "catastrophic" according to the new classification

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