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Interaction with plant roots impacts soil health. Photo: Philip Halling CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 GenericPhilip Halling CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic

Why restoring soil health is a win-win for farmers and the environment

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More than half of Europe’s soils are degraded. Researchers are showing that restoring soil through better farming makes both ecological and financial sense
The land where the Aravalli Green Wall will be built in India has long been subject to increasing desertification due to climate change and human activities. PHOTO: TeshTesh via Wikimedia Commons.TeshTesh via Wikimedia Commons.

Desertification, India will have its own “Green Wall” to fight it

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1,400 kilometers long and 5 kilometers wide, the Green Wall will cross 4 states of India along the Aravalli mountain range. The territory has long been subject to increasing desertification that damages agricultural activities and ecosystems