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Cotton decomposes much faster in soil than synthetic fibers such as polyester. Photo: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)

Australian cotton industry seeks to turn clothes into climate-friendly soil ameliorants

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A project to make cotton a resource for soil. A useful solution for a country still wasting 85% of its used clothing
Agriculture, carbon farming and soil management are some of the issues covered by Fit for 55, the emission reduction plan adopted by the EU Commission. Photo: Pxhere CC0 Public Domain Free for personal and commercial use No attribution requiredPxhere CC0 Public Domain Free for personal and commercial use No attribution required

Soil and agriculture will play a crucial role in the EU plan “Fit for 55”

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The Fit for 55 agenda also includes 'agriculture. The sector is contributing to climate change. But it offers more solutions than problems.
An app developed in Ireland provides a multi-level soil diagnosis. Photo: Pxfuel Free for commercial use, DMCAPxfuel Free for commercial use, DMCA

How’s your soil doing? Ask this Irish app

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The app allows you to analyze the health of your soil and suggests how to manage it. An example of technology applied to soil protection.
New York State has three million acres of farmland. PHOTO: New York State Senate Archives.

Climate-friendly agriculture: New York passes Soil Health Act

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The New York State Senate passes the Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Act. Objective is cutting the impact of agricultural practices on climate change by increasing adaptation and caring for the soil
circular bioeconomy, waste recycling green economy

The post-pandemic crisis does not scare the European bioeconomy

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The 7th report "Bioeconomy in Europe" by Intesa San Paolo: the total turnover in 2020 is worth 320 billion, with 2 million employees.

Goodbye phosphorus: how soil degradation is taking a key element away from agriculture

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Swiss study: soil degradation accounts for 50% of agricultural phosphorus losses. With huge damage to crops. Global alert and uncertain future at the horizon
Adding rice husk to soil helps reduce arsenic and cadmium contamination in plants. Photo: WorldFish Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)WorldFish Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Rice husk residue provides a sustainable solution to contaminated plants and soils

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Delaware University: the addition of rice husk prevents plant contamination thus protecting the health of billions of people
Costa Rica unveiled two measures designed to re-carbonise soils, and cash environmental services under the RECSOIL program. Photo: Åsa Berndtsson Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)Åsa Berndtsson Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)

How Recsoil operation is promoting soil quality in Costa Rica

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Costa Rica wants to increase soil carbon capture through the Recsoil program. With climate neutrality looming in the background