by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
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China is currently engaged in a full-scale soil census<\/strong> which will update the last survey conducted a full 40 years ago, China Dialogue, a nonprofit environmental organization based in London and Beijing, has reported<\/a>. The study is expected to be completed in 2025.<\/p>\n \u201cThe last four decades have seen rapid, resource-intensive economic growth<\/strong> in China. Chinese people enjoy a better quality of life now, but the soil has paid a heavy price,” the organization says. \u201cA new survey is essential for understanding and protecting soils, and it will help ensure food security<\/strong> and progress towards China\u2019s peak carbon and carbon neutrality targets.\u201d<\/p>\n