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Soil, water and air
A sealed soil, or one loaded with more nutrients than it can hold, pushes the problem into water and air. With more organic matter and active soil life, the soil keeps nutrients and water instead of losing them.
IPCC, Synthesis Report, 2023. In 2019, agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) was 22% of global net greenhouse-gas emissions.
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FieldLiving soil helps mitigate droughts, fires and floods
Living, well-managed soil can reduce the loss of soil and nutrients to water and bring life back to the farm. In the Mediterranean, water is still the challenge. The figures on this page are worldwide, with their source. Your farm’s figures come from your soil.
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Biodiversity loss
These practices help slow biodiversity loss. The horses in the paddock, with the mountain behind, are a visible sign. Insects, birds and indicator plants come back when the farm gives them something to live on.
IPBES, Global Assessment, 2019. Around 25% of assessed animal and plant species are threatened. Pollution is one direct driver, with land-use change, exploitation, invasive species and climate.
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Fires, droughts and floods
They help mitigate wildfires, droughts and floods and the damage they cause, though they don’t change the climate. With covered soil and a keyline design, water spreads out and the risk drops, without disappearing. Harvesting water in the landscape and keeping soil covered and alive: two levers you can see in the field.
UNEP, Spreading like Wildfire, 2022. Extreme landscape fires could rise by up to 14% by 2030, 30% by 2050 and 50% by 2100. That is a projection. IPCC, 2023: roughly half the world’s population faces severe water scarcity for at least part of the year.
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Let’s talk about your project
Tell us what is happening with soil and water on your farm. We assess the situation, design and plan with you, then put the plan into practice alongside your team. We train and support the team until it can manage the work independently.