our

Soils

Deforestation
Biodiversity
loss

Population
growth

Ca

Mg

Salinization
and
sodication

Urban
expansion

Nutrient
imbalance

Pollution and
waste disposal
Rapid
climate
change

Sealing
Climate
change
Pollution

Poverty
and social
insecurity

Acidication

Migration

Erosion
C
C

Drivers of soil
degradation
with the support of

Loss of
organic
carbon
C

Analyse/
assess
soil condition
Increase
soil organic
matter content
Keep
soil surface
covered

Increase
investment
in sustainable
soil management

Use
nutrients
wisely

Advocacy/
awareness
raising

Minimum
tillage

Establish soil
information
systems

Ph

Unsustainable
soil management
practices

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Inclusive
soil governance

Food and
nutrition
insecurity

Compaction

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Solution:
sustainable soil
management

Water
scarcity

Na

under
threat

Crop
rotation

Develop
capacities and
strengthen
extension
on soils

Reduction
of ecosystem
services

Types of soil Consequences

degradation of soil degradation

Stop
soil
degradation

Reduce
erosion
Appropriate
waste
disposal
Waste
water
treatment

Restore/
rehabilitate
degraded soils

Implement
land use
planning