The UN has reported that, unless we rapidly change how we manage our soils globally, 90% of it could become degraded by 2050, resulting in a global food crisis. In a lot of countries, soil degradation has led to over 80% loss of micronutrients in our food. This is a serious yet silent crisis unfolding under our feet.
The Save Soil movement, started with the support of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), aims to address this issue by creating mass awareness amongst 3.5 Billion people (60% of the voting population around the globe) to support their leaders in instituting policies and actions to revitalize and bring back the topsoil. To this end a Soil Revitalization - Global Policy Draft & Solutions Handbook is available for the Caribbean, this was created in consultation with top scientists in the world, considering our region’s latitude, climate, economic conditions, and traditional agricultural practices.