Strypey

"On top of that existing degradation, we are now losing an estimated 36 billion tons of soil every year, based on the 2017 consensus estimate of the European Commission Joint Research Centre. Once again, using simple but deadly math, this suggests that since 2014 (when the previous white paper was published) the planet has lost more than 200 billion tons of soil, or approximately 26 tons of topsoil for every human."

- #RodaleInstitute, 2020

https://rodaleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/Rodale-Soil-Carbon-White-Paper_v11-compressed.pdf

#soil

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Show threadStrypeySep 11, 2021

"Based on peer-reviewed research and the seasoned observations of agronomists working around the world, this white paper confidently declares that global adoption of regenerative practices across both grasslands and arable acreage could sequester more than 100% of current anthropogenic emissions of CO2 and that stable soil carbon can be built quickly enough to result in a rapid drawdown of atmospheric carbon dioxide."

- #RodaleInstitute, 2020

#ClimateChange

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@strypey #permaculture gang
Show threadAdamas NemesisSep 11, 2021
@strypey Wow.
Show threadMeenaSep 11, 2021
@strypey how..?
Show threadStrypeySep 14, 2021
@meena Erosion of various kinds. Considering the ecology of how soil is formed and maintained, it's an unavoidable consequence of growing methods that regularly expose the soil life to sunlight and wind etc, and feed it growth stimulants (NPK) instead of humus. I imagine the linked report offers more discussion and references on this (haven't read it all yet).
Show threadMeenaSep 14, 2021
@strypey i reckon so, but it's formatted for print and is really hard to read
Show threadStrypeySep 14, 2021
@meena Hmm. Good point. Maybe there's some other versions on the same website? I'll let you know if I see any.
Show threadStrypeySep 16, 2021
@meena Just checked and it look like it's 21 pages. I'm probably just going to print it.