UAE supports global drive to address soil degradation

UAE supports global drive to address soil degradation

ABU DHABI / WAM

Food producers around the world face multiple challenges, and soil degradation is one of the most serious ones. According to global statistics, 52% of the world’s agricultural soil is currently degraded to varying degrees.

Unsustainable human activities put a strain on the soil and deplete its organic content. This leads to soil degradation, exacerbating food shortages, water scarcity, biodiversity loss, climate change, loss of livelihoods, and population displacement.

Building on its active participation in international endeavours to protect and restore soil, the UAE is gearing up to host a series of activities of the Conscious Planet Movement to Save Soil this month.

The campaign, founded by global visionary Sadhguru, aspires to activate the support of over 3.5 billion people and assist governments worldwide in formulating policies that address soil health and make farming more soil-friendly to halt and reverse soil degradation. The movement recommends mandating a minimum of 3-6 percent organic content in all agricultural soil.

As part of his “Journey to Save Soil” from London to the southern tip of India, Sadhguru will stop in the UAE from 18th to 20th May. His visit will culminate with a large-scale public event in Dubai, organised in partnership