LIVING SOILS: A Call to Action

Donna Udall; Francis Rayns; T. Mansfield

LIVING SOILS: A Call to Action

Donna Udall, Francis Rayns, T. Mansfield

Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience

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Abstract

Soil is essential for life on earth. It is the earth’s living skin we all rely on, but take for granted. One quarter of all known species live within soil. Just one teaspoon can hold more organisms than there are people on the planet. Soils hold more carbon than our atmosphere and vegetation combined. As Lady Eve Balfour, founder of the Soil Association said: ‘The health of soil, plant, animal and man is one and indivisible’.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Bristol/Coventry
Publisher	The Soil Association/Coventry University
Publication status	Published - 10 Dec 2014

Bibliographical note

The full text is available from: http://www.soilassociation.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=KMGFQY-7sIM%3D&tabid=2416

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Francis Rayns
- Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - Assistant Professor (Research)
- Faculty of Business & Law - Honorary CAFS Associate
Person: Other, Teaching and Research

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