(Beyond Pesticides, April 30, 2025) A literature review published in Ecosystem Services by researchers at Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies and Rodale Institute European Regenerative Organic Center ...

The areas marked on the map in brown saw a drop in soil moisture and the areas marked in blue an increase in soil moisture. The top map shows soil moisture depletion across large regions in eastern ...

Climate change is likely to lead to increase in rainfall in the coming years, which, in turn, is likely to cause the degradation of soil on croplands. Salinity-affected areas in the country are ...

The prevalence of microplastics in soil was more than 15 times its initial ... In addition to discoveries around the quick increase in and longevity of microplastics, scientists found degradation ...

Planting hedgerows increases soil carbon storage by almost half compared to nearby grassland—no matter where they are in the country—says new research. A team led by scientists from the ...

Although the increased salination doesn’t impact drinking water, there are concerns for native ecosystems vulnerable to salinity, especially for inland lakes where salt can build up. Over the ...

increased salinity in agricultural fields, sea intrusion (including seawater flooding), soil erosion, and coastal retreat. There is also a decline in mangrove cover and diversity, deterioration in ...

A study has found that playing a soundscape to a common, plant-promoting fungus found in soil caused it to grow ... common plant growth-promoting fungi increased its initial number of spore ...

Up to 58% more food could be produced through sustainable soil management. Agricultural production will have to increase by 60% to meet the global food demand in 2050. The Global Soil Doctors ...

"Since the salinity has increased in the soil, the production has reduced by 40% ... "Mangroves offer many benefits by protecting coastlines from erosion and seawater salination, reducing the impact ...

Extended dry seasons lead to groundwater depletion, high evaporation rates and increased soil salination. In 2015, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported that 33 ...