In the Mediterranean region, the soil is degrading, and land is turning to desert faster than anywhere else in the European Union, according to a new analysis.
have depleted a finite resource to a critical point.by a European commission on soil health found up to 70 percent of soils in the EU were losing the capacity to provide crucial ecological functions.
Meanwhile, dense populations in this region have also led to sprawling streets of concrete or asphalt and ground contamination with heavy metals and pesticides. The Mediterranean is prized for its tomatoes, grapes, and olives, but that precious diet and economy are proving harder and harder to support.
Many studies included in the review focused on soil degradation by erosion, but only a few considered the effects of biological degradation.Ants and earthworms are known to help regulate nutrients below ground, and their actions support the very integrity of the soil.
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