soil health

Clear as mud: Government strategy to improve soil health lacks clarity, MPs warn

Policy

Clear as mud: Government strategy to improve soil health lacks clarity, MPs warn

EFRA committee questions government response to calls to put soil health on the same policy footing as water and air quality

clock 22 March 2024 • 3 min read
What it takes to get clarity on soil carbon

Biodiversity

What it takes to get clarity on soil carbon

Food companies have jumped all the way into soil carbon sequestration but there is still the question of measurement

clock 21 July 2023 • 5 min read
The food and beverage industry needs to come together to protect soils

Biodiversity

The food and beverage industry needs to come together to protect soils

It is time for soil health to rise up the climate agenda, in particular at the companies whose products depend on it, argues Moët Hennessy's Sandrine Sommer

clock 04 July 2022 • 4 min read

Offsets

Digging into the complex, confusing, and contentious world of soil carbon offsets

Jim Giles explores the deep divisions that are shaping the emerging field of soil-based offsets

clock 26 February 2021 • 10 min read

Policy

Government launches consultation on fertiliser's role in air pollution and soil degradation

Solid urea fertilisers emit ammonia which can harm both natural habitats and human health

clock 06 November 2020 • 3 min read

BusinessGreen

Time to muck in: Soils must take centre-stage in farming policy, study argues

Royal Society study author argues people 'should be as appalled' by badly managed soils as deforestation

clock 01 April 2020 • 6 min read

Science

Government accused of 'staggering' failure to invest in soil health monitoring

Fraction of budget spent on soils in England despite importance for combatting floods and boosting food security, Sustainable Soils Alliance warns

clock 23 March 2020 • 2 min read

Supply chain

Climate injustice: Study shows countries facing climate-induced hunger emit fewest emissions

Burundi is both the world's most food insecure nation and the smallest emitter of greenhouse gases per capita

clock 06 August 2019 • 6 min read

Legislation

IPPR: Sustainable Economy Act would force government to act on all green issues

Proposed Act would avoid narrow focus on greenhouse gas emissions and promote action to preserve wider natural systems, argues think tank

clock 01 August 2019 • 5 min read