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Soil biodiversity lossDecline in the diversity of organisms present in soil that affects multiple ecosystem functions, including plant diversity, decomposition, nutrient retention and cycling, plant and animal health, soil carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions.

Soils hostapproximately

a quarterof our planet’s

biodiversity

PRESERVING AND BOOSTING SOIL BIODIVERSITYIS IMPERATIVE TO ENHANCING SOIL HEALTH,THUS ENSURING A PRODUCTIVE FOOD SYSTEM,IMPROVED RURAL LIVELIHOODS AND A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT

2016

SOIL THREATSSoil biodiversity loss

LACLatin America

and the Caribbean

NANorthAmerica

SSAsub-Saharan Africa

NENANear East and

North Africa

E Europe and Eurasia

SPSouthwest

Pacific

AAsia

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