Manjula Donthy

[Manjula Donthy @MDonthy]

The soil degradation crisis demands concerted & urgent global action. Governments, international organizations, businesses & local communities must collaborate to implement sustainable agricultural practices that restore and protect soil health. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction

[Manjula Donthy @MDonthy]

Worsening land degradation caused by human activities is undermining the well-being of two fifths of humanity, driving species extinctions and intensifying climate change. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #SaveSoilFixClimateChange

[Manjula Donthy @MDonthy]

Soil degradation is a major contributor to mass human migration and increased conflict, according to the world’s first comprehensive evidence-based assessment of land degradation and restoration. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #SaveSoilFixClimateChange

[Manjula Donthy @MDonthy]

Rapid expansion and unsustainable management of croplands and grazing lands is the most extensive global direct driver of land degradation, causing significant loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #SaveSoilFixClimateChange

[Manjula Donthy @MDonthy]

With negative impacts on the well-being of at least 3.2 billion people, the degradation of the Earth’s land surface through human activities is pushing the planet towards a sixth mass species extinction. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #SaveSoilFixClimateChange

[Manjula Donthy @MDonthy]

Land degradation, biodiversity loss and climate change are three different faces of the same central challenge: the increasingly dangerous impact of our choices on the health of our natural environment. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #SaveSoilFixClimateChange

[Manjula Donthy @MDonthy]

The biggest threat to soil is intensive farming. The need to feed a growing population and drive greater efficiency has sacrificed natural balance for increased yields. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #SaveSoilFixClimateChange

[Manjula Donthy @MDonthy]

Healthy soil is a dynamic living ecosystem: a complex combination of minerals and organic matter containing air, water, and life. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #SaveSoilFixClimateChange

[Manjula Donthy @MDonthy]

Policymakers should learn from farmers who practice regenerative agriculture and experts about what does and does not work within their own unique agricultural and economic context. They must implement policies that facilitate farmers’ action to keep the soil alive. #SaveSoil

[Manjula Donthy @MDonthy]

By raising awareness on the fact that our soils are one of our strongest backstops against the impacts of climate change, we can influence those policymakers who have the power to protect them. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #SaveSoilFixClimateChange

[Manjula Donthy @MDonthy]

Soil can be described as the planet’s life support system. It feeds us, hydrates us, purifies our air by absorbing carbon, and is home to 56% of the world’s biodiversity. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #SaveSoilFixClimateChange

[Manjula Donthy @MDonthy]

A study found that in Iran, with no tilling and low-input corn production using composted manure, soil carbon was raised by 4.1 metric tonnes per hectare a year in just two years, compared with .01 metric tonnes for the paired tilled system using synthetic fertiliser. #SaveSoil

[Manjula Donthy @MDonthy]

If management of all current cropland—land for growing plants used for materials, energy or food for human consumption—shifted to regenerative models, we could sequester more than 40% of annual carbon emissions. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #saveSoilFixClimateChange

[Manjula Donthy @MDonthy]

Scientists warn that if our trajectory of soil damage via carbon loss, erosion, desertification and chemical pollution continues, civilization faces grave danger in just a few decades. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #SaveSoilFixClimateChange

[Manjula Donthy @MDonthy]

By enhancing organic content in soil, regenerative methods would increase moisture and help protect against drought. And they can play a big role in preserving indigenous agrarian knowledge, resurrecting family farming and reviving rural regions. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction

[Manjula Donthy @MDonthy]

Agroforestry, which cultivates crops alongside trees to emulate natural ecosystems, holds more soil carbon than other forms of farming and mitigates deforestation, too. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #SaveSoilFixClimateChange

[Manjula Donthy @MDonthy]

We must adopt a responsible mode of agriculture as part of the shift to a sustainable global food supply that alleviates climate change, ecological destruction and malnutrition. Our survival depends on it. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #SaveSoilFixClimateChange

[Manjula Donthy @MDonthy]

Good land management is of economic and social significance, and this includes soil management, particularly for its contribution towards economic growth, biodiversity, sustainable agriculture and food security. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #SaveSoilFixClimateChange

[Manjula Donthy @MDonthy]

The sustainable management of soils can contribute to healthy soils and thus to a food-secure world and to stable and sustainably used ecosystems. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #SaveSoilFixClimateChange

[Manjula Donthy @MDonthy]

The sustainability of soils is key to addressing the pressures of a growing population. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #SaveSoilFixClimateChange