"The US State Department is very eagerly promoting FAO's work on "soil maps" in hunger-impacted countries [Central America, Ethiopia, others] so both parties agree this is hyper-important." ...

World Soil Day 2022: FAO publishes first global report on black soils Report calls for sustainable management amid mounting threats 05/12/2022 Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the ...

"Soil erosion rates are much higher than soil formation rates," the FAO said. "Soil is a finite resource, meaning its loss and degradation is not recoverable within a human lifespan." A map ...