🌱 Today, Professor Fabio Terribile from CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche and Unina Federico II explains to us what the soil tells us about the environment. Did you know any of the facts he mentioned? Tell us in the comments and stay tuned! 🌍🔍 #BENCHMARKS #urbansoils
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Do you know about the #texture of the #soils ?

The soil is divided into solid🌱, liquid💧 and gaseous💨 constituents. Solid constituents are particles of rocks and minerals of different sizes, forming the texture of the soil.

Learn more about it in this post!

Today, on our #Urbansoilseries 🌆 we have Professor Fabio Terribile from CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Unina Federico II talking about the problems that come up when we try separate rural from urban soil 🌱 Stay tuned next week for another episode🔎 #soilhealthbenchmarks #BENCHMARKS
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Most of the Earth's biodiversity is found in our soils.... but soil biodiversity is declining.

The good news is that the loss is reversible!

What we can do to protect #SoilBiodiversity & our planet this #EarthDay & everyday 👇

#GenerationRestoration

To support education of soil science & ensure high standards of professional practice, we run our own courses under the banner of 'Working with Soils'.

You can register your interest for our next course scheduled to take place in Shropshire in September.

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Happy Mother Earth Day! Do you know how soils are formed?🌱 They originate from parent rocks undergoing weathering due to climatic factors like sunlight and rainfall, forming different horizons over time.🌍
#SoilHealthBENCHMARKS #BENCHMARKS #SoilFormation

🏙️ Dr. Christophe Schwartz, from the Université Lorraine  and INRAE , delves into more types of urban soils and their implications. Next week, he'll be joined by another guest to further explore it! 🌆🔍 #BENCHMARKS #urbansoils #SoilHealthBenchmarks
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❗Glossary Alert: Allotments🚜. Did you know about this word? Tell us in the comments and check for more words on our comprehensive glossary⭐. Remember that you can drop suggestions about it to make it better📈!
soilhealthbenchmarks.eu/glossary/
#benchmarks #soilhealthbenchmarks #glossary

🏙️ Urban soils, the great unknown! Today we have Dr. Christophe Schwartz, from Université Lorraine and INRAE, to share with us his expertise on this interesting topic. Next week he will share with you more about them! 🌆 #BENCHMARKS#SoilHealthBenchmarks
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Also in 2024, the Soil Biology Group of Wageningen University will organize the Soil Biology Lab Skills Course. Please visit the course website for more information: biosisplatform.eu/services/train…

❗Term of the day: Urban Agriculture🧑‍🌾! Have you ever practiced it? What do you know about? Let us know in the comments 🗣️ and check for other terms in our website: soilhealthbenchmarks.eu/glossary/
#BENCHMARKS #glossary #benchmark #soilhealthbenchmarks

Today our Spanish partners have crafted a video talking about their experience in one of the BENCHMARKS workshops 🚜 Let us know your insights in the comments!🤔
#BENCHMARKS #soilhealthbenchmarks #workshops
CEBAS SWC  

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“Essentially, all life depends on soil, there can be no life without soil and no soil without life...” — Charles E. Kellogg, 1938

Discover what #SoilBiodiversity is and the critical roles it plays 🍄🪱🐛🐌
#SoilDoctors #SoilHealth #GlobalSoilPartnership
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🤔 Ever heard of #desertification ❔

It's land degradation in arid areas due to climate and human activities. Soil health declines, vegetation cover reduces, causing environmental and socio-economic issues.
#SoilHealthBENCHMARKS #BENCHMARKS #Soilhealth #sustainable #environment

Soil structure, vital for sustainable agriculture, can degrade from various factors, but evidence-based practices can promote healthy growth and sustainability. 🌱💪 Find out more on our blog!
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#benchmarks #soilhealthbenchmarks #soilstructure #blog

Do you know how contaminated 🚯 soil is remediated? 🌱 Explore the various ways a polluted site can be transformed based on the levels of heavy metals it contains! 🔬 #SoilHealthBENCHMARKS #BENCHMARKS #SoilHealthBenchmarks #soil   #environment #pollution   #SoilMission

Happy International Day of Forests! 🌲 Let's celebrate their vital role in our planet's well-being 💚 Learn more about our Forest Case Studies on our website! (Link in bio) 🔈  #soilhealthbenchmarks #benchmarks #forestday

Did you know that most of our medicines 💊 come from our soil🌿?
Learn how we produce some types of antibiotics, first found in the soil in the post below!

#BENCHMARKS #SoilHealth BENCHMARKS #SoilHealth #soilfertility #planet #protect #humanhealth #onehealth #health

Fenny van Egmond & Laura Poggio 🌱 joined ESA's Symposium on Soil Protection & Restoration 🛰️, presenting BENCHMARKS📊. Addressing soil monitoring's vital role under EU policies like the Soil Strategy for 2030 & Paris Agreement 🌍. #ESA #soilhealth ISRIC - World Soil Information WUR Environmental European Space Agency

New Glossary Term: Citizen Science 🌱 What's your take on citizen 🙋 science in soil health research🔎? Share your thoughts🧠 below and explore more terms on our website: soilhealthbenchmarks.eu/glossary
  #CitizenScience #glossary #benchmarks #soilhealthbenchmarks