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The current rate of Soil Degradation threatens the capacity to meet the needs of future generations. Soil Degradation is when the land is overworked and the soil begins to lose its nutrients. There are different ways in which soil can be degraded such as, overgrazing, agricultural activities, deforestation, and industrialization.
The current rate of Soil Degradation threatens the capacity to meet the needs of future generations. Soil Degradation is when the land is overworked and the soil begins to lose its nutrients. There are different ways in which soil can be degraded such as, overgrazing, agricultural activities, deforestation, and industrialization.
The current rate of Soil Degradation threatens the capacity to meet the needs of future generations. Soil Degradation is when the land is overworked and the soil begins to lose its nutrients. There are different ways in which soil can be degraded such as, overgrazing, agricultural activities, deforestation, and industrialization.
The current rate of soil degradation threatens the capacity to meet the needs of future generations. Crops contain the nutrients we need but when there is no nutrients in the soil to grow plants we cannot receive the nutrients we need to survive which is a problem we need to fix. Soil Degradation is when the land is overworked and the soil begins to lose its nutrients, this happens over thousands of years through erosion, compaction, and overworking of the land such as overgrazing and over growing. Soil Degradation can have a major impact on the community it is affecting. In this essay I will be talking about what soil degradation is, how it affects the world, and what we can do to help reduce the amount of soil degradation. What is the problem/ topic? When soil is degraded over many years it becomes unhealthy and cannot provide nutrients. Degraded soils have a health status such, that they do not provide the normal goods and services of the particular soil in its ecosystem (FAOUN, 2016). When soil cannot provide the right amount of nutrients to grow crops, animals don't have any vegetation to eat which means they cannot give back any nutrients to the soil such as manure. According to another source, there are different ways in which soil can be degraded such as, overgrazing, agricultural activities, deforestation, and industrialization (UM, 2010). This shows that a lot of issues are made by humans rather than the environment. When these
issues are made we need to have a way in which
we can keep soil healthy so it doesnt lose the nutrients to grow crops that we and the animals need. Therefore, soil degradation not only impacts us but it also determines whether or not the environment receives the nutrients that is needed to keep vegetation healthy. What are the causing issues? When it comes to causing issues of soil degradation there are many different ways in which it is caused. Soil degradation can be caused by agricultural management which degrades the soil because the farmers plant crops that take the nutrients, then they raise livestock that eat the plants which makes it harder for the soil to grow new ones because it is already lacking the nutrients needed (L.R. Oldeman, 2001). This makes it harder for the farmers to have nutrient filled crops because the soil does not have enough nutrients to make healthy crops. This means the animals do not receive the proper amount of nutrients and are not healthy. Another causing issue of soil degradation is Erosion. Natural erosion by water and wind; the soil becomes detached from the land and is moved about, it can be made worse from extreme weather events and poor quality soil. There is more erosion risk when there is no vegetation cover (REE, 2016). This makes it almost impossible to grow crops because the land is completely shifted and all the
fibers are loose, which makes it hard for the roots to
find a source of nutrients.
What are the impacts on
the environment? There are many different ways in which soil degradation can impact the environment. One way soil degradation impacts the environment is by clogging and polluting waterways. Soil erodes from land as well as pesticide/ fertilizers that are washed into waterways, which can damage to freshwater (WWF, 2016). This can cause drinking water to be unsafe and poisonous because it can contain pesticides and other harmful chemicals. Another way soil degradation can have an impact on the environment is increased flooding. When there is increased flooding the land is so soaked that it can't take any more water so when more comes there is more flooding (WWF, 2016). When this happens the land is filled with water and this can damage houses and many peoples farms. Therefore, some of the environmental impacts cannot be stopped especially one like flooding. What are communities?
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When talking about soil degradation there
are many different impacts on global communities. Soil degradation has an effect on a global scale. When soil fibers are loose this can cause landslides (REE, 2016). This shows that not only local communities have to worry but people all around the world have to worry as well. People should
tend their soil so it stays healthy and keeps all the
fiber in it. GLASOD was to let the people become aware of the policy makers on the dangers from inappropriate land and soil management (REE, 2016). This is good because it lets local people know if they need to keep a better eye on their land to make sure the soil does not degrade. Therefore, there are many different things people can do in order to keep soil fibrous and filled with nutrients. What are the impacts on personal health? There are many different aspects to soil degradation such as impacts to personal health. Our amino acids and nutrients in our body come from plant life, plants create our amino acids when it is combined with sunlight, water, and soils (UM, 2010). This means that the nutrients we need in order to stay healthy and grow, come from plants and the soil helps the plants grow and contain the nutrients and if the soil does not contain nutrients which means the plants become less effective. Plants grown in grown in highly degraded soil have less effect and cannot replenish the ground with the proper nutrients (L.R. Oldeman, 2001). This means that people would not be able live healthy lifestyle if the soil is not maintained because the communities won't be able to get the right amount of amino acids. What are current solutions? When it comes to solutions for solving soil degradation there are not a lot of things people can do but there are some. One of the few solutions is the NDRS-Natural Resources conservation service. Assists landowners with soil conservation, nutrient management, and water management (WWF, 2016). This is good for farmers and for people who dont even know how soil affects their daily life, but it can save soil before it loses all its nutrients. Shelterbelts are rows of trees planted as a windbreak to
reduce soil erosion of agricultural land (WWF,
2016). These can be very useful because erosion has one of the highest percentages of causing soil degradation. When these are placed it blocks the wind from blowing loose soil and taking all the nutrients. Therefore, the NDRS should go to all of the farms that are suffering from Soil Degradation. What are new solutions? Research shows that there are no new discoveries in finding solutions for soil degradation. The only way we can help prevent soil degradation or keep it contained is by using the solutions we have currently. Conclusion To conclude, soil degradation affects everyone's life from the amino acids in our body to landslides caused by erosion. Soil degradation may sound like a light topic but when you look at the reality of it, it can affect everyone and anything. We can prevent it and lower the percentage of soil degradation but we need to understand the seriousness of this problem before we can do anything.