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Soil sustains food production, clean water, biodiversity and climate regulation, yet its protection remains fragmented and receives insufficient political attention. We established Aroura, the Soil and Soil Security Think Tank, to help close this gap by bringing soil...

Soil supports food production, clean water, biodiversity and a stable climate, yet policies often address these benefits separately. We argue that governments should place soil itself at the centre of policymaking, recognising it as a diverse, valuable resource that...

The phrase “peak soil” suggests that the world could reach a point beyond which soil productivity enters a lasting decline. We examine whether this idea helps people understand soil degradation and whether it provides a reliable basis for policy.  We recognise its...

We propose a practical framework that governments can adapt to create a national soil security strategy. Soil sustains food production, water supplies, biodiversity and climate regulation, yet responsibility for its care is often scattered across agencies. We aim to...