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When We Fail to Secure Our Soil: Lessons from Europe’s Olive Groves
Landscapes Losing Their Foundation More than two millennia ago, Plato lamented the barren hills of Greece, stripped of their fertile soil. His warning still echoes across southern Europe, where centuries of cultivation have left landscapes increasingly exposed. Across...
One size does not fit all: Recognising Pedodiversity
Pedodiversity: The Hidden Variation Beneath Our Feet Just as the concept ‘biodiversity’ reflects the natural variation among individuals within a species, so does the concept ‘pedodiversity’ reflects the variation among soil. Soil is both one entity- yet is found in...
Fast Food Thinking Won’t Fix Slow Soil Problems
We live in a world that craves speed. We expect food in minutes, messages in seconds, and results overnight. But when it comes to soil, this mindset collides with reality. Soil does not work on fast-food timelines. It takes centuries to form just a thin layer of soil,...
Strategising National Soil Security
A Soil-Centric Vision For the past decade and a little more, we have been developing the concept of Soil Security. Like many transformative ideas, it has taken time to mature, but momentum is now building. What I want to share here is a framework that is...
Storytelling for soil: Engaging hearts to protect what’s beneath us
Soil speaks - sometimes through science, sometimes through story. In the Shahsavan lullabies of Iran, mothers reminded their children: “Bread rises from the soil; do not treat it lightly” “Earth is mother; if you wound her, her children will go hungry” These verses...
Soil Temperature: An Underestimated Driver of Agricultural Productivity and Economic Return
When conversations turn to agriculture, the focus often gravitates toward rainfall, soil fertility, or fertilizer inputs. Yet, a silent regulator of crop productivity lies beneath the surface: soil temperature. Beyond its role in plant physiology, soil temperature...
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We extend our heartfelt thanks to Nick Fairfax for their generous donation and to the Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship (FL210100054) for their support of the Soil Security project entitled ‘A calculable approach to securing Australia’s soils’. Those contributions have been essential in making this summit possible.
