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From Bees to Soil: Why Legal Rights for Nature Are Emerging – But Not (Yet) for Soil
Progress That Exposes a Gap The recent decision to grant legal rights to stingless bees in the Amazon marks a symbolic turning point in environmental law. For the first time, an insect species is no longer protected merely because it serves human interests, but...
Soil Security and the 4 per 1000 initiative: Making Climate Gains Last
Last November marked a major milestone for the International “4 per 1000” Initiative, which celebrated ten years of promoting soil carbon as a tool for climate action, food security, and sustainable development. This is because soil carbon is arguably one of the key...
Soil and the Cities: soil’s significance in every day’s life
Soil: The Unsung Hero of Human Survival Soil is everywhere beneath our feet, but most of us rarely give it a second thought. Yet, this humble dirt is the silent foundation of life on Earth. It grows our food, filters our water, and even plays a major role in keeping...
The Hidden Beauty of Soil’s Secret Star Power
So you’ve clicked on a blog post about soil. Why exactly did you do that? What inspired you, connected with you, drew you in to wanting to read about soil of all things? While I think my friends are used to me talking about it by now, soil is rarely thought of as the...
From Mud Cloth to Mud-Dyed Kimono: Two Soil Stories, Two Continents
If you lay a Malian bògòlanfini cloth next to an Amami Ōshima Oshima tsumugi kimono, they look like they come from different worlds. One is hand-spun cotton with bold, geometric symbols in ochres and blacks. The other is a precise silk ikat in deep, almost metallic...
Soil Security in the City: Why Urban Soils Matter More Than Ever
Every year on December 5th, World Soil Day invites us to pause and appreciate something we often take for granted: soil. It is the living skin of the Earth, supporting our food systems, regulating water and climate, cycling nutrients, storing carbon, and sustaining...






