We are soil

We are embarking on the most important campaign in our history - to save the soil we all depend on for
survival.
Soil is at the heart and soul of our planet. Put simply, we couldnt live without it. Our bodies are built from
and sustained by nutrients found in soil. Civilisations rise and fall on how well they treat their soils. Yet
despite the fact that healthy soil remains crucial for food production, flood defences and our ability to
tackle climate change, we dont look after it.

Our future depends on soil

Globally, only 15% of land is suitable for growing crops. Maintaining healthy soil on this land is essential if
we are to feed an ever-increasing global population. The Earths fertile soils have been taken for granted
for so long that currently around a third of all soils in the world is degraded. Worse still, 75% of this
degradation is severe.
We may think were unaffected here, yet the UK and Europe is losing precious fertile soil at an
alarming rate, in the UK alone we lose 2.2 million tonnes of valuable topsoil every year.
Many non-organic farming practices not only damage our wildlife and our climate they also damage
soils. This is not sustainable in the long term yet governments fail to recognise the urgency of the
crisis we are facing.
To grow abundant crops for years to come - and to feed the world - we must keep soils healthy.
And so we are launching our most critical campaign yet, to help improve the health of our soil and reduce
soil damaging