Safer Phosphates Foundation
@saferphos
Championing the use of safer phosphates around the world for safer fertilisers, farming, food and health.
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🎉 🌱 A historic day for soil health in Europe: the #SoilMonitoringLaw has officially been approved in the Plenary of the European Parliament, making it the first EU-wide legislative framework on soils! 🔗 More on the Soil Monitoring Law: soils4europe.eu/news/statement…
🌾 A 180-year experiment at Rothamsted Research shows nitrogen & phosphorus fertilizers can boost soil carbon by up to 28% – a key step in climate mitigation! Learn more 👇 ow.ly/jXM450XgLzJ #SoilHealth #ClimateAction #Agriculture #Sustainability
🇪🇺The EU Council has adopted the Soil Monitoring Directive, the first EU-wide framework to assess and track soil health. It may help fight soil contamination with #cadmium. Read more in our article 👇 ow.ly/EltY50XhBbX #Soilhealth #EU
🌳 Every year the world is losing 0.1% of its forests, Food and Agriculture Organization estimates. 🚨 This is a troublesome sign as forests matter for #foodsecurity, fighting #climatechange and #soil erosion. Read more 👇 ow.ly/Nlqh50XhBFf #Deforestation #SoilHealth
🌱 Restoring vegetation can both store and lose carbon in soils, depending largely on the soil’s initial carbon content, scientists from China’s Northwest Church A&F University found. Read more 👇 ow.ly/j7KE50XlEUY #SoilScience #Carbon #Sustainability #Agriculture
🌱 The UK’s Organic Research Centre Organic Research Centre will evaluate 10 soil health indicators, creating a ranked list with practical interpretation for farmers, who often lack easy ways to assess soil conditions. 🔗 ow.ly/I9fv50Xp8R7 #SoilHealth #SustainableAgriculture #AgTech