In this book, biologist Jo Handelsman helps us recognize what we often overlook: soil erosion, a silent global crisis that threatens our very existence. With an engaging and informative style, rich in examples, the author explains why we are depleting fertile soil and how intensive agriculture, the excessive or inappropriate use of synthetic chemicals (fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides), invasive mechanical tillage, and climate change are accelerating topsoil degradation. This problem affects the entire world. Actions to address the issue have already been taken, but more needs to be done. The good news, as the author explains, is that compared to other challenges we face, we know ways to solve the soil crisis. While there is no single solution that will end soil erosion and climate change, we have discovered how to mitigate these two major threats to our species and to the Earth. Although the data should alarm us, we should not fear the future. Human ingenuity, combined with the regenerative power of soil, can save us from a precarious future.
Pagine: 288, ill. Brossura | EAN: 9791280246660
