Healthy soils contribute to a wide range of ecosystem services and virtually all of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, but most of the world's soil resources are in only fair, poor, or very poor condition, and conditions are getting worse in more cases than they are improving. A total of 33% of all soils are moderately to highly degraded as a result of erosion, loss of organic matter, poor nutrient balance, salinization and alkalinization, contamination, acidification, loss of biodiversity, sealing, compaction, and poor water status. Best management practices are available to limit or mitigate threats to soil health, and many of them mitigate multiple soil threats. In many regions of the world, policies or initiatives to protect or enhance the status of soils are in place, and they need to be strengthened and enforced. The Food and Agriculture Organisation will publish its second comprehensive assessment of the status of the world's soils in 2025, and this review provides an interim update on world soil status and offers an accessible overview of the topic.

Pete Smith

Rosa M. Poch

David A. Lobb

Ranjan Bhattacharyya

Ghiath Alloush

Gaius D. Eudoxie

Lúcia H.C. Anjos

Michael Castellano

Georges M. Ndzana

Claire Chenu

Ravi Naidu

Jeyanny Vijayanathan

Adele M. Muscolo

Guillermo A. Studdert

Natalia Rodriguez Eugenio

M. Costanza Calzolari

Nyambilila Amuri

Paul Hallett

Annual Review of Environment and Resources

自 1976 年出版的《环境与资源年度评论》对环境科学与工程领域的重要主题进行了权威性评论，包括生态与保护科学、水和能源资源、大气、海洋、气候变化、农业和生物资源以及人类资源利用和全球变化的维度。

Since its inception in 1976, the Annual Review of Environment and Resources has provided authoritative reviews on significant topics in the field of environmental science and engineering. These topics include ecology and conservation science, water and energy resources, atmosphere, oceans, climate change, agriculture and biological resources, as well as human resource utilization and dimensions of global change.

《Annual Review of Environment and Resources》自1976年出版以来，针对环境科学与工程领域的重要主题进行了权威性的评论。这些主题包括生态与保护科学、水和能源资源、大气、海洋、气候变化、农业与生物资源，以及人类资源利用和全球变化的各个方面。

Status of the World's Soils

世界土壤状况

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Status of the World's Soils

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