Critical ground : why soil is essential to Canada's economic, environmental, human, and social health : report of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry / the Honourable Robert Black,...: YC27-0/441-13E-PDF

"Climate change, extreme weather events, pollution and urbanization are damaging Canadian soil, and are threatening food security, the environment and millions of livelihoods, according to a new report by the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. The report digs deep into the critical role of soil in mitigating climate change, contributing to biodiversity and putting food on tables. The report highlights concerns from farmers, ranchers, producers and soil health experts about the unprecedented challenges to growing food. Floods, droughts, wildfires and the loss of farmland are among the many causes of soil degradation across the country. The report makes 25 recommendations to the federal government to work with the Canadian agricultural and forestry sectors, as well as municipal, provincial, territorial and Indigenous governments, to tackle soil degradation and preservation aggressively. The committee strongly believes that soil must be a national policy priority to help fight climate change and feed future generations"--Provided by publisher.

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