NOVASOIL
AREFLH is a partner of the project NOVASOIL project focuses on “Innovative on Innovative business models for soil health”. In the framework of the project, we have the new output of “Innovative Business Models for Soil Health.
Water and soil are two essential resources for life on Earth and are inextricably linked. However soil often goes unnoticed.
This underground resource, on which our crops, forests, and ultimately our food security depend, is facing a serious and largely ignored threat. Deteriorated water quality caused by chemical pollutants, industrial waste, and increasing urbanization is wreaking havoc on soil health.
When contaminated water flows over agricultural land or seeps into groundwater, it carries heavy metals, toxic chemicals, and other pollutants that accumulate in the soil. This process gradually degrades the quality of the soil, reducing its fertility and changing its structure. As a result, the plants that depend on the soil for their nutrition suffer, threatening both natural ecosystems and the crops that feed millions of people around the world.
A particularly alarming example is the increasing use of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers, many of which leach into groundwater and surface water. These chemicals not only contaminate water but also poison the soil where our food grows. Experts warn that unless we take action to improve the monitoring and control of water quality, global agricultural productivity and food security could be severely threatened in the coming decades.
The World Water Quality Monitoring Day (on 18th September each year) provides an important opportunity to broaden the conversation and recognize that the health of our soils is directly linked to the purity of the water that sustains them. This is not an isolated issue; it’s an interconnected environmental crisis that requires an urgent, coordinated response from governments, industries, and individuals alike.
It is time to pay attention not only to the water we drink but also to the water that feeds our soils. Healthy soils are the foundation for a sustainable future, and controlling water quality is a critical step in protecting them
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This project receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement n°101091268