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Soil sealingPermanent covering of the soil surface with impermeable artificial materials, leading to non-reversible loss of soiland most of its ecosystem services.
The main negative impacts on ecosystem services include losses of food and fibre production; significant decreases or total loss of the soil’s water retention; reduced neutralizationand purification capacities and reduction of carbonsequestration capacity.
Worldwide, 17 ha of soilare sealed every minute
under expandinginfrastructure
PROMOTE NEW POLICIES THAT SUPPORTTHE PROTECTION/CONSERVATION OF ESPECIALLY SUITABLE AGRICULTURAL SOILS
2016
SOIL THREATSSoil sealing
LACLatin America
and the Caribbean
NANorthAmerica
SSAsub-Saharan Africa
NENANear East and
North Africa
E Europe and Eurasia
SPSouthwest
Pacific
AAsia
GoodFairPoorVerypoor
Condition TrendImproving Deteriorating Variable Stable ©
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