How do soil quality protection policies and plans support the preservation of soil biodiversity and its contributions to ecosystem functioning?
Dr. Rana Hamza Shakil
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Biodiversity is essential for the processes that support all life on Earth, including humans. Without a wide range of animals, plants and microorganisms, we cannot have the healthy ecosystems that we rely on to provide us with the air we breathe and the food we eat. And people also value nature of it. Erosion and biodiversity have a symbiotic relationship. As a result of their mixing activities, soil organisms can both reduce and increase soil loss by increasing porosity and decreasing soil stability. Biodiversity is the variety of life forms in an ecosystem. An ecosystem that is rich in biodiversity stabilizes the net productivity and makes the ecosystem more resistant to exotic species. It maintains the ecosystem by maintaining the food chain. It is necessary to conserve our environment to maintain the ecological balance, the sustainability of the ecosystem, and protection from the harmful UV rays of the sun. Protecting our environment is the foundation for sustaining our planet, community, and economy. Our environment supports and houses our ecosystems, allowing them to grow and thrive. If we fail to protect our environment, we will put the lives of humans, animals, plants, and more at risk. It underpins our economy, our society, indeed our very existence. Our forests, rivers, oceans and soils provide us with the food we eat, the air we breathe, the water we irrigate our crops with. We also rely on them for numerous other goods and services we depend on for our health, happiness and prosperity. Increasing species diversity can influence ecosystem functions such as productivity by increasing the likelihood that species will use complementary resources and can also increase the likelihood that a particularly productive or efficient species is present in the community. We need healthy and productive ecosystems to benefit from the multiple environmental, economic and social benefits they provide. Ecosystem restoration offers the opportunity to effectively halt and reverse degradation, improve ecosystem services and recover biodiversity.
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