Soil holds over 2,800 gigatonnes of carbon in the top metre — 45% more than previously thought. A new report shows healthy soil could sequester up to 27% of the emissions needed to meet Paris goals. Yet 70% of nations still overlook soil in their climate plans.
(c) Tom Van Dyck
(c) Tom Van Dyck

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El suelo almacena más de 2.800 gigatoneladas de carbono en su primer metro —un 45 % más de lo estimado. Un informe revela que un suelo sano podría capturar hasta el 27 % de las emisiones necesarias para alcanzar los objetivos de París. Pero el 70 % de los países lo ignoran.

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