Worsening soil pollution threatens future food production, ecosystems – Report

Worsening soil pollution and waste proliferation threaten the future of global food production, human health and the environment, a report has said.

According to a joint report released Friday by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) titled “Global Assessment of Soil Pollution“, soil pollution has been intentionally recognised as a major threat to soil health.

The report was launched as part of the celebrations for World Environment Day (5 June) and the UN Decade on…