🌍 Why Soil Matters in Climate Change
Healthy soils store 3x more carbon than the atmosphere and play a key role in filtering water, growing food, and protecting biodiversity. Learn more about the 4 per 1000 initiative for soil carbon sequestration.
🌾 Soil Interventions That Work
- Composting: Builds organic matter, enhances microbes, boosts soil carbon storage.
- Agroforestry: Trees bind soil, store carbon, and protect against erosion.
- Cover Cropping: Prevents erosion, retains moisture, and fixes nitrogen.
- Biochar: Charcoal-like soil additive that locks carbon for centuries. See research by IBI.
🌐 Community-Based Success
EarthWarriorz.org is working in Gilgit-Baltistan and Punjab with farmers to apply these solutions, leading to higher yields, improved resilience, and better food security.
📌 Policy Recommendations
- Subsidize composting & biochar production
- Train farmers in regenerative practices
- Include soil health in national climate policies
- Protect indigenous stewardship systems
⛰️ Soil Strategies in Mountain Regions
- Contour Farming: Reduces runoff and boosts water retention
- Terracing: Stabilizes slopes and expands farmable land
- Agroforestry with Natives: Use of Chilghoza, Deodar, and Wild Olive
- Bioengineering: Plants like vetiver stabilize soil and prevent landslides
- Check Dams: Small barriers slow erosion and rebuild topsoil
- Mulching: Organic coverings reduce evaporation and fix nitrogen
🛠️ Community-Led Solutions
“Composting has helped my orchard recover from poor soil and pest damage.” — Farmer, Hunza
“Stone bunds built by our women’s group saved our fields during last year’s rains.” — Skardu resident
🧩 Policy for Mountains
- Support terracing in high-altitude zones
- Fund agroecology education for youth
- Empower indigenous women in farming decisions
- Incentivize afforestation and eco-farming
🌱 Let’s make soil our climate ally.
Support composting, agroforestry, and regenerative farming through community-led action.
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