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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">This report brings together the most current knowledge of soil life and how it supports nature and humanity. More than 300 scientists contributed to the report,
which provides an overview of soil biodiversity, its contribution to supporting ecosystems and communities, global and regional trends, and ways to protect soil biodiversity and leverage it for a sustainable future. The key messages from the report are:</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Soil organisms help produce food, purify soil and water, and preserve human health and well-being.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Soil biodiversity can be leveraged to improve agricultural production and reclaim degraded soils.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">New scientific analysis have expanded research to include whole communities and are leading to new approaches to address food security and environmental protection.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Soil biodiversity is threatened by soil degradation. Reducing and reversing soil degradation is important to protect belowground (and aboveground) biodiversity.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Details:</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">See more details</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">
</span><span style="text-decoration-line: underline; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/1339016/icode/"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Read the report
</span><u><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/CB1928EN"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Report published by United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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