SOIL DEGRADATION >< letesmenericcncct cake chemical, and biological means. /e are living on this planet as if we had another one to go” SOIL DEGREDATION OVERVIEW Soil degradation is caused by fertilizers, d forestation, and industrial pollu ion. Itcreates numerous adverse implications including infertile soil, economic disruption, and loss of farmland, affecting everyone on Earth Baltimore Inner Harbor Walking along Baltimore's Inner Hat ‘esure towitness an abundance of floating trash. This trash was not littered in thes precious waterways, but transported through rainwater run-off; one of the zquences of soil degradation, aay vote) Leet eee ie oe Keane) SN ee ee eee ti See ee ae ened Peres 33% 90% 8B 256 FACT 1 FACT 2 FACT3 FACT 4 33% of Earth's Solls are By 2050 itis ex ndamages Last year, atrash wheel thatover 90% of Earth's theglobaleconomy byan collected 256 tons of already degraded du human practices. This sollwebecome _estimatedeight billion _ litter from Baltimore's cripple’sthe soils ability degraded, This dollarsper year. ‘Inner Harbor. The trash toabsorbwaterand —giminishes availableland Consequences suchas _founditswayto the hutrients,creating for agriculture,resulting _erosioncontroland _harborviaerosion,a oe intheoveruseof _commercialdeforestation consequence of soil fertilizers. are to blame. IMPACTS OF SOIL DEGREDATION Soil degradation isa multifaceted problem that comes with impacts ranging from environmental to economic consequences and affects everyday lives. Our Earth cannot keep up with current rates of degradation tea IMPACT tT teas 1 Nong Acidic soil caused by [J Increased pollution Perce Diminished available fertilizerselicitsa [| andsedimentation [J stability supporting [J farmland resulted in problematicgrowing ff indrinking water tures suchas [skyrocketing food eas See ees prices. Soil degradation is a global and pertinent issue that affects our basic needs such as food and water. You can, help improve soil fertility by using erosion control such as rocks, mulching in gardens, and rotating crops between fields. While these actions might seem small, they help preserve the only Earth we share.