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World Soil Day: Planet still grappling with destructive human activities

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Farmers should stop looking as soil as dirt. It is biodiversity.

World Soil Day (WSD) which is marked on December 5, was designated by the UN General Assembly in 2013 to spotlight the critical role of soil in human survival.

It aims to raise awareness about the importance of maintaining healthy soils and advocating for sustainable soil management as a paramount Earth resource.

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