As part of the activities of the International Year of Soils, FAO has published the following Soil Facts. Contribute with your comments!
![The current rate of soil degradation threatens the capacity to meet needs of future generations.](https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/sss/files/2015/09/B4ULTc1CIAAZiv_.jpg)
The current rate of soil degradation threatens the capacity to meet needs of future generations.
![We need healthy soils to achieve our food security and nutrition goals.](https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/sss/files/2015/09/B49_LIqCIAENW4P.jpg)
We need healthy soils to achieve our food security and nutrition goals.
![Our soils are precious. Did you know it can take up to 1,000 years to form 1 cm of top soil?](https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/sss/files/2015/09/B5Ii0mcCAAIH7xd.jpg)
Our soils are precious. Did you know it can take up to 1,000 years to form 1 cm of top soil?
![Multiple roles of soils often go unnoticed.](https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/sss/files/2015/09/B5h2lmDCIAAJOA1.jpg)
Multiple roles of soils often go unnoticed.
![Did you know that a tablespoon of soil has more micro-organisms than the whole human population on Earth?](https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/sss/files/2015/09/B5H1n_eCIAAH_PZ.jpg)
Did you know that a tablespoon of soil has more micro-organisms than the whole human population on Earth?
![Soils are key in the global carbon cycle. They help us to mitigate and adapt to the climate change.](https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/sss/files/2015/09/B5DPe6xIgAAbxRj.jpg)
Soils are key in the global carbon cycle. They help us to mitigate and adapt to the climate change.