soil restoration
Healing damaged earth
Soil restoration is the process of returning degraded or damaged soil to a healthy, productive state.
This involves rebuilding organic matter, microbial communities, and nutrient cycles that have been depleted by erosion, contamination, or intensive agriculture.
Techniques include cover cropping, composting, reduced tillage, and remediation of pollutants.
The farm transitioned to regenerative practices as part of a five-year soil restoration plan.
- biocharCharred biomass soil amendment
- earthwormsSoil-dwelling segmented invertebrates
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
- terracingCutting slopes into steps
green manure · crop rotation · nitrogen fixation · cover crops · rewilding · reforestation · liming · permaculture · carbon sequestration · mulching · nutrients · fertility · healing · topsoil · microbes · regeneration · erosion · nitrogen
- eco actionsrecycling, composting, tree planting, water conservation, energy saving
- reclamationland reclamation, energy recovery, revegetation, reforestation, polders
- soil sciencetopsoil, subsoil, clay, sand, silt
- green restorationreforestation, revegetation, rewilding, native planting, native plantings
- Land Improvementland reclamation, erosion control, land clearing, terracing, fertilization
- mine reclamationreclamation, revegetation, mine tailings, tailings, backfilling
soil restorationsoil depletion
Loss of ground fertility
desertification · soil erosion · soil contamination · soil pollution · soil compaction
soil restorationurbanization
Population shift toward cities
hardscaping · land clearing · urban sprawl · construction · industrial development
soil restorationindustrial farming
Mechanized large-scale agriculture
monoculture · intensive farming · factory farming · overcultivation