The Sustainable Soils Alliance is a partnership of farming organisations, businesses, NGOs, applied science and academia working together to reverse the current crisis in soil health and restore our soils to health within one generation.

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LATEST NEWS

State of the Environment: Soil report

The Environment Agency launched a new report on the state of England’s soils on 3 June. Read our reflections on soil health, policy & the report here.

Earthworm Engineers

Our latest Soil Soap Box piece comes from Sectormentor for Soils & explores the vital importance of earthworms for soil health

Setting the Bar for a Green Brexit in Food & Farming

The Soil Association have released a report interrogating government’s claims of a Green Brexit and the implications of different EU Exit scenarios on food, farming & the environment

Government support

Read the letters of support we recently received from Michael Gove, SOS at Defra, and Greg Clark, SOS at BEIS.

Urbanisation key threat to soil health

Environment Agency report highlights catastrophic impact of increased house building on soil health, & SSA calls for a coherent tangible government strategy to tackle the issue.

The Week in Soil 10 - 14 June

Our latest soil roundup from the worlds of news, politics, science, global affairs and beyond.

Moccas Park Study Day

The SSA provided a workshop for Natural England staff on soil and tree health in sites with high biodiversity & conservation value.

Soil in the 25 Year Environment Plan

Our latest report to Defra recommends the inclusion of soil health as a headline indicator in the Environment Bill.

soil health indicators: a report on our workshop for defra

soils & the 25 year environment plan: our recommendations to defra

The Rationale for Healthy Soils as a Headline Indicator in the 25 YEP

The economics of soil: private asset or public good? Read our report

Championing the Sustainable Soils Alliance

Rebecca Pow MP

Sir Tim Smit

Helen Browning

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Beccy Speight

Mary Mead

Tim Mead

“Soil is not seen as the wealth and resource it is. 33% of our soils are degraded. In what other area would you allow 33% of your asset to be degraded?
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— Prof. Chris Collins, Soil Security Programme, University of Reading

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