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Soils deliver ecosystem services that enable life on Earth Soil functions with the support of fao.org/soils-2015 fao.org/soils-2015 SAFE UNSAFE N K Zn P Ca S CO2 CH4 NO3 GHGs DDT CO2 C Provision of food, fibre and fuel Habitat for organisms Flood regulation Source of pharmaceuticals and genetic resources Foundation for human infrastructure Provision of construction materials Cultural heritage Carbon sequestration Water purification and soil contaminant reduction Climate regulation Nutrient cycling
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Soils deliverecosystemservicesthat enablelife on Earth
Soil functions
with the support of
fao.org/soils-2015fao.org/soils-2015
SAFE
UNSAFE
N
K
ZnP Ca
S
CO2
CH4 NO3
GHGsDDT
CO2
C
Provision of food,fibre and fuel
Habitat fororganisms
Floodregulation
Source of pharmaceuticals and genetic resources
Foundationfor human
infrastructure
Provision ofconstruction
materials
Culturalheritage
Carbonsequestration
Water purificationand soil contaminant
reductionClimate
regulation
Nutrientcycling