“The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (the committee) completed a new study on the status of soil health in Canada. The committee learned that soil delivers ecosystem services that enable all—plant, animal, human—life on Earth, such as water purification and storage; climate and flood regulation; nutrient cycling; carbon sequestration; the provision of food, fibre, fuel, and construction materials; habitat for organisms; and the foundation for human infrastructure and cultural heritage.”
