What is INDIA FACES GRAVE DANGER TO SOIL BIODIVERSITY: WWF?

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INDIA FACES GRAVE DANGER TO SOIL BIODIVERSITY: WWF.

Sagar · Answer 1 · 2021-11-18T16:58:20+05:30

According to Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas prepared by World Wide Fund for Nature, India’s soil biodiversity is in danger.
WWF’s risk index for the world shows threats from loss of above-ground biodiversity, overgrazing, intensive agriculture, nutrient overloading, soil erosion, desertification, and climate change.
India’s high population makes it vulnerable to ecological crisis even though its per capita ecological footprint is less than 1.75 hectares/ person.
WWF for nature also stated in its report that overexploitation of natural resources and agriculture is the two main factors for loss of biodiversity.
Soil biodiversity encompasses the presence of micro-organisms (Ex Nematodes and tardigrades) and microfauna (ants, termites, and earthworms).
The findings were part of the bi-annual Living Planet Report of 2018.
Along with the threat to soil biodiversity, a threat to pollinators is another major key aspect of the report.