A Time Magazine opinion piece argues that healthy soil is a major but overlooked climate solution. Living soil stores nearly twice the carbon held in the atmosphere and acts like a sponge against floods and droughts. The authors call for shifting from chemical-intensive farming to practices like agroforestry and cover cropping, which rebuild soil organic matter and cut emissions. The article connects soil degradation to food price volatility, water pollution, and supply chain risk. It urges governments to include soil restoration in national climate plans and pushes the private sector to reward farming that protects ecosystems. The core message is that land health is inseparable from climate action and economic stability.
