ISB Students Attend Save Soil Campaign
Save Soil Movement conducted a session on soil degradation for the Indian School Bahrain (ISB) students on Thursday, April 28,2022. The aim was to spread awareness on the significance of saving soil. Launched by spiritual teacher Sadhguru, the Save Soil Movement aims to rally citizens across the globe to raise their voice in support of preventing soil extinction in their countries. Soil degradation is the physical, chemical and biological decline of soil quality. Caused by unabated deforestation and urbanisation, industrial pollution, overgrazing, and unsustainable agricultural practices, half of the world’s soil is already degraded. This loss threatens food quality and supply, water security and biodiversity, increases carbon emissions and climate related risks, and can lead to loss of livelihoods, conflict and migration. A change in farming practices has never been more urgent. The level of soil degradation that has happened in the last 70 years is scary. The amount of biomass in the soil has come down by around 80% in the last 50 years. If we continue like this, it is expected that by the end of this century, 80% of insect and worm life will be gone, according to the presentation. “It is estimated that soil extinction can set off an unprecedented global turmoil, including food and water shortages, civil wars, intensify climate change impact and unchecked mass migrations around the globe,” as per the presentation. Save Soil is a global movement to address the soil crisis by bringing together people from around the world to stand up for Soil Health, and supporting leaders of all nations to institute national policies and actions toward increasing the organic content in cultivable soil.The session was attended by ISB Vice-Principals, staff and students. ISB Hon. Chairman Prince S Natarajan, Hon. Secretary Saji Antony, Executive Committee Members and Principal VR Palaniswamy said the Indian School will participate wholeheartedly in the mission and do their best to make students aware of the benefits of the Save Soil Movement. (Attached photo shows the Save Soil session at the Indian School campus in Isa Town. ) The Indian School Kingdom of Bahrain
