Six to ten inches (18-25 cm) of topsoil are all that stand between us and extinction.

Six to ten inches (18-25 cm) of topsoil are all that stand between us and extinction.
In the not so long history of humankind, our ancestors too often fought over land and water. Those days have returned. Our security as a global community depends on the extent to which we preserve our soils because “enhancing soil anywhere enhances life everywhere,” and grounds security.
There’s far more to topsoil than food. The things that live in and grow from this irreplaceable and finite resource also keep us clothed, the air and water clean, the land green and pleasant and the human soul refreshed. In that regard soil is a common good, a common wealth. Only now are we starting to comprehend how the tiny life forms in soil sustain productivity and the greater environmental balance.
Never before, in the history of human kind, has the sustainable management of natural resources been so critical to human survival. Our generation will set human history on the path to either sustainable development or self-destruction. The good news is that can still choose sustainability but there is no time for procrastination.