Appendix 1 – Global Soil Health Scenarios

This is a teacher resource appendix (“Appendix 1: Global Soil Health Scenarios”) containing ten real-world scenario descriptions of soil degradation challenges from around the world—including nutrient depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa, erosion on U.S. farmland, urban soil contamination, deforestation in Brazil and Haiti, desertification in China, salinization in Pakistan, overgrazing in Australia, urban sprawl in India, and peatland destruction in Indonesia. Each scenario outlines the causes, consequences, and potential solutions for the soil health issue, intended to support student analysis, discussion, or problem-solving about global soil and land management challenges.