This report from the UK charity the Soil Association examines how disruption to the nitrogen cycle can damage the climate, biodiversity and human health. It proposes replacing widespread use of synthetic fertilisers with agroecological use of nitrogen-fixing legumes and manure from grass-fed livestock.
Read the full report, Fixing Nitrogen: The challenge for climate, nature and health, here. See also the Foodsource resource How do food systems contribute to water pollution?
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