Xiaoyong Liao, You Li, Jieyong Wang, Jinwei Dong, Qixing Yao, Jie Li, Ruixing Hou, Zehong Li, Yitao Zhang, Xiaoxu Jia, Guoyong Leng
Black soils feed the world yet remain undervalued in food and climate governance frameworks. A policy package, including global monitoring as public infrastructure, co-designed and place-based solutions based on tailored tools, planning that fits land and people, mobilizing alliance with finance and force, and mainstreaming black soils in global pacts, can contribute to improving land quality and stabilize yields where it matters most.