Soils are a non-renewable natural resource. We have pulled together some pages below for you, with a focus on soil survey and soil quality monitoring. Use the search function or page tags to find more.
We are losing some 192 million tonnes of soil a year. That’s the equivalent of four-hundred-thousand dump trucks of soil unloaded every week.
Explore fundamental soil data, create custom soil maps and download soil factsheets for your land.
Soil quality is a broad concept and describes whether a soil is well suited to how it is being used.
Get an overview of ongoing and upcoming soils surveys in New Zealand.
Humankind is facing tremendous challenges in agriculture. Understanding and achieving sustainable soil management has never been more important.
