LinkedIn·Tuesday, 18 August 2026·8d ago
I like the concept of #SoilHealthBoundaries because of its clear resemblance to #PlanetaryBoundaries. The planetary boundaries framework…
Ingmar Nopens
CEO Earth+ | Remote soil health monitoring with satellites | Low carbon materials | industrial hemp | carbon sequestering | cleaning/restoring soils
I like the concept of #SoilHealthBoundaries because of its clear resemblance to #PlanetaryBoundaries.
The planetary boundaries framework taught us to look beyond climate change and carbon alone. We should do the same with soil.
For too long, the soil discussion has focused heavily on SOC, carbon sequestration and carbon credits. Important, yes — but soil health is much broader: water retention, biology, nutrients, structure, resilience and the interactions between them.
It also connects with my post this morning about the peat fire in Belgium. The immediate vulnerability wasn't a lack of carbon — peat is extremely carbon-rich. It was drought and loss of soil moisture that made that carbon vulnerable to fire.
A good reminder that measuring carbon alone doesn't tell us whether an ecosystem is healthy or resilient. We need to monitor and manage soil as a system, within its health boundaries, rather than chasing a single carbon metric.
Carbon storage matters. But healthy soils are the objective; carbon is only part of the picture.
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