“…The impact of degraded soil microbiomes on human health are now being explored and tested (Wall et al ), and new scientific discoveries illustrate the encouraging possibility of restoring soil biodiversity so as to ameliorate soil health, ecosystem health, and human health, in rural and in urban areas (Liddicoat et al ; Robinson et al ; Liddicoat et al ). This strategy may be especially relevant in the vast areas of arid, semiarid, and desertified lands worldwide that have already been significantly or completely degraded, and are often strongly reliant upon microbial communities for maintaining productivity through the provisioning of key ecological functions such as nutrient cycling (Soussi et al ; Neilson et al ; Moreira‐Grez et al ). - Significantly increase on‐site training and capacity building opportunities at ecological restoration and restorative action sites for early career professionals, community leaders, practitioners, administrators, and academics. The numbers of competent restoration scientists, managers, restoration entrepreneurs, and practitioners is insufficient to meet global ecological challenges.
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