“…Verstraete et al ., 2022 ), the plants it can grow, and the food animals it can support – and thereby minimize food insecurity in the long term. For countries with soils containing legacy pollutants or that are degraded, this also means soil remediation, regeneration, restoration and protection, in order to increase the surface area of agricultural land that can be used for food production (Timmis et al ., 1994 ; Lal, 2004 ; Maestre et al ., 2017 ; Bonfante, et al ., 2020 ; Bardgett and Van Wensem, 2021 ; Timmis and Ramos, 2021 ; Verstraete et al ., 2022 ), without destroying forests that harbour fixed carbon and biodiversity. And all countries, including and especially those lacking adequate land and water resources suitable for farming, should where possible embrace vertical farming and aquaponics to increase food production potential.…”