The United Nations has declared 2015 the International Year of Soils. For good reason, because our soils are in danger: "All over the world, fertile soils are being lost through erosion, poisoned or sealed. However, soil protection is vital.
A published illustrative infographic on the use and loss of soil.
![Infografik: Nutzung des Erdbodens – Versiegelung, Erosion, Überdüngung und intensive Landwirtschaft](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2ffa55c2-892c-4078-98f1-47b807a56980/1a257b83-91da-4773-b201-10cd9a6be496_rw_1920.png?h=549316e1d47471cd7e9f4f30e54f5365)
Published infographic (german)
![Illustration: schwebender Block Erdboden](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2ffa55c2-892c-4078-98f1-47b807a56980/9ecc64b4-2e16-4acb-a11b-d17c7e38d499_rw_1200.png?h=38b486328f56a44a2634fa29b20cf215)
Illustration
![Life in the soil](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2ffa55c2-892c-4078-98f1-47b807a56980/a175a600-30ec-4987-9bfb-c2efbb6d0a13_rw_1200.png?h=2b12d4e7a6850eb3b8c684db291c6d47)
Life in the soil
![Erosion of soil](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2ffa55c2-892c-4078-98f1-47b807a56980/d75fe98b-91bf-486c-af59-0b8ae160b6c6_rw_1200.png?h=c56d936aad26ec0e30ba57ff487e9521)
Erosion of soil
![Risk of erosion in Germany](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2ffa55c2-892c-4078-98f1-47b807a56980/c756ba43-eb4f-4e14-bc6e-6e1b1fab44bf_rw_1200.png?h=d791b6ef6f980817243f01ac9bc3d423)
Risk of erosion in Germany
![Land use](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2ffa55c2-892c-4078-98f1-47b807a56980/06371b79-f094-47f9-a2ff-9770340e65f3_rw_600.png?h=6d78cc7d4be442a2269eb21ab653087d)
Land use
![Global use of chemical fertilizers - up to 25%. An area the size of Austria is added every day.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2ffa55c2-892c-4078-98f1-47b807a56980/eca19db5-161d-4f41-ab4f-b3d0f9b1ce61_rw_1200.png?h=df49ec48d151e720fbd3e1a3efc7c541)
Global use of chemical fertilizers - up to 25%. An area the size of Austria is added every day.
![Global land use](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2ffa55c2-892c-4078-98f1-47b807a56980/d990d7df-7859-467d-8210-e07911c3b65b_rw_1200.png?h=84eb17386f2e7a350ef08899cdee8d63)
Global land use
![Area loss per day](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2ffa55c2-892c-4078-98f1-47b807a56980/99c5d698-d42a-482c-bf21-afe055ccc9bc_rw_600.png?h=bdea7f7904a005fd291268559abbd8c1)