These diverse forms of engagement do not replace regulation or scientific expertise.
However, they:
✔ expand soil visibility
✔ diversify ways of learning
✔ create experiential connections
✔ influence social values
✔ enable participation
Soil protection evolves not only through policies and practices, but also through how societies learn, experience, imagine, and discuss soil.
Recognising who engages with soil is one step.
Understanding how soil becomes visible and meaningful in society is the next.