Richard Bardgett

Oct 24, 2024 | besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Yvonne M. Buckley |Amy Austin |Richard Bardgett |Jane A. Catford

1 INTRODUCTION ‘In short—our world needs climate action on all fronts—everything, everywhere, all at once’ António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General (Guterrez, 2023). Solutions to slow down, stop and ultimately reverse climate change—together with solutions that address unsustainable use of land and water bodies—are urgently needed at local and global scales to enable people and nature to thrive on a changing planet (Diaz et al., 2015; IPBES, 2019).

May 10, 2024 | nature.com | Richard Bardgett

Diana Wall was a true ecology and climate pioneer. Biodiversity in soil is often overlooked — a case of out of sight, out of mind — but Wall understood its importance for a sustainable future. The soil is home to more than half of all species, which are crucial for Earth’s terrestrial ecosystems. Wall spent her entire career exploring how soil-dwelling organisms regulate carbon and nutrient cycling, and how they respond to climate change.