Brussels, 13/02/2012 (Agence Europe) - Every day between 1990 and 2006, at least 275 hectares of soil per day were permanently lost through soil sealing (the covering of fertile land by impermeable material) amounting to 1,000 km² per year. Soil erosion by water is estimated to affect 1.3 million km² in Europe, an area equivalent to 2.5 times the size of France. Soil degradation affects our capacity to produce food, prevent droughts and flooding, stop biodiversity loss, and tackle climate...