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, or an area the size of Cyprus every ten years.
Aastatel 1990–2006 kaotati iga päev vähemalt 275 hektarit mullapinda sellega, et pinnas kaeti alatiseks veekindla materjaliga.