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Book (stand-alone)Proceedings of the Global Symposium on Soil Erosion 2019
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No results found.The proceedings book of the Global Symposium on Soil Erosion (GSER19) contains all papers presented both orally and in poster format during the symposium (15-17 May 2019, FAO HQ). The papers presented have provided sufficient scientific evidence to show that soil erosion is a global threat to food production systems, available land for future demand, rural livelihoods, human health and biodiversity, and that coordinated effective action needs to be fostered and accelerated to address this issue. Studies presented provided scientific evidence that soil erosion is accelerated by anthropogenic action. In the current context of population increase and climate change, urgent action is needed from governments to support farmers and land-users in the transition to sustainable production systems, and crucial action is needed at global level to raise awareness of the importance of healthy and productive soils, to ensure a sustainable future and the achievement of many of the SDGs targeting hunger, water quality, and life on land, amongst others. -
BookletOutcome document: Be the solution to soil pollution 2018The Global Symposium on Soil Pollution (GSOP18) was jointly organized by the: • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); • Global Soil Partnership (GSP) and its Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS); • United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment); • Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS conventions); and • World Health Organization (WHO). The symposium was held at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, on 2–4 May 2018 and attended by 525 participants (40 percent women, 60 percent men) from 100 countries, including representatives of FAO member states, organizing institutions, the private sector and civil society, as well as scientists and land users working on soil pollution and related fields. The overall aim of the symposium was to gather available information and scientific knowledge on soil pollution with regards to: the sources; risks posed to food production, human health and the environment; risk assessment approaches; and state-of-the-art techniques to remediate polluted sites. The three-day symposium was structured around four main themes focusing on: 1) the identification of the main drivers of soil pollution in different land uses; 2) the assessment of negative impacts of soil pollution on food safety, the environment and human health; 3) methods for monitoring, assessing and remediate soil pollution; 4) the existence of national or regional policies and guidelines that include threshold values for different pollutants and the global status of soil pollution. Participants for all the regions in the world engaged actively by presenting the results of studies demonstrating: that soil pollution is a global threat; the main sources of soil pollution in different countries and land uses; the challenges of monitoring, assessing and remediating soil pollution; and ultimately discussing and developing the key messages reflected in this outcome document. The recommendations presented in this document aim to support the development of policies and actions to encourage the implementation of soil management and land planning strategies that enhance the prevention, minimization and remediation of soil pollution when feasible, through the promotion of sustainable soil management (SSM).
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Book (stand-alone)Keep soil alive, protect soil biodiversity
Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity 19–22 April 2021. Proceedings
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No results found.The proceedings book of the GSOBI21 contains all papers presented both orally and in poster format during the symposium. The papers have provided sufficient scientific evidence that the loss of soil biodiversity is a global threat, and shows the place we are standing on and where we need to go to prevent soil biodiversity loss and to reinforce knowledge about soil biodiversity.
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