Advocating for healthy soils
World Soil Day and the International Year of Soil
GSP adopts a systematic awareness raising campaign on how soil relates to people’s everyday lives not only as part of the World Soil Day and the International Year of Soils but also as a sustained long-term outreach/engagement programme.
Glinka World Soil Prize and King Bhumibol WSD Award
The Glinka Prize is addressed to individuals or organizations committed to solving acute problems of soil degradation. The WSD Award is a recognition tool for individuals or institutions that have made an effort to organize successful WSD celebrations.
Communication campaigns
International Year of Soils 2015
World Soil Day 2016
World Soil Day 2017
World Soil Day 2018
World Soil Day 2019
Prizes and Awards
Glinka World Soil Prize
Edition 2020 - Nominations open
Are you a dynamic change-makers against soil degradation? All GSP Partners are invited to nominate individuals or organizations. Winner will be rewarded with a medal and a USD 15 000 check.
Compile the call for nomination and send it to the GSP Secretariat by 30 September 2020
World Soil Day Award
Edition 2020 - Applications open
If you organized an exciting World Soil Day event for the campaign 2019 'Stop soil erosion, Save our future', don't miss the chance to compete. You can win a medal and a check of USD 15 000.
Compile the call for application and send it to the GSP Secretariat by 30 September 2020
Soil biodiversity contest
Send your photos and time lapse!
GSP highlights the importance of protecting mega/macrofauna and meso/microfauna through high-definition pictures or videos. Winners will be rewarded cash prizes of USD 500.
Don't forget to complete the form and send it to the GSOBI20 by 30 June 2020
In action
Keep soil alive for biodiversity
World Soil Day 2020
The communication campaign under the slogan 'Keep soil alive, Protect soil biodiversity' draws attention to the global issue of soil biodiversity loss and the urgent need for collective efforts for a food secure future.
Symposium on Soil Biodiversity
2-4 February 2021, FAO headquarters
The Symposium will provide evidence to support actions to protect soil biodiversity and promote its sustainable management by addressing the causes of loss and enhancing the implementation of sustainable practices at all levels.
Global Soil Doctors programme
Farmer-to-farmer training
The programme provides soil doctors with training, educational material and soil testing kits to build capacity on the principles of soil science and promote the practice of sustainable soil management at local and national level.
Contests and exhibits
Soil erosion from the space
The role of man as a cause and solution
The exhibition showcases erosion and land-use change as a driver of erosion. Eight satellite images captured by the European Space Agency show the dramatic effect of erosion from space.
Farmers' talks
Video contest on soil erosion
Farmers, NGOs and the civil society have much to say on how to 'Stop soil erosion'. Their short reportages draw attention on the global issue of soil loss and the urgent need for collective efforts.
Greening the future
Social photo challenge
For WSD, GSP challenged children, teens, young people, and adults worldwide to cover the soil and take a step to #StopSoilErosion. Planting local species is an easy way to fight erosion.