The Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils hold its eighth working session from 1 to 5 May 2018 at FAO Headquarters in Rome. The meeting will partially overlap with the Global Symposium on Soil Pollution  (2 - 4 May 2018 at FAO Headquarters), organized and promoted  by the FAO Global Soil Partnership and its ITPS together with UN Environment, World Health Organization and Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions.