What role do soils have in mitigating GHG emissions?

Argentina along other countries lead the way in answering this important question and more as the Global Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration Potential Map (GSOCseq) initiative enters the data collection phase

Upcoming launch of the Global Report of Soil Pollution and its summary for policy makers: Be the solution!

4 June 2021 | Zoom platform | 12:30-14:30 CEST (GMT+2)

Soil pollution may be invisible to the human eyes, but it compromises soil capacity to provide ecosystems services, including the production of safe, nutritious and sufficient food. Contaminants move through soil, air and water and enter into agri-food systems, affecting the environment and harming our health. Soil pollution is a global transboundary problem and requires coordinated and joint actions to be prevented and solved.

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MAIN REPORT | SUMMARY FOR POLICY MAKERS

Recordings of the webinar: English | French | Spanish

20 May 2021 | Virtual (Zoom platform) | 11:00 - 16:45 GMT+3*

*Moscow time

The Williams Soil-Agronomic Museum, established in 1934 in Moscow, is one of the largest soil museums of the world. The Museum is located at the Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy. The Museum exhibits the diversity of soil samples across the globe from the Arctic to tropical regions, agricultural use and preservation of the soil, geneses and anthropogenic soil changes. It has one of the richest collection of soil monoliths assembled throughout the 20th century, with about 900 monoliths displayed and 2,500 monoliths preserved in the storage room that provide a unique full-scale data and a knowledge base on soils.

FAO Deputy Director to Re Soil Foundation: "Sustainable soil management is a turning point to ensure agricultural production and food sovereignty. I hope that the EU will soon adopt the Soil Directive".

Interview conducted by Emanuele Isonio for the ReSoil Foundation

The Global Soil Partnership is recruiting professionals with different profiles and relevant expertise on Sustainable Soil Management and soil data and information. The candidates will be supporting the development, quality control and effective implementation of FAO’s soil portfolio including the Global Soil Partnership work plan through the provision of expertise in relevant technical areas including project formulation and implementation to support member countries.