The series of the ITPS soil letters aim to provide to the general public concise and clear information on one topic linked to the work and activities led by the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS).  This series are in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and the FAO’s Strategic Objectives and contributes to the efforts of ending hunger, malnutrition, climate change adaptation, land degradation and overall sustainable development.

ITPS Soil Letters #2 - March 2021: Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen | Card page

The Global Soil Laboratory Network (GLOSOLAN) was established in 2017 to build and strengthen the capacity of laboratories in soil analysis and to respond to the need for harmonizing soil analytical data. The network is organized in Regional and National Soil Laboratory Networks that allow GLOSOLAN to make bottom-up decisions and respond to regional and national needs.

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On Wednesday 10 March 2021, Dr. Chalermchai Sreeon, Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand, presented the King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award medal and congratulated the winner: the Indian Council of Agricultural Research - Indian Institute of Soil Science (ICAR-IISS).

During its 5th session last February, the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA5) recognized the steps taken in the implementation of the resolution on managing soil pollution to achieve sustainable development adopted at the third session (UNEA3) in 2017.  Through this resolution, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) called on Member States and invited relevant UN organizations to address soil pollution in the global environmental, food security and agriculture, development and health agendas in an integrated manner, especially through preventive approaches and risk management using available science.

Born in Russia on 1^st March 1846, Vasily Vasilyevich Dokuchaev is a very well-known figure to all soil scientists worldwide.