Simposio mundial sobre la contaminación del suelo

Publications

Be the solution to soil pollution

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 academia, the private sector and civil society, as well as scientists and land users working on soil pollution and related fields...


Proceedings of the Global Symposium on Soil Pollution 2018

The Proceedings of the GSOP18 presents the abstracts of all scientific presentations held during the Symposium. 100 oral and 50 poster presentations built the core of this event triggering fruitful discussions on the state-of-science of soil pollution in different soils of the world...


Soil Pollution: The Hidden Reality

“Soil pollution” refers to the presence in the soil of a chemical or substance out of place and/or present at a higher than normal concentration that has adverse effects on any non-targeted organism. Soil pollution often cannot be directly assessed or visually perceived, making it a hidden danger...


Concept note and Agenda

The Global Symposium on Soil Pollution is the first step in implementing the Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management in terms of preventing and reducing harmful substances in soils as a way to maintain healthy soils and food safety in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals. Specifically, the symposium’s outcomes should provide scientific evidence to support actions and decisions to prevent and reduce soil pollution for increased food safety, food security and nutrition, ecosystem services, and promote the restoration of polluted sites. The specific objectives of the symposium are to...