Uganda project: Wednesday 27th January 2021

Rwanda project: Thursday 28th January 2021

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In an effort to map the global potential of Soil Organic Carbon sequestration (GSOCseq) under different soil management scenarios, several regional trainings have been successfully provided to national experts.

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Due to time conflicts between two global events that have been postponed due to the ongoing COVID19 pandemic, the Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity (GSOBI21) has to be slightly postponed. As a result, GSOBI21 will now take place from 19 to 22 April 2021.

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The protocol constitutes a fundamental tool to assess if any intervention implemented in the field, such as improvement of productive systems, innovation and new technologies, ecosystem restoration and carbon sequestration, is carried out in a sustainable manner according to the definition of sustainable soil management. In practical terms, the protocol provides key indicators and a set of tools to assess soil functions based on its physical, chemical and biological properties. 

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FAO and its Global Soil Partnership wish to thank all of you! Without your activism, we could never reached such a large appeal. 

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Concerted action across up to 105 countries and hundreds of million participants is what makes World Soil Day one of the most celebrated UN Observances. For its latest edition ‘Keep soil alive, Protect soil biodiversity', more than 780 events brought together governments, businesses, NGOs, youth, the media, and the public. Rome, New York, Bangkok, Abu Dhabi, Moscow held official ceremonies while twenty-one FAO regional, sub-regional and country offices actively supported the campaign.

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