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When we go about our daily routines, most of us are unaware that beneath our feet lies an outstandingly diverse community of plants, animals and microbes that makes up our soils. Soils are more than just “dirt” - they’re a major reservoir of global biodiversity, supporting agriculture and food security, regulating greenhouse gas emissions and promoting plant, animal and human health. Without them our world wouldn’t be the same.
We’ve taken soils for granted for long enough. Let’s keep soil alive and protect soil biodiversity!
FAO's Global Soil Partnership is pleased to invite you to its webinar on the"Launch of the Global Soil Doctors Programme" on Monday, 5 October 2020 from 14:00 to 15:15 CEST.
Highlight | Photogallery (Colombia) | Video recordings | Global Soil Doctors programme's launch - Webinar report | Video of a success story | Details of the event
Effective soil management requires the availability of soil data
In the framework of World Soil Day (WSD) 2020, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) and the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) are therefore launching a scientific children's book contest on Soil Biodiversity with the motto "Keep soil alive, protect soil biodiversity".
Read the Magical World of Soil Biodiversity