The Status of the World's Soil Resources produced by FAO's Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils has been launched during the World Soil Day celebration and closure ceremony of the International Year of Soils

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The official closure of the 2015 International Year of Soils (IYS) will take place at FAO Headquarters on 4 December from 12:30 to 14:00 pm (CET).

Call for voluntary international agreement to protect the ground beneath our feet from erosion and degradation

First ever global assessment of soils and soil change soon available

National Soil Information Institutions will meet at FAO Headquarters from 8-10 December and join forces to create the first International Network of Soil Information Institutions