This 14-page document of voluntary nature and not legally binding, set out scientific principles and policy recommendations for the responsible governance of soils. The guidelines inform decision-making at higher levels and encourage implementation of sustainable soil management at regional/local level providing a basis on which States can build up their own strategies, policies, legislation. 

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The 2016 Laureate is the Colombian Instituto Geografico Agustin Codazzi (IGAC) 

In the presence of climate change and biodiversity loss, soils have become one of the most vulnerable resources in the world.

23-25 November 2016, FAO hq Rome. Italy