Soils beyond 2015: building from the IYS legacy
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http://www.fao.org/global-soil-partnership/en/ This presentation was presented on World Soil Day 2015 that took place at FAO HQ rome on the 4th of December 2015. The presentation was made by Moujahed Achouri and it presents the actions to be taken beyond the IYS 2015. © FAO: http://www.fao.org
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Soils beyond 2015: building from the IYS legacy
- 2. Soils beyond 2015 building from the IYS legacy
- 18. Encourage investment, technical cooperation, policy, education, awareness and extension in soils; pillar 2
- 20. World Soil Day
- 22. World Soil Prize
- 32. Healthy Soil Facility Implementing the World Soil Charter Developing Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management
- 34. World Soil Prize Healthy Soils Facility
- 36. By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that [...] progressively improve land and soil quality target 2.4
- 37. By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination target 3.9
- 38. By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes [...] and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment target 12.4
- 39. By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world target 15.3
- 40. thank you
Editor's Notes
- Ladies and gentleman, colleagues, distinguished guests. my name is Moujahed Achouri, director of the land and water division in fao and i am very pleased to be with you today in this important celebration.
- Building on what it has been previously said, I wish to recap on the achievements and highlight where we need to focus on.
- Thanks to the momentum generated by the IYS, many awareness raising campaigns on the importance of soil to life on Earth and human wellbeing have been a success. This year we also assisted to the endorsement of the revised World Soil Charter and to the launch of the Status of the World’s Soil Resources report. The inclusion of soils in the sustainable development goals has been the perfect conclusion of an year of major achievements.
- Thanks to the momentum generated by the IYS, many awareness raising campaigns on the importance of soil to life on Earth and human wellbeing have been a success. This year we also assisted to the endorsement of the revised World Soil Charter and to the launch of the Status of the World’s Soil Resources report. The inclusion of soils in the sustainable development goals has been the perfect conclusion of an year of major achievements.
- Thanks to the momentum generated by the IYS, many awareness raising campaigns on the importance of soil to life on Earth and human wellbeing have been a success. This year we also assisted to the endorsement of the revised World Soil Charter and to the launch of the Status of the World’s Soil Resources report. The inclusion of soils in the sustainable development goals has been the perfect conclusion of an year of major achievements.
- Thanks to the momentum generated by the IYS, many awareness raising campaigns on the importance of soil to life on Earth and human wellbeing have been a success. This year we also assisted to the endorsement of the revised World Soil Charter and to the launch of the Status of the World’s Soil Resources report. The inclusion of soils in the sustainable development goals has been the perfect conclusion of an year of major achievements.
- Thanks to the momentum generated by the IYS, many awareness raising campaigns on the importance of soil to life on Earth and human wellbeing have been a success. This year we also assisted to the endorsement of the revised World Soil Charter and to the launch of the Status of the World’s Soil Resources report. The inclusion of soils in the sustainable development goals has been the perfect conclusion of an year of major achievements.
- Thanks to the momentum generated by the IYS, many awareness raising campaigns on the importance of soil to life on Earth and human wellbeing have been a success. This year we also assisted to the endorsement of the revised World Soil Charter and to the launch of the Status of the World’s Soil Resources report. The inclusion of soils in the sustainable development goals has been the perfect conclusion of an year of major achievements.
- How can we catalyze the momentum generated by the IYS...
- ...in order to stop soil degradation? And restore those degraded soils
- Serious efforts need to be put in having inclusive soil policies and governance.
- Targeted soil research should be supported,
- soil information systems should be developed
- and effective education and extension programmes should be promoted.
- Education and awareness raising are particularly important. Not only to inform people but also for the mobilization of financial resources... and therefore for investments in sustainable soil management.
- coherent and co-ordinated awareness and education programmes are KEY to promote co-operation, increase investments and catalyze the attention of policy makers and the general public toward this unique natural resource.
- FAO is committed to promote the cause of sustainable soil management through the Global Soil Partnership
- And as you can see the pillar 2 of the Global Soil Partnership focuses exactly on this. raising awareness on the importance of soil... encouraging increasing investments on sustainable soil management.... promoting technical cooperation and getting policy more aware about the importance of preserving and restoring soils.
- So the GSP will invest a lot in campaigning.
- With the World Soil Day campaign we aim to open up a year long conversation on the topic of soil
- We also want to recognize champions and solutions. So we are working towards establishing a World Soil Prize. And this will be happening through the GSP Plenary Assembly in 2016.
- The World Soil Prize will be of highly symbolic significance, aiming to recognize and reward the good work performed by individuals in the conservation and sound management of soil resources.
- We have another instrument in support to protecting soils. and once again the GSP is a key actor.
- I am talking about the healthy soils facility that we can consider is the “operational arm” of the global soil partnership . How does it work?
- it is a financial hub that facilitates the collection of contributions and the financial allocations to approved activities in a transparent manner.
- Implementing soil conservation programmes
- for instance in strengthening national soil institutions
- Promoting and implementing sustainable soil management while adapting to climate change
- and the very important harmonization of soil information
- supporting targeted soil research and capacity development
- education, awareness raising and policy dialogue
- For instance, one of the first activities for 2016 will focus on the implementation of the World Soil Charter principles at all levels. With the support of members, the Voluntary Guidelines for sustainable soil management will be developed to facilitate this process.
- To learn more about it, I invite you to read the document that explains its role and activities.
- Before I close I’d like to stress why this activities become essential players in our efforts towards healthy soils…. because this year has also marked another very important milestone.
- I am obviously referring to the SDGs. They have clearly underlined how Soils are essential for global well being. Our mission should be to support the achievement of these goals through sustainable soil management.
- starting with SDG 2 that is focused on achieving food security and nutrition. In order to achieve this goal, sustainable agricultural practices has to be promoted with the final aim of improving soil quality.
- Soil is also part of SDG 3 that is focused on human well being... and soils pollution and contamination must also be addressed if we want to achieve this goal
- and again, in the SDG 12 soil is among the essential resources that must be safeguarded against polluting agents.
- and finally SDG 15. This goal takes a step further. Not only soils must be protected and safeguarded, but they must also be restored. Halting and reversing soil degradation is a priority
- Dear colleagues, friends and distinguished guests...The international year of soil has been a real game changer for Soils and we are now better suited and energized to face the many challenges ahead. Only by joining forces we will be able to secure healthy soils to future generations. I close here, thanking you for your attention and wishing you a happy World Soil Day. [CLICK]