The document emphasizes the importance of sustainable soil management, including investment, education, and policy, building on the legacy of the International Year of Soils (IYS). It outlines specific targets for improving land and soil quality by 2030, including reducing pollution and restoring degraded lands. The document also highlights the need for collaboration in achieving these sustainability goals.

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

24. Healthy Soils Facility

25. Healthy
Soils
Facility

26. Healthy
Soil
Facility
Soil conservation
and soil
restoration
programme

27. Healthy
Soil
Facility
Strengthening
national soil
institutions

28. Healthy
Soil
Facility
Sustainable soil
management

29. Healthy
Soil
Facility
Soil information
systems and
SoilSTAT

30. Healthy
Soil
Facility
Soil research,
extension and
capacity
development

31. Healthy
Soil
Facility
Soil governance,
education and
policy dialogue

32. Healthy
Soil
Facility
Implementing the
World Soil Charter
Developing
Voluntary Guidelines
for Sustainable Soil
Management

33. Healthy
Soil
Facility

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