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What Does it Mean? How The Day Came Into Existence and Why is it Significant?
World Soil Day is celebrated on December 5 each year, and was first marked by the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) in 2002. The day aims to throw light on the importance of keeping the soil healthy and advocates for sustainable soil management practices.
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New Delhi: Did you know that December 5 is celebrated as World Soil Day every year? It is done to attract people’s attention on the importance of healthy soil as well as stress on the importance of sustainable management of soil resources. In 2019, the day was celebrated through 560 events in more than 100 countries.
Soil is home to more than one-fourth of the Earth’s biodiversity. World Soil Day on December 5 is one of the important dates on the UN calendar when outreach activities globally try to bring governments, businesses, non-profit groups, scientists and the people on the same page to understand the causes of soil erosion, soil pollution and how we can encourage soil conservation at the local level.
The theme of World Soil day 2020, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) campaign, is “Keep soil alive, protect soil biodiversity”. By encouraging people around the world to engage in proactively improving soil health, the campaign aims to fight soil biodiversity loss. It is important for us to understand that our food security depends on healthy soil.
World Soil Day 2020 is different from other years as most interactions and discussions are being held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
History
World Soil Day came into existence after the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) recommended it in 2002. Under the leadership of Thailand and within the framework of the Global Soil Partnership, FAO supported the formal establishment of World Soil Day. The FAO Conference unanimously endorsed World Soil Day in June 2013. It even requested its official adoption at the 68th United Nations General Assembly. As a result, in December 2013, the UN General Assembly responded by designating December 5, 2014, as the first official World Soil Day. Read more from India
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