Global Soil Partnership

Towards Zero pollution: Launch of the Global Assessment of Soil Pollution report

Upcoming launch of the Global Report of Soil Pollution and its summary for policy makers: Be the solution!

4 June 2021 | Zoom platform | 12:30-14:30 CEST (GMT+2)

Soil pollution may be invisible to the human eyes, but it compromises soil capacity to provide ecosystems services, including the production of safe, nutritious and sufficient food. Contaminants move through soil, air and water and enter into agri-food systems, affecting the environment and harming our health. Soil pollution is a global transboundary problem and requires coordinated and joint actions to be prevented and solved.

MAIN REPORT | SUMMARY FOR POLICY MAKERS

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The Global Assessment of Soil Pollution report and its Summary for Policy makers will be launched on 4th June are a response to the UNEA3 request and as part of the World Environment Day celebrations and the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. This report and its summary, coordinated by the FAO’s GSP, the ITPS, and UNEP, are the product of an inclusive process involving scientists from all regions. 

It will make a valuable contribution to raising awareness of the threats posed by soil pollution and to aligning several international policy frameworks, including the SDGs and multilateral environmental agreements. Furthermore, preventing, addressing, and remediating soil pollution will be critical to the success of the recently declared UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030), the upcoming Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and the One Health approach.

PRESENTATIONS

Launch of the “Global Assessment of Soil Pollution” report, Ms Natalia Rodríguez Eugenio, FAO GSP

Status of soil pollution, a regional perspective:

How to be a solution to soil pollution? Examples of prevention and remediation of soil pollution:

MAIN REPORT | SUMMARY FOR POLICY MAKERS

 

Recordings of the webinar: English | French | Spanish

Date
04 Jun 2021
- 04 Jun 2021
Location
online