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The International Network of Salt-affected Soils has compiled a series of photos of saline and sodic soils and landscapes in a calendar for the year 2023.
Download, print and enjoy the beauty of saline and sodic soils in their natural habitats and see how salinity becomes a threat to crops that cannot tolerate high levels of salt.
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During the Conference of the Parties of the Convention of Biological Diversity (COP15), FAO's Global Soil Partnership, the International Network on Soil Biodiversity (NETSOB) and partners contributed to make soil biodiversity prominent in the negotiations and as a potential contributor to the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Accordingly, parties endorsed the 2020-2030 Plan of Action of the International Initiative for the conservation and sustainable use of soil biodiversity. COP15 invited FAO and its Global Soil Partnership to facilitate its implementation together with partners.
We would like to thank all the participants for their interest and engagement: thanks to all of them the contest has been a great success!
An online training workshop on ‘Reporting Soil Carbon Stock Change in National Greenhouse Gas Inventories’ took place at the perfect time – between the UN Climate Conference COP27– where the establishment of Sharm el-Sheikh joint work on implementation of climate action on agriculture and food security was agreed upon, and the World Soil Day on 5 December.
The Permanent Missions to the United Nations of the Kingdom of Thailand and the Republic of Namibia, together with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, invite you to a hybrid celebration of World Soil Day in New York.