In recognition of the efforts made by individuals/institutions in organizing World Soil Day celebrations around the world, the Kingdom of Thailand has sponsored the King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award. The winner of this fourth edition is NISS, the Nigeria Institute of Soil Science for their outstanding festivities organized in the framework of WSD2020 “Keep soil alive, Protect soil biodiversity”.

The Glinka World Soil Prize encourages stakeholders and soil practitioners to engage in field-oriented work, with direct contributions to the preservation of our soils for food security and a healthy life. The 2021 Laureate is Dr Lydie-Stella Koutika, a well renowned soil scientist from the Republic of the Congo. For over 40 years, she has championed the crucial role of soils for food security and climate change mitigation and adaptation.

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Soil salinization and sodification are major soil degradation processes threatening ecosystem and are recognized as being among the most important problems at a global level for agricultural production, food security and sustainability in arid and semi-arid regions.

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