Highlights
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Global Soil Week opens with emphasis on soils for development
20/04/2015
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Our soils support our planet's biodiversity and they host a quarter of the total
16/04/2015
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Interview with Mr. Moujahed Achouri, Director of FAO's Land and Water division (part 1)
09/04/2015
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The IYS2015 was launched in the Scottish Parliament on 31 March 2015 with a particular focus on Scotland’s soils.
08/04/2015
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Post a photo, raise awareness on the importance of soils, win a prize!
01/04/2015
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28 percent of the world's agricultural land grows crops that are wasted
20/03/2015
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Building sustainable soil management capacity as International Year of Soils rolls out
18/03/2015
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The blog aims to communicate the profound importance of soils for human life
13/03/2015
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Soils are essential for growing our food, yet they have no voice and few people speak out for them.
09/03/2015
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FAO and members of the South American Soil Partnership work together to create a five-year plan to contribute to the recovery of soils in the subregion.
09/03/2015