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WORLD SOIL DAY CELEBRATION - KEEP SOIL
EDITORIAL
ALIVE, PROTECT SOIL BIODIVERSITY
Soils are essential to life on Earth. Their protection is of During this celebration, FAO will launch the first-ever re-
the utmost importance to ensure the future of agri-food port on the “State of Knowledge of Soil Biodiversity” cov-
systems and the provision of key ecosystem services. ering its current status, challenges, and potentialities. The
While there is increasing attention to the importance of Glinka World Soil Prize 2020 will be awarded to an Italian
biodiversity for food security and nutrition, especially agricultural scientist and action leader in soil Luca Mon-
above-ground biodiversity such as plants and animals, tanarella, and the King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award
less attention is being paid to the biodiversity beneath our will be given to the Indian Council of Agricultural Re-
feet, soil biodiversity. search (ICAR).
This year’s World Soil Day aims to raise awareness of the The event will bring together government officials, inter-
importance of the diversity of soil organisms for most ter- national organizations, and a wide array of experts on soil
restrial ecosystem services, including food production, biodiversity. Discussions will be moderated by award-win-
water storage, and purification, nutrient cycling, carbon ning Thomson Reuters Foundation correspondent, Thin Lei
sequestration, and source of medicines. Win.
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the observance Journalists can follow the event via Zoom here. The event
of the World Soil Day will be celebrated virtually, on Fri- will also be webcast here. Simultaneous interpretation will
day, 4 December 2020, 13:00 - 14:30 (Rome time). be provided in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian,
The observance will highlight how soil biodiversity can Spanish.
provide a truly natural solution to many of the problems The celebration can be followed on social media using
humanity faces today, from the field to the global scale, as the hashtags #WorldSoilDay, #SoilBiodiversity
well as efforts to conserve and protect it.
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