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World Soil Day

World Soil Day is celebrated on 5 December, an anniversary established since 2014 by the UN food agency, the FAO. The theme of this edition is "Stops soil salinization, increases soil productivity". The 2021 campaign aims to focus on the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems and human well-being by addressing growing challenges in soil management, fighting soil salinization, increasing soil awareness and encouraging societies to improve soil health.

  • World Soil Day
  • 2021-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
  • 2021-12-05T23:59:59+00:00
  • World Soil Day is celebrated on 5 December, an anniversary established since 2014 by the UN food agency, the FAO. The theme of this edition is "Stops soil salinization, increases soil productivity". The 2021 campaign aims to focus on the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems and human well-being by addressing growing challenges in soil management, fighting soil salinization, increasing soil awareness and encouraging societies to improve soil health.
  • When Dec 05, 2021 (GMT+0 / UTC0)
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Soil salinization and sodification are the main soil degradation processes that threaten the ecosystem and are recognized among the most important global problems for agricultural production, food security and sustainability in arid and semi-arid regions.

Further information

Soil consumption, territorial dynamics, ecosystem services - Report 2021