LOESS Celebrates World Soil Day
Caring for Soils: Measure, Monitor, Manage is the theme for this year’s World Soil Day (WSD) campaign, emphasizing the critical need for accurate soil data and sustainable soil management practices. These efforts are essential to ensure food security and mitigate climate change.
Soil forms the foundation of life on Earth, supporting over 95% of the food we consume and supplying vital nutrients to plants. However, human activities and climate change continue to degrade these invaluable ecosystems.
To mark this global occasion, LOESS partners have organized diverse activities across various countries, engaging local communities, educators, and students:
Global Activities by LOESS Partners
Sweden
The Swedish Society for Conservation of Nature will premiere A Secret Universe (Ett hemligt universum), a nine-minute film exploring soil ecosystems, challenges, and significance.
- Partner: VA
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Hungary
A panel discussion titled The Journey of Bread: From Soil to Plate will introduce the LOESS project and its Community of Practice (CoP).
- Partner: CUB
Ireland
The first Students for Students panel on Composting for Soil Health will take place, featuring a presentation highlighting World Soil Day and global WSD resources.
- Partner: TUD
Italy
An online event focused on soil, peace, and sustainability in collaboration with the twin project CURIOSOIL.
- Partner: CoP ControV & UNIBS / UNISS
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Poland
Workshops and lectures engaging over 120 participants, including children and adults, on soil science and sustainability themes.
- Partner: AMU
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Serbia
Presentation of LOESS developments at an external World Soil Day event on December 6th.
- Partner: CPN
Slovakia
An expert lecture as part of the course The Impact of Stressors on Biota to discuss soil stressors and the LOESS project.
- Partner: UCM
Spain
A scientific escape room about soils hosted by the University of Lleida (UdL) from December 10th–12th.
- Partner: ACUP
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Also, the participation in a World Soil Day conference to generate ideas and gather insights for the development of the AR app for soil dissemination.
- Partner: JIM
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Turkey
Integration of LOESS into an Environment Education course for trainee science teachers at Akdeniz University.
- Partner: ANS
The ‘5th December 2024 World Soil Day’ was celebrated with LOESS project Turkish CoP members simultaneously with various activities in different cities of the country
United Kingdom
A collaborative poster by LOESS and ECHO soils featured at the British Society of Soil Science Annual Conference.
- Partner: QUB
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Belgium
A social media campaign featuring evidence-based posts and visuals highlighting soil conservation.
- Partner: EUN
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Join the Efforts
Explore LOESS resources on their website, showcasing over 60 case studies on soil management and conservation. Together, let’s measure, monitor, and manage soil for a healthier planet.
More information
For more details, visit the World Soil Day 2024 website.
You can find more soil related events here