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BookletCorporate general interestGlobal Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon - Concept note and Agenda 2017
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Book (stand-alone)Technical reportGlobal assessment of soil pollution: Report 2021
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No results found.Soil pollution is invisible to the human eye, but it compromises the quality of the food we eat, the water we drink, and the air we breathe and puts human and environmental health at risk. Most contaminants originate from human activities such as industrial processes and mining, poor waste management, unsustainable farming practices, accidents ranging from small chemical spills to accidents at nuclear power plants, and the many effects of armed conflicts. Pollution knows no borders: contaminants are spread throughout terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and many are distributed globally by atmospheric transport. In addition, they are redistributed through the global economy by way of food and production chains. Soil pollution has been internationally recognized as a major threat to soil health, and it affects the soil’s ability to provide ecosystem services, including the production of safe and sufficient food, compromising global food security. Soil pollution hinders the achievement of many of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including those related to poverty elimination (SDG 1), zero hunger (SDG 2), and good health and well-being (SDG 3). Soil pollution hits the most vulnerable hardest, especially children and women (SDG 5). The supply of safe drinking water is threatened by the leaching of contaminants into groundwater and runoff (SDG 6). CO2 and N2O emissions from unsustainably managed soils accelerate climate change (SDG 13). Soil pollution contributes to land degradation and loss of terrestrial (SDG 15) and aquatic (SDG 14) biodiversity, and decreased the security and resilience of cities (SDG 11), among others. -
DocumentOther documentReport of Digital Media Coverage for World Soil Day 2018. Be the solution to soil pollution
WSD2018-I/18/Report. 5 December 2018, Rome, Italy
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Book (stand-alone)General interest bookSoil pollution: a hidden reality 2018This document presents key messages and the state-of-the-art of soil pollution, its implications on food safety and human health. It aims to set the basis for further discussion during the forthcoming Global Symposium on Soil Pollution (GSOP18), to be held at FAO HQ from May 2nd to 4th 2018. The publication has been reviewed by the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soil (ITPS) and contributing authors. It addresses scientific evidences on soil pollution and highlights the need to assess the extent of soil pollution globally in order to achieve food safety and sustainable development. This is linked to FAO’s strategic objectives, especially SO1, SO2, SO4 and SO5 because of the crucial role of soils to ensure effective nutrient cycling to produce nutritious and safe food, reduce atmospheric CO2 and N2O concentrations and thus mitigate climate change, develop sustainable soil management practices that enhance agricultural resilience to extreme climate events by reducing soil degradation processes. This document will be a reference material for those interested in learning more about sources and effects of soil pollution.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookStatus of the World’s Soil Resources. Chapter 11: Regional assessment of soil changes in Europe and Eurasia 2016
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No results found.This is Chapter 11, "Regional assessment of soil changes in Europe and Eurasia," of the main report Status of the World’s Soil Resources.In this chapter, we focus on anthropogenic degradation, e.g. alteration of soil properties induced by human activities that leads to declines in soil productivity and ecosystem services. The human activities in question include improper agricultural use, and soil disturbance and contamination due to urb anization, industrial and mining activities. National case studies of soil change are discussed for Austria, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
The full report has been divided into sections and individual chapters for ease of downloading:
- Introductory information
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: The role of soils in ecosystem proc esses
- Chapter 3: Global Soil Resources
- Chapter 4: Soils and Humans
- Chapter 5: Drivers of global soil change
- Chapter 6: Global soil status, processes and trends
- Chapter 7: Soil change: impacts and responses
- Chapter 8: Governance and policy responses to soil change
- Chapter 9: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Africa South of the Sahara
- Chapter 10: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in Asia
- Chapter 11: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Europe and Eurasia
- Chapter 12: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Chapter 13: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in the Near East and North Africa
- Chapter 14: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in North America
- Chapter 15: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in the Southwes t Pacific
- Chapter 16: Regional Assessment of Soil Change in Antarctica
- Annex: Soil groups, characteristics, distribution and ecosystem services
- Glossary of Technical Terms
- Authors and affiliations
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DocumentOther documentBasic texts of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2017 edition 2017The Nations accepting this Constitution, being determined to promote the common welfare by furthering separate and collective action on their part for the purpose of: raising levels of nutrition and standards of living of the peoples under their respective jurisdictions; securing improvements in the efficiency of the production and distribution of all food and agricultural products; bettering the condition of rural populations; and thus contributing towards an expanding world economy and ensuring humanity's freedom from hunger; hereby establish the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, hereinafter referred to as the "Organization", through which the Members will report to one another on the measures taken and the progress achieved in the field of action set forth above.