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Month: April 2017

Global Soil Week > 2017 > April
News and Opinion, Sustainable Development Goals

Shortening distances: bringing the SDGs to the local level

Shortening distances: bringing the SDGs to the local level

By Matheus Zanella   ­ For 99% of Brazilians – and world citizens, in general – the UN seems to be something distant, a world of serious-face people wearing suits and taking important decisions in air-conditioned rooms. So, I am…

Samie Blasingame 13 April 2017 Read more

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Diverse summary reports, Chairman's conclusions, videos, Rapporteurs' reports and presentations can be found here.

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Facts and Figures about earth land and fields:

Depicting the worldwide significance and the state of land, soil and agriculture.

Illustrating why we should fight for a just and sustainable soil and land policy.

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