Soil and Land on 10 000 m² – the biggest outdoor info-graphic in Germany opens in Dresden’s oldest city square! Global Soil Week’s multimedia ONE HECTARE exhibition can be viewed in the German city of Dresden daily from 12-7pm…
Unusual Suspects- Reflections on our LAB on “Different Urbanisations”
Katleen De Flander, IASS Global Soil Forum Five days of intense action and discussions with a group of about 15 critical urban minds from all over the world – our first urban LAB took place from September 14-18, 2015 in…
Soil and Transformation. SDGs and the Global Soil Week.
View the short film for some take-aways from this year’s Global Soil Week.
Global Soil Week 2015. Soil the Substance of Transformation
Sustainable Development Goals Must Recognise the Importance of Soils
This article by Jes Weigelt first appeared in GAIA 3/2015.
SDGs: International Coalition develops an Indicator for the implementation of Secure Land Rights
Secure land rights for all are a critical component of a transformational agenda, such as the member states of the United Nations wish to establish with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the end of September. Secure land tenure supports…
Better Save Soil released in Portuguese
The animation film, released at the Global Soil Week 2015 is now available in Portuguese language, in addition to English, German, French, and Spanish. Fertile soil forms the foundation of our modern societies. Although we should be doing everything…
Europe and the Sustainable Development Goals – Brussels Workshop Highlights Need for Action
How are the SDGs to be effectively implemented in Europe? This question was discussed by participants of a workshop in Brussels.
4.9 Open-Space Session – Where are spatial planning approaches in the current soil debate? Experiences, Challenges, Integration points
IASS and partners release an issue brief: Towards an Integrated and Inclusive Follow-up and Review of Natural Resources
The IASS and partners released an issue brief, entitled: Towards an Integrated and Inclusive Follow-up and Review of Natural Resources on the occasion of the upcoming discussions at the third meeting of the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable…