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Author: Amy Green

Global Soil Week > Articles by: Amy Green
News, Sustainable Land Management

ONE HECTARE Exhibition opens in Dresden

ONE HECTARE Exhibition opens in Dresden

  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…

Amy Green 15 October 2015 Read more
Opinion, Transforming Cities

Unusual Suspects- Reflections on our LAB on “Different Urbanisations”

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…

Amy Green 8 October 2015 No Comments Read more
Global Soil Week, Land Governance, News, Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable Land Management

Soil and Transformation. SDGs and the Global Soil Week.

Soil and Transformation. SDGs and the Global Soil Week.

View the short film for some take-aways from this year’s Global Soil Week.

Amy Green 29 September 2015 Read more
Videos

Global Soil Week 2015. Soil the Substance of Transformation

Global Soil Week 2015. Soil the Substance of Transformation
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Land Governance, Opinion, Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable Land Management

Sustainable Development Goals Must Recognise the Importance of Soils

Sustainable Development Goals Must Recognise the Importance of Soils

This article by Jes Weigelt first appeared in GAIA 3/2015.

Amy Green 24 September 2015 No Comments Read more
Land Governance, News

SDGs: International Coalition develops an Indicator for the implementation of Secure Land Rights

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…

Amy Green 4 September 2015 Read more
News, Uncategorized

Better Save Soil released in Portuguese

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…

Amy Green 11 August 2015 Read more
News, Sustainable Development Goals

Europe and the Sustainable Development Goals – Brussels Workshop Highlights Need for Action

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.

Amy Green 9 July 2015 Read more
Global Soil Week 2015 - All sessions, Global Soil Week 2015 – Open Space Sessions

4.9 Open-Space Session – Where are spatial planning approaches in the current soil debate? Experiences, Challenges, Integration points

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News, Sustainable Development Goals

IASS and partners release an issue brief: Towards an Integrated and Inclusive Follow-up and Review of Natural Resources

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…

Amy Green 26 June 2015 Read more
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