Natural resources are coming under increasing pressure in the face of climate change and growing global demand for raw materials.
Combating Poverty through Better Use of Natural Resources: IASS, IFAD and Partners Publish New Study
IASS and Partners Propose Shortlist of Global Land and Soil Indicators to Support SDGs
The protection of land and soils will contribute to the achievement of several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is therefore necessary to develop an appropriate monitoring and accountability framework to track the state of these resources. Finding appropriate indicators is…
Soils and the Sustainable Development Goals: Conference in Tutzing Highlights the Need for Action
This September, the international community will meet in New York to develop a new set of goals, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They will replace the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that expire this year. As long-term trends such as…
Call for the Young Professionals Programme at the GSW 2015
Apply until 08 March 2015! Call for the Young Professionals Programme at the Global Soil Week 2015 at the International Conference: Global Soil Week 2015 (18.04.-23.04.2015) in Berlin, Germany The United Nations declaration of the International Year of Soils in…
BodenWertSchätzen – Wettbewerb zum Schutz des Bodens
Der Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (RNE) veranstaltet gemeinsam mit der Deutschen Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) im Internationalen Jahr des Bodens 2015 den Wettbewerb „BodenWertSchätzen“, in dem innovative Ansätze und Praxisbeispiele zur Förderung eines nachhaltigen Umgangs mit Boden ausge-zeichnet werden. Weiterführende Informationen…
Tackling the Social and Economic Drivers of Land Degradation: Workshop in Malawi
Almost two thirds (65 per cent) of Africa´s cropland is affected by severe land degradation. Sustainable land management (SLM) is seen as the best way to combat and even reverse land degradation. In Malawi, where the majority of the population…
Secure Land Rights in the Post-2015 Agenda: IASS and Partners Publish Recommendations
The UN negotiations on new global Sustainable Development Goals got under way on Monday in New York. The fight against hunger and extreme poverty and the protection of the environment and biodiversity are among the main issues on the agenda….
IASS Side Event in Lima Casts Light on Sustainable Production and Use of Biomass
Many countries regard bio-energy as an important element of sustainable energy production and climate change mitigation. This kind of energy is produced from agricultural products and wastes, domestic and industrial waste, and from organic materials such as rapeseed and sunflowers,…
The Global Fight against Soil Loss: IASS and Partners Launch the International Year of Soils
IASS Global Soil Forum Franziska Linz reports on the discussions at the German opening event of the International Year of Soils.
让我们来谈谈土壤 Let’s Talk About Soil
The Chinese Version of the animation film Let’s talk about Soil, has been released on the 2015 International Year of Soils. It emphasizes human dependence on soils and explores how sustainable development is threatened by trends of soil management and…