This article by Jes Weigelt first appeared in GAIA 3/2015.
Sustainable Development Goals Must Recognise the Importance of Soils
Large scale soil restoration for climate change adaptation, mitigation and food security – what’s in it for smallholder farmers?
Land Degradation Endangers Livelihoods and Climate The land on our planet is rapidly degrading, causing a chain reaction of loss of livelihood, hunger, land-use change, higher greenhouse gas emissions, and human migration. A recent scientific study on global land degradation…
Guest Blog: “Young people and the future of soil”
By the Sustainable Food Trust, published on 30 April 2015
IASS and Partners launch Policy Brief with Proposals for the Review and Follow-up of the SDGs for Soils and Land
The protection of soils and land will contribute to the achievement of at least nine of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is therefore necessary to develop appropriate strategies to monitor the use of these resources. At the same time,…
How can we avoid the Risk of Unsustainable Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? IASS Releases Working Paper
IASS Releases Working Paper
Soil Atlas
Facts and figures about Earth, Land and Fields
Europe and the Post 2015 Development Agenda
“Europe and the Post 2015 Development Agenda: Shaping effective follow up, review and accountability mechanisms” International Multi-stakeholder Dialogue, 29-30 June 2015 Organised by the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Renewable Resources and the Sustainable Development Goals Forum Co-hosted by Red…
Europe and the Post 2015 Development Agenda
European dialogue on biomass – Brussels 2015
Guest Blog by George Monbiot: Ploughing On Regardless
Almost all other issues are superficial by comparison to soil loss. So why don’t we talk about it?
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 25 March 2015
Are the Sustainable Development Goals Sustainable?
2015 is going to be a pivotal year for sustainable development: a global climate agreement is due to be negotiated in Paris in December; under Germany’s presidency, the G7 Summit in June will address sustainable economic growth; and the 193…