This day highlights the importance of healthy soil and advocates the sustainable management of soil resources.
The World Soil Day (WSD) was recommended by the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) in 2002.
5 December 2014 was designated as the first official WSD by the UN General Assembly.
The theme for 2019 observance of WSD is ‘Stop Soil Erosion, Save Our Future’.
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) also supported the formal establishment of WSD as a global awareness day under the leadership of the Kingdom of Thailand.