The theme of this year is ‘Soil and Water, a Source of Life’.
It traces back to the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS).
IUSS recommended the establishment of an international day to celebrate soil in 2002.
With leadership from the Kingdom of Thailand and support from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) within the Global Soil Partnership framework, World Soil Day emerged as a global awareness platform.
The date of December 5 was chosen because it coincides with the birthday of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
In June 2013, the FAO Conference endorsed World Soil Day and later approached the 68th United National General Assembly
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework is a plan for everyone to take urgent action to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity loss.