TNPSC Thervupettagam

World Soil Day 2023 – December 05

December 6 , 2023 356 days 333 0
  • 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.

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