Glinka World Soil Prize and King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award presented.

 

As part of the global celebration, FAO awarded two of the world’s most prestigious international soil prizes:

The Glinka World Soil Prize 2025 was awarded to Professor Ganlin Zhang of the Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, recognizing his scientific leadership and global contributions to sustainable soil management and soil information systems.

The King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award 2025 was presented to the French Soil Science Society for its outstanding World Soil Day campaign 2024, which engaged thousands of citizens, schools and institutions across France to raise public awareness of soil protection.


Supported respectively by the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Thailand, these awards honour innovation, advocacy and excellence in promoting sustainable soil management worldwide