World Soil Day

Cities are expanding fast; already home to around 55% of the world's population, a figure expected to rise to 68% by 2050. As urban areas grow, so does the pressure to provide fresh, safe, nutritious food and to build spaces that can withstand a changing climate. The key to meeting these challenges lies right beneath our feet—soils, the often-overlooked foundation on which they are built. Soils in cities do far more than simply support buildings, roads and other infrastructure; they sustain resilient and green cities. Understanding this connection can enable us to design and build better homes and communities in the future. It also reinforces the One Health approach, which recognises that healthy soils support the health of people, animals, plants and the environment. Soils play an essential role in growing our food nutritious and keeping our environment healthy. They are also the basis for making cities sustainable and resilient. On this year’s World Soil Day , the Food and Agric...

Introducing and planting new and useful forest and rangeland species , encouraging tree planting . Seedling planting . Miyaneh (Iran), 05/12/2025 - 19/12/2025.

The workshops are organized as part of the “EU partnership to protect agricultural land in the face of climate and environmental challenges. Caring for future generations” (ProLand) project , Program Erasmus+, project KA220-HED - Cooperation partnerships in higher education (2024-1-PL01-KA220-HED-000252809). It aims to increase awareness, knowledge, competence and develop management skills about soil management in agriculture . Celebrate World Soil Day with us! Join the celebrations organized by the ProLand  andErasmus+ project. Let's do something for the soil! See what our partners are doing! WORKSHOPS - PULS -1  - SUA -1  - UAL-1  - KNU-1  - ROMA -3 . Attachment Size proland-erasmus.pdf WORLD SOIL DAY at PULS #ProLand#Erasmus+ Poznań (Polska), 08/12/2025 - 08/12/2025

  Caribbean leadership in advancing soil health through the 25 x 25 + 5 Soil Initiative will be at the forefront, connecting policy, science, and community action. Join us for this important regional conversation and be part of the global World Soil Day campaign in a way that reflects our Caribbean realities. You are warmly invited to join us for “ The Caribbean Connection ”, a special World Soil Day 2025 webinar exploring the regional relevance of this year’s global theme. This interactive session will bring together Caribbean experts, youth leaders, and community voices to discuss how soil health underpins urban resilience, food security, and sustainable development across Small Island Developing States . The Caribbean Connection- FAO's World Soil Day Regional Webinar . Bowling Alley Hill (Barbados), 09/12/2025 - 09/12/2025. Register!

The 2nd Soil Week , organized by the Department of Soil Science and the Postgraduate Program in Soil Science at UFC, will be held in the city of Fortaleza - CE on December 9, 2025, with the theme " Healthy Soils: Knowing to Conserve " in commemoration of World Soil Day. We will present direct actions so that people can better understand soils and conserve them.  2ª Semana do Solo (2nd Soil Week) . Fortaleza (Brasil), 09/12/2025 - 09/12/2025

  Projectant futurs possibles en un món urbanitzat . Bellaterra (Espanya), 09/12/2025 - 09/12/2025 Cinefòrum Film: The Martian Round-Table: Mariona Ferrandiz (CREAF-UAB), Maria Sisternas (Hàbitat3-Ajuntament de Girona), Vicenç Carabassa (CREAF-UAB). Chair: Andrea Vidal (ICGC-UAB)

Cities are centres of traffic and sources of industrial pollution, waste and wastewater. As a result, urban soils can become easily polluted, posing serious health risks for residents. Actions are needed to identify, manage and restore such polluted urban soils .  Integrating green spaces, tree pits and green corridors can help filter pollutants . Healthy soils in turn enable greater green coverage, which absorbs less heat than concrete and asphalt, lowers surface temperatures, absorbs rainwater and reduces landslides and floods. As we build more roads and buildings, more urban soils are sealed.   Preventing and reversing soil sealing through city greening, on the other hand, can keep cities cool and mitigate extreme weather by sequestering carbon, retaining water and fostering biodiversity.

Green spaces  provide opportunities for recreation and encourage physical activity, supporting human health and well-being. Healthy soils are the foundation for urban and peri-urban forests, parks, gardens and urban trees. Living in cities surrounded by trees and parks provides recreation, supports well-being and human health. Green spaces are proven to improve mental health by reducing stress, anxiety and depression, and the simple act of spending time around trees can strengthen positive emotions. And because parks and gardens also encourage physical activity for all, when soils thrive and cities green, communities thrive too.

Healthy soils at the heart of more resilient and greener cities. The World Soil Day Celebration highlights the Importance of healthy soils for food security , climate resilience and public wellbeing, as FAO awards two major international soil prizes

 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today marked World Soil Day 2025 with a global celebration in Rome under the theme “ Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities. ” The Day underscores the crucial role that soil health plays not only in agriculture but also in shaping more resilient, greener and healthier urban environments . With two-thirds of the world’s population projected to live in cities by 2050, urban soils are under increasing pressure from sealing, pollution and unplanned expansion . These trends threaten the soil's ability to produce food, regulate temperature, filter water, store carbon and support biodiversity. Rapid urban growth is also consuming fertile peri-urban croplands—some nearly twice as productive as the global average—placing additional strain on agrifood systems. This year’s World Soil Day carries special significance as it coincides with FAO’s 80th anniversary —eight decades of partnership, innovation and action for better produc...

 Em comemoração ao Dia Mundial do Solo, o grupo GESolo organiza um Dia de Campo repleto de aprendizado e prática sobre a importância do solo na sustentabilidade urbana! Será realizada uma apresentação interativa com apresentação de amostras que caracterizam o solo da fazenda, demonstração de utilização dos aparelhos usados pelo GESolo na caracterização do solo e apresentação de resultados de Pesquisa. Dia Mundial do Solo Brazil (Brazil), 05/12/2025 - 05/12/2025

The event will consist on talks relating themes such as soil health, city health, urban soils , soil management and city water supplies, and green drainage systems for resilient cities, closing with a roundtable-like session. The event will be carried out in an one-morning meeting on December 5th , at Agronomic Institute (IAC), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. Technical Panel: Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities Campinas (Brasil), 05/12/2025 - 05/12/2025 Registration

  Conference for World Soil Day . Zahedan (Iran), 14/12/2025 - 14/12/2025. World Soil Day 2025 is not merely a symbolic ceremony; it is a global call for urgent action. Healthy soil is the foundation for combating climate change, ensuring food production, and preserving the natural cycles of water and nutrients. The success of this event hinges on translating slogans and commitments into tangible actions and real investments at the level of farms, communities, and nat... Register!

The event aims to celebrate World Soil Day , established by the FAO, by promoting scientific dissemination and awareness about the importance of soil for environmental sustainability and agricultural production. Held at the Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid Region (UFERSA) , the activity will bring together undergraduate and graduate students from Agronomy, Forest Engineering, Soil and Water Management, and Plant Science programs. Over a four-hour program, the event will feature a keynote lecture, a thematic roundtable, and a technical-practical session focused on the Soil qualities description and characteristics, conservation challenges , and sustainable management of soils in the Brazilian semi-arid region. The initiative seeks to strengthen academic training, encourage interdisciplinary dialogue, and reinforce the relevance of soil as a strategic natural resource . "World Soil Day" na UFERSA Mossoró (Brasil), 05/12/2025 - 05/12/2025 Registration

World Soil Day 2025, Holding a painting competition for students entitled "Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities" in the city of Kharwana Varzeqan (Iran), 14/12/2025 - 14/12/2025 Holding a painting competition for students entitled "Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities" in the city of Kharwana with multiple prizes awarded. Register!

World Soil Day 2025 focuses on the vital role that soils play in shaping sustainable, productive, and climate-resilient urban environments. As cities grow and climate challenges intensify, healthy soils are increasingly recognised as a critical resource for securing food, protecting water, regulating temperatures, and supporting biodiversity. This year marks six years of Malaysia’s ongoing collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in advancing the World Soil Day movement — a commitment to raising national awareness on soil stewardship and empowering communities to safeguard this foundational ecosystem. To deepen this understanding, the 2025 celebration features a special dual-site farm immersion programme at Oasis Herbal Farm and Sky Ladder Pineapple Farm in Port Dickson. This hands-on experience allows participants to learn directly from soil scientists, regenerative agriculture practitioners, and farm leaders who are actively restoring soil ecosystems and streng...

  World Soil Day 2025, Educational and promotional course on conservation tillage machinery on the occasion of World Soil Day in the village of Dizaj Malek . Varzeqan (Iran), 15/12/2025 - 15/12/2025. Educational and promotional course on conservation tillage machinery on the occasion of World Soil Day in the village of Dizaj Malek Varzagan County. Register!

  World Soil Day 2025, Training course on observing crop rotation and its importance in soil fertility in Sorkheh Dizaj village, Varzegan county .  15/12/2025 - 15/12/2025 Training course on observing crop rotation and its importance in soil fertility in Sorkheh Dizaj village, Varzeghan county. Register!

  World Soil Day 2025, Educational class in Dastjerd village, Varzegan county, entitled "Optimal plant nutrition and its role in healthy soil" . Varzeqan (Iran), 16/12/2025 - 16/12/2025. Educational class in Dastjerd village, Varzegan county, entitled Optimal plant nutrition and its role in healthy soil. Register!

  World Soil Day 2025, Holding a one-day conference on the importance of healthy soil in healthy cities by the village head of Negarestan village Varzeqan (Iran), 16/12/2025 - 16/12/2025. Holding a one-day conference on the importance of healthy soil in healthy cities by the village head of Negarestan village. Register!