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SIDE EVENT at Africa Agribusiness and Science Week: Developing the Implementation Modalities for the Soil Initiative for Africa and AFSH Action Plan
Stakeholders, including CA4SH co-lead Dr Rattan Lal and Coordinator Sabrina Trautman, are gathering in a side event during the 8th Africa Agribusiness Science Week to consult on the coordination and implementation of the Soil Initiative for Africa and the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan.
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The Youth4Soil Solution Showcase is a dynamic platform celebrating the power of youth to drive transformative change in soil health and sustainable land use. This activity emerged from the growing recognition that restoring our planet starts from the ground up, literally and metaphorically, and that young people are not just participants but frontline innovators in this mission.
This platform will spotlight youth who use soil data to drive action. The #Youth4Soil working group hosted four virtual soil solutions showcases in 2025: From winning with worms in Nepal to restoring a childhood forest in Kenya, these showcases have provided a platform for #Youth4Soil members to exhibit the soil health solutions they are implementing and fostered interaction among key stakeholders to grow those solutions.
The World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event, held from 8 to 16 October at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, and online, provides a global platform for dialogue and collaboration among young people, policymakers, scientists, innovators, investors and partners, in support of solutions aligned with the 2026 theme: “Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow”.
The Resilience World Nexus (RWN) Summit 2026, taking place from 6–7 October 2026 in London, brings together C-suite executives, senior leaders, and global decision-makers to explore how resilience drives performance, protects value, and enables long-term growth.
From 5 - 7 October 2026, the Molo Constituency Forest Association (MCFA) warmly invites community members, farmers, schools, youth, women, and all stakeholders to join us in celebrating Forest Culture Day. This event will provide an opportunity to share knowledge, experiences, and cultural practices that promote healthy forests and sustainable livelihoods.
On 30 September 2026 (14:00-15:30 UTC) join an interactive online session under the UNFCCC’s Youth4Capacity Programme “Becoming…” Series, organized in collaboration with Climate Champions Team, to explore how to equip young people with the knowledge and tools to understand the Global Climate Action Agenda framework and position themselves as active contributors, whether through their own initiatives, organizations, or networks.
On 30 September 2026, join the official launch of the UN Food Systems Youth Leadership Programme Toolkit, a free, self-paced learning platform designed to strengthen the knowledge, skills and confidence of young people working across food systems.
Join the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub’s Food Systems Solutions Webinar (FSSW) of the 2026 series, Women Leading in Food Systems Transformation – Focus on Africa: Advancing Leadership and Policy Influence, taking place virtually on Tuesday, 22 September 2026, from 14:00-15:30 (CEST).
The Global Symposium on Soil Compaction, co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and its Global Soil Partnership (GSP), and Aarhus University will be held in Aarhus, Denmark (hybrid) from 21–23 September 2026 to advance global understanding, research collaboration, and policy development around soil compaction, its impacts, assessment and mitigation.
On 21 September 2026, the Global Youth Forum on One Health in Agrifood Systems will provide a dedicated space for dialogue and exchange between young professionals, policymakers, technical experts and senior leaders.
From 21-23 September, the FAO Global Conference for Actions on One Health in Agrifood Systems will bring together global leaders, technical experts, partners and stakeholders to accelerate the practical application of One Health across agrifood systems.
THE RESTORATION GENERATION: If soil changes everything, who will change how we treat it?
This course is held online over two days. It is aimed at researchers and others who want to gain a perspective of how their local field experimental sites and their results fit into the current picture of soil variation at UK and, in particular global scales. It includes introductory, technical and practical online sessions.
The course is designed to give delegates:
An understanding of the strengths and weakness of soil classification and why it is linked to soil mapping.
An understanding of the structure of different classifications used in the UK and why the differ.
An understanding of the two systems used at the global level and why the FAO / IUSS World Reference Base (WRB) is most appropriate to correlate soils at the global level.
The ability and tools to identify the local WRB soil type in the field.
Knowledge of the different abilities of WRB UK soil types to support beneficial soil functions.
As part of the UNFCCC Climate Week 4 taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan, 7-11 September 2026, the Implementation Forum will take place on 9 and 10 September 2026 and will feature a series of events, including Implementation Labs, Impact Dialogues and COP Presidencies events, focused on actionable solutions, bringing together implementers and policymakers to accelerate climate action.
Rangelands support billions of people, sustain pastoral economies, conserve biodiversity and provide critical ecosystem services. Yet they remain among the world’s least consistently monitored ecosystems. A recently published paper, Toward a global monitoring framework of soil and rangeland health: Building on 20 years of the LDSF, examines this gap and explores how two decades of the Land Degradation Surveillance Framework (LDSF) could help underpin a more harmonised global approach to monitoring soil and rangeland health.
Join Leigh Winowiecki, Aida Bargués Tobella and Osvaldo E. Sala for a webinar discussing the paper, what we can learn from existing monitoring approaches, and how field data and Earth Observation can provide more robust evidence for decision-making and restoration. As we mark the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026, the conversation is especially timely: better protection and restoration of rangelands starts with understanding how these landscapes are changing.
Africa Food Systems Forum 2026, taking place from 31 August - 4 September in Kigali, Rwanda, is the world's premier forum for African agriculture and food systems, bringing together stakeholders to take practical action and share lessons that will move African food systems forward.
SoilHive becomes a fully open-source application, laying the foundation for a federated architecture that will keep soil data locally managed while making it globally discoverable and easier to use.
The session will explore how this shared infrastructure can support soil health management, scientific research, policymaking, and the development of innovative data-driven services.
The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be hosted by Mongolia in its capital city, Ulaanbaatar, from 17 to 28 August 2026 under the theme Restoring Land. Restoring Hope.
The Technical Tour, taking place from August 2nd to 8th, includes visits to agricultural establishments in the main production regions and tours of leading agribusiness companies and institutions. The program features direct technical exchanges with pioneer farmers and experts, focusing on cutting-edge models, soil conservation, and resource efficiency. This experience will culminate with participation in the 34th Aapresid Congress, the most prominent agricultural event in Argentina and the region—a key moment for updates, debate, and the exhibition of the sector's latest technological advancements.
Build Kenya’s First Regenerative Coastal Spice Corridor
We design and build regenerative agroforestry systems that grow high-value crops within living ecosystems. These systems are designed to improve soil health, bring biodiversity back into the landscape and create better long-term production for farmers and landowners.
On 28 July, 15:30-17:00 CEST, join the AFS Forum Webinar Series: Nutrition & Health which sets the agenda ahead of the Kigali Forum. Each session brings together partners and experts around one of the Forum’s core themes.
On 28 July, 14:00-17:00 EAT, join the AFS Forum Webinar Series: Women in Food Systems, which sets the agenda ahead of the Kigali Forum. Each session brings together partners and experts around one of the Forum’s core themes.
On hursday, July 23rd, 2026 (15:00 -16:00 CET), join us for the webinar “Within the UNCCD, on the road to COP17 in Mongolia” organized by YPARD, providing young leaders, researchers, and professionals with a clear understanding of how the Convention works, its main decision-making bodies, and the issues that will shape the negotiation agenda.
This webinar will bring together farmers, their representatives and sector stakeholders to discuss rural women’s contribution to food security, explore the findings of the upcoming SOFI2026 report, and learn about good practices from farmers’ organisations worldwide.
Join us on Wednesday, 22 July at 13:00 GMT for the second online preparatory workshop ahead of COP17 Mongolia, hosted by the UNCCD CSO Panel, on what to expect at COP17 regarding agriculture and what actions CSOs can take to advance the sustainable agriculture agenda.
On 18 July (14:00-15:00 CEST), the second session of 4 Road to COP17 Virtual Global Youth Engagement Series will contextualise the Riyadh–Ulaanbaatar Action Agenda in simple language, closing the knowledge gap that so often limits meaningful youth participation in multilateral processes.
A collaborative webinar exploring the connections between healthy soils, biodiversity, One Health and resilient urban futures.
On 2 July, 2:30 - 5 PM EAT, join us for the next K4GGWA Cross-Learning Webinar as we explore how monitoring can move beyond reporting to become a shared system for learning, collaboration, adaptive management and resilience-building across the Great Green Wall.
L’équipe de Jeunes4Sol Francophone a le plaisir de vous inviter à participer à la nouvelle édition de la “Vitrine Francophone Jeunes4Sol : Présentation de solutions innovantes pour la santé des sols” le 25 Juin 2026, 16h00 (heure de l’Afrique de l’Est). Cette rencontre virtuelle réunira de jeunes chercheurs, innovateurs et acteurs engagés issus de différents pays francophones afin d’échanger sur des solutions concrètes pour restaurer, protéger et gérer durablement nos sols face aux défis environnementaux actuels.
From 24 June to 26 June 2026, F’SAGRI, the French Southern African Agriculture Institute, together with the "4 per 1000" International Initiative, is organising this regional multi-actor conference involving experts from Southern Africa countries, in the interdisciplinary field of soil organic carbon, climate change adaptation and food security.
Drought is one of the costliest and deadliest hazards worldwide, projected to affect 3 in 4 people globally by 2050. But unlike disasters like earthquakes, drought prevention and resilience strategies can reduce its impact on land and livelihoods.
We begin at Water. Strengthening water security and using water more sustainably can alleviate pressure on communities already at risk. Join the dialogue to explore the challenges we face and solutions that help address them. Everyone is welcome.