On the occasion of the World Soil Day 2024, the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe is celebrating healthy soils that support biodiversity, food systems and human-nature interactions in UNESCO designated sites. Through the EU-funded SOILSCAPE project, UNESCO, together with 19 partners, is helping local communities to connect with their soil by harnessing the power of art, creativity, culture and science.

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betterSoil for a better world is an organisation dedicated to scaling soil health globally. Chairperson and founder, Azadeh Farajpour, shares critical insight into why this mission is so important. This video was shared as part of the betterSoil intervention at the May 2023 ChangeNOW conference in Paris, France.

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Watch the video from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s Science and Innovation Forum 2022 - Interview with Scientists: Rattan Lal.

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"Soils are the literal foundation of life on this planet -- the reason that we eat and the climate solution just waiting to be unlocked," - Jane Zelikova

Renowned soil scientist, Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science at the Ohio State University, and World Food Prize Awardee 2020, Dr. Rattan Lal, discusses the Save Soil movement with Sadhguru.