Rome, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) The celebration on Wednesday of World Soil Day at the headquarters of FAO, in this capital, became an urgent call to stop the pollutants that threaten food safety and security.
At a ceremony for the day, Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, warned that in the world, approximately '33 percent of all soils are degraded and their condition is deteriorating at an alarming rate.'
Chemical products, plastic and electronic waste or untreated wastewater are some of the elements, according to FAO, that can become a source of soil contamination and actually enter the food chain, causing severe damage to health and citizens' welfare.
Semedo mentioned human activities as the main source of pollution, and noted that 'it is in our hands to adopt practices for sustainable soil management'.
She called on all nations to increase investment in healthy soils significantly.
Maintaining healthy soils helps ensure safe and nutritious food and is essential to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and Zero Hunger established by the UN in its 2030 Agenda.
Be the solution to soil pollution is the motto chosen for this year's celebration of the World Soil Day, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2013 with the aim of raising awareness and mobilizing wills to fight one of the main threats to food security worldwide.
During the activity, the report Economic Assessment of Erosion and Loss of Nutrients in Soil in Malawi, a pilot project funded by the Poverty and Environment Initiative, jointly carried out by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)and the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP).
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Chemical products, plastic and electronic waste or untreated wastewater are some of the elements, according to FAO, that can become a source of soil contamination and actually enter the food chain, causing severe damage to health and citizens' welfare.
Semedo mentioned human activities as the main source of pollution, and noted that 'it is in our hands to adopt practices for sustainable soil management'.
She called on all nations to increase investment in healthy soils significantly.
Maintaining healthy soils helps ensure safe and nutritious food and is essential to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and Zero Hunger established by the UN in its 2030 Agenda.
Be the solution to soil pollution is the motto chosen for this year's celebration of the World Soil Day, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2013 with the aim of raising awareness and mobilizing wills to fight one of the main threats to food security worldwide.
During the activity, the report Economic Assessment of Erosion and Loss of Nutrients in Soil in Malawi, a pilot project funded by the Poverty and Environment Initiative, jointly carried out by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)and the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP).
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