*CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE* *for sustainable production intensification* Dear Subscribers, Please see herebelow a message from the European Conservation Agriculture Federation (ECAF) regarding the World Soil Day. *Amir Kassam * * * *Moderator* * * Plant Production and Protection Division Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome Italy e-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Paula Triviņo (ECAF) <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 7:40 AM Subject: World Soil Day - 5 December To: Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]> Dear all, **** In the hope that every day become more important for the soil, yesterday 5 December, was *World Soil Day***** **** Given the importance of soils, in 2002 the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) made a resolution to propose 5 December as World Soil Day. * *** **** The purpose is to celebrate the importance of soil as a critical component of global ecosystems and as a vital contributor to human wellbeing through its contribution to food, water and energy security in mitigating biodiversity loss and climate change. **** **** Yesterday in Rome the Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) decided to request the 38th Session of the FAO Conference (June 2013) to endorse the proposal to establish 5 December as World Soil Day, and to request the Director-General of FAO to formally request the UN Secretary-General to table the proposal at the UN General Assembly. **** **** More information on this FAO initiative is in the attached document. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/soil/index_en.htm**** ** ** ** ** Best regrads**** ** ** Paula Triviņo-Tarradas**** Agronomist**** *European Conservation Agriculture Federation (ECAF)* *[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>*** Tel: +34 957 422099 **** Fax: +34 957 422168**** Mob: +34 685 779862**** Skype: paula.trivino.**** *www.ecaf.org *** [image: Ecaf-agriculture]**** * **P** Think twice before printing*** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **** ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CA-Cop-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(CA-Cop-L,SIGNOFF);