Bengaluru, Oct. 27 -- In a landmark decision, the International union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has adopted Motion 007 on Soil Security Law, marking the first time that a global conservation body formally recognised soil security as central to food systems, water supply, biodiversity protection, and climate resilience.
The motion was co-sponsored by Save Soil (Isha Outreach) and the Global Centre for Environmental Legal Studies of the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in the United States, with inputs from Aurora, the Soil Security Think Tank in Australia. The adoption of the motion sets the stage for the development of the world's first Model Law for Soil Protection.
"This is a historic win for soil, and an outcome ...