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Food Water First2015 - The Year of Soils
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The timing could not be better! The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will spend the next year focusing on the world's soils. We treat this vital resource like dirt, but it feeds us, filters our water, stores carbon and is home to one-quarter of the world's biodiversity. The rare soils of Ontario deserve special protection for all of the above reasons. The UN's International Year of Soils will add further momentum to our movement!Watch the FAO's terrific short video launching its 2015 campaign.
Video: International Year of Soils
The United Nations also has an informative website about the International Year of Soils. Take a look!
UN website: Healthy Soils for a Healthy Life
What does the soil say?
"Soils don't have a voice, and few people speak out for them. They are our silent ally in food production." Jose Graziano da Silva, FAO Director-General.
However, the group Conservation International turned to Hollywood to give voice to the soil.
Watch this powerful and chilling video:Edward Norton: I Am the Soil
By: The Food & Water First Team