Soil Atlas 2015 - Facts and figures about earth, land and fields

The Soil Atlas 2015 is an easy-to-read, informative and well laid out publication that gives clear facts and figures on the global significance and state of land, soil and agriculture, and proposes solutions for the protection of soil resources. It describes the vital uses of and problems faced by soil, and throws up some very interesting and tangible statistics.

The Soil Atlas 2015 was produced by the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam, the Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND), and Le Monde Diplomatique. It is published to help further the goal of the United Nation’s 2015 International Year of Soils, which is to raise awareness of the importance of soil resources, and to show how we can achieve more effective soil protection. It calls for global responses to developing a just and sustainable land and soil policy that promotes sustainable and equitable production methods. Consumers can make a contribution by considering soil protection in their day-to-day purchases.