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Dear <<Gender>> <<First Name>> <<Last Name>>,
 
we are starting the second phase of the Alpine Soil Partnership! 
After the successful ending of Links4Soils we are bringing our results on living quality soil on the ground.

If you want to receive a token of our work incl. an extract of project results, along with the latest news and facts around the Alpine Soil Partnership please update your profile and include your postal address here.

"You have to feed soil organisms who will then feed you." This sentence of Vandana Shiva in an interview with Climate Alliance Tyrol summarizes well the focus of the Alpine Soil Partnership, namely enhancing living quality soils by appropriate and sustainable land use practices.

There is more reason for celebration: The 5th December is the World Soil Day, celebrating and raising awareness for the importance of soil. The 11th December is the International Mountain Day.

It is sheer impossible with the multitude of organisations working towards sustainable soil management to give a good summary. We try to put together some – in our understanding – valuable contributions to inspire and inform about goings-on.
In the contributions below you find a variety of publications, announcements and videos. Feel free to spread the information, show the videos on any occasions or share them with people that could be interested in them.
  • Links4Soils results
  • Videos on soils
  • Consultation on the Soil Strategy of the European Commission
  • European Soil Award
Wishing you a happy World Soil Day!

Maria Legner on behalf of the Alpine Soil Partnership
Links4Soils officially came to a close
Please take time to visit our project website and www.alpinesoils.eu to find out more about our results:
scientific papers, guidelines and good practices of sustainable soil management, blue prints for capacity-building, awareness raising and much more...
 
5th December is World Soil Day! On the topic "Living soils" the Alpine Soil Partnership proudly presents "Lumbricus Terrestris": A humorous view on the earthworm by „Fräulein Brehm“ - with subtitles in all Alpine languages
Humorous Short Video on Earthworms (Find it in German here)
And: The "Climate Forum" of Climate Alliance Tyrol was very fortunate to make a live video with Vandana Shiva - talking about soils, seed, education and more. Enjoy the inspiring talk!
Interview with Vandana Shiva on Living Soils
Alpine Soil Film Tour - online
Talking about soil films...
In the period 5th-11th December renowned films on soils are freely available on the website of the German ministry for Environment. Link to soil films…
“Reading Mountains“ Festival
11th December – the International Mountain Day is the occasion to focus on literature already for the fifth time. The festival, coordinated by the Alpine Convention, takes place in all Alpine countries.
More information…
 
Have your say on the new EU soil strategy
Until 10th December 2020 the European Commission asks for feedback on the roadmap for the new EU strategy “Healthy Soil for a Healthy Life” as part of the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030.
Link to consultation
European Soil Award
Apply until 20th January 2021
– Call for good agriculture and environmental conditions mitigating soil threats.

More information...
Alpine Convention day(s)
10th December the XVI. Alpine Conference of all member states will take place deciding on the prolongation of the Working Group on Soil Protection.
4th December, online – organised by the Alpine Convention in cooperation with the Slovenian Ministry on soil protection. More information…
 
Alpine Soil Partnership
Find all the information about the Alpine Soil Partnership here.
Thanks to the suport of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Climate, the German Ministry for Environment and the Swiss Federal Environmental Agency in cooperation with the Alpine Convention we are able to keep our activities in the Alpine Soil Partnership alive by a financed coordination unit situated at the Climate Alliance Tyrol.

 
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