Multistakeholder Engagement to Scale Soil Health Globally: The Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health
Healthy soil plays a vital role in ecosystem restoration, climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation, water cycling, farmer livelihoods, and food security. Despite its significance, soil health has often been overlooked, though recent global initiatives, such as the Nairobi Declaration and the EU Soil Mission, signal growing momentum. The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration launched in 2021, alongside the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), which advocated for coalitions of action to transform food systems. In response, the Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health (CA4SH) was established to raise awareness, enhance collaboration, and scale healthy soil practices. Since its inception, CA4SH has expanded to nearly 200 members across public and private sectors, NGOs, research institutions, and farmer organizations, with a strong focus on gender equity and social inclusion (GESI). The Coalition builds partnerships to overcome economic, technical, and institutional barriers, facilitating evidence-based policy implementation and supporting financial investment in soil health. Through multinational dialogues, CA4SH has contributed to key climate policy frameworks, including COP27, COP28, and the UNCCD COP16 Riyadh Action Agenda. Positioned within the global environmental transition, CA4SH aims to drive soil health improvements for food systems transformation, economic resilience, and climate adaptation.
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Authors
Winowiecki, L.A.,Linden, H.,Alexander, S.,Bargués Tobella, A.,Campari, J.,Christensen, C.,Choudhury, D.,Van Duijn, H.,Fleckenstein, M.,Harz-Pitre, Y.,Hussain, Z.,Kakade, B.,Kamau, D.,Luu, P.,Magaju, C.,Makiyi, V.,Mbabazi, P.,Morgan, C.,Snapp, S.,Solis, D.,Trautman, S.,Van der Vorst, R.,Wensley, P.,Williams, T.,Lal, R.
Publication year
2025
