Our mission is to improve soil health globally by integrating and strengthening policy, finance, and practice through coordinated, evidence-based action.

Key Goals

  • Integrate soil health considerations into policy and decision-making.

  • Fill key knowledge gaps on the impact of land management on soil health.

  • Increase the number of hectares of land under healthy soil practices.

  • Unlock financial investment in soil health.

Background

Under the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit preparations, 1,800 Game-Changing and Systemic Solutions were submitted through public participation forums, and those related to soil were brought together by Drs Rattan Lal, Leigh Winowiecki, and Joao Campari - leader of the Action Track 3 theme on healthy soil ecosystems. By collating these initiatives, a core group was formed, originally called the Global Soils Hub. Building off of this, the Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health, as it is now, was officially launched in September 2021 at the UNFSS. CA4SH also had the added support of a private sector guiding group within the UNFSS who supported our vision.

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Our Strategic Pillars

Our strategic pillars guide our activities and describe how CA4SH contributes to system-level change. Together, they form a mutually reinforcing ecosystem of support for improving soil health globally.

Our work is strengthened by a set of cross-cutting priorities embedded across all pillars: strategic communications and advocacy; member engagement and partnerships; and youth leadership.

  • Convening and Coordination for Collective Action

    Bringing together diverse stakeholders to align priorities and elevate the soil health agenda including through high-level dialogues, global and regional events, and joint advocacy moments.

  • Policy Support and Integration

    Advancing the integration of soil health into policy and institutional frameworks, and supporting countries and partners to develop and implement soil health strategies.

  • Knowledge, Evidence, and Education

    Filling key knowledge gaps and translating evidence into action through co-developed soil health knowledge products, education, and targeted communication.

  • Encouraging Innovative Investment Pathways

    Connecting stakeholders and highlighting innovative and context-specific pathways to encourage increased and better-aligned public and private investment in soil health.

Ways to Engage with the Coalition