#Youth4Soil Manifesto

The Zero Draft version of the Manifesto will be launched on World Soil Day (5 December 2025)

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The #Youth4Soil Manifesto is a global youth-led call to action to protect, restore, and regenerate the world’s soil

Healthy soil sustains our food, water, climate, and biodiversity, yet they are being degraded at alarming rates. As young people, we are not just inheriting this challenge; we are leading the solutions.

The Manifesto invites young farmers, students, activists, researchers, and innovators to share their ideas, priorities, and commitments to shape a shared vision for global soil health. Your voice will help co-create a youth-driven advocacy framework that strengthens soil literacy, uplifts indigenous and local knowledge, promotes regenerative farming, supports youth-led innovation, and drives policy engagement.

The Zero Draft of the Youth4Soil Manifesto, to be launched around World Soil Day (5 December 2025). This will amplify youth perspectives in global soil health governance and inspire action toward healthy soils by 2050.

Read the Manifesto Concept Note

Objectives of the Manifesto

1

Articulate a unified youth vision for soil health.
2

Amplify youth voices and visibility in soil health governance and agri-food systems transformation at local, national, regional, and global levels.
3

Serve as an advocacy and accountability tool to influence soil-related policy, data, investment, and programming.
4

Mobilize partnerships, resources, and knowledge to support youth-led soil health initiatives and knowledge-sharing platforms.
5

Promote intergenerational collaboration and capacity building across the soil health ecosystem, anchored in well-defined youth priorities and commitments.

Who is this for?

The Youth4Soil Manifesto targets key actors across the soil health ecosystem whose engagement is essential for policy influence, investment, and implementation:

Policymakers and government officials – to integrate youth priorities into national and regional soil health, climate, and agricultural strategies.
Donors and development partners – to align funding, technical support, and programs with youth-led soil health initiatives.
Youth networks and civil society organizations – to mobilize collective action, advocacy, and peer learning across regions.
Private sector actors – to scale innovative practices, mobilize private finance, and drive sustainable value chains.