OUR MISSION
A partnership of farming organisations, businesses, NGOs, applied science and academia working together to restore our soils to health within one generation.
Convening
Coordinating
Campaigning
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SSA Update: 1 February
SSA's publish a press release in response to the release of the Environmental Improvement Plan, highlighting the hugely disappointing shelving of a standalone Soil Health Action Plan for England. Our concerns about the downgrading of soil's place in environmental policy was covered in Farmer's Weekly…
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SSA Update: 5 December
On world soils day we published clips form our discussion with Sadguru (founder of the global Save Soil movement) How to Galvanise a Global Soil Movement. Also on the panel (Hosted by Ellen Fay, Sustainable Soils Alliance) was Vicki Hird (author and Head of Sustainable Farming at Sustain), Tim Smit (Co-Founder of the Eden Project), and George Monbiot (author and journalist at the Guardian).
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SSA Update: 11 November
The UK Farm Soil Carbon Code Consortium has published its report: Recommendations on minimum requirements for high-integrity soil carbon markets in the UK. The report aims to help shape the development of agreed standards and rules for investment in soil carbon in the UK.
The Week in Soil: 03 February
Our Work
Projects
Soils policy is about more than just government activity. Indeed, we campaign for action and policy change by a wide range of players: farming, urban and woodland; corporate and agency; national, regional and local; voluntary and regulatory.
Stakeholder Events
Stakeholder events have been a cornerstone of our campaigning activities since our launch in 2017.
Consultation & Policy Responses
We respond to calls for evidence to ensure that soil health is at the heart of this decision-making with views representative of our Science Panel, Strategic Advisory Board and broader membership
Championing the
Sustainable Soils Alliance
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