Careers in soil conservation

Ranjan K Baruah
Many of us might hear about government departments like Soil Conservation. It is one of the important departments of the government and other agencies. The importance is such that many programmes have been launched around the world for soil conservation. There are special agencies of the United Nations that deal with soil conservation.
One of the important event related to soil is World Soil Day which is observed on 5th December every year and this year’s campaign is "Halt soil salinization, boost soil productivity" which aims to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems and human well-being by addressing the growing challenges in soil management, fighting soil salinization, increasing soil awareness and encouraging societies to improve soil health.
WSD is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources. An international day to celebrate soil was recommended by the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) in 2002. Under the leadership of the Kingdom of Thailand and within the framework of the Global Soil Partnership, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has supported the formal establishment of WSD as a global awareness raising platform. The FAO Conference unanimously endorsed World Soil Day in June 2013 and requested its official adoption at the 68th UN General Assembly. In December 2013, the UN General Assembly responded by designating 5 December 2014 as the first official World Soil Day.
Let us talk and discuss careers related to soil conservation. Well, this area is a vast area as there are ample opportunities to work for the conservation of soils and other research purposes which helps mostly in agriculture. Soil conservationists are responsible for ensuring a healthy state of the soil.
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