05/12/2025
This World Soil Day 2025 focuses on urban landscapes with the theme "Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities." Beneath asphalt, buildings, and streets lies soil that, if permeable and vegetated, helps absorb rainwater, regulate temperature, store carbon, and improve air quality. But when it's sealed with cement, it loses these functions, making cities more vulnerable to flooding, overheating, and pollution.
Therefore, this day invites everyoneโfrom policymakers to citizensโto rethink urban spaces from the ground up, to build greener, more resilient, and healthier cities.