Climate Social Forum Resolution on Soil Protection and Regeneration
Preamble
The Climate Social Forum recognizes soil as a fundamental component of planetary health, food security, climate stability, and biodiversity. Healthy soils sustain ecosystems, support plant growth, regulate water cycles, store carbon, and host complex living communities that form the basis of resilient food systems. Yet soils worldwide are under severe pressure from erosion, pollution, intensive agriculture, deforestation, and climate change, leading to the loss of organic matter, biodiversity, and essential micronutrients.
Addressing the global polycrisis requires integrated action that links climate governance, food systems transformation, and ecosystem restoration. Protecting and regenerating soils is therefore a strategic priority for climate mitigation and adaptation, particularly through practices such as agroecology, sustainable water management, tree protection, and the restoration of soil organic matter and microbial life.
Aligned with the principles of climate justice, participatory governance, and the objectives of COP30, the Climate Social Forum calls for a systemic approach that empowers local communities, smallholder farmers, youth, and Indigenous knowledge holders as key stewards of the soil. Strengthening cooperation between science, policy, and grassroots innovation—including Living Labs, Soil Labs, and Data Labs—can accelerate regenerative solutions such as biochar application, ecosystem restoration, and climate-resilient agriculture.
Through this resolution, the Climate Social Forum affirms that protecting soils is essential to safeguarding biodiversity, ensuring sustainable food systems, and advancing a just transition toward ecological resilience and human well-being.
