Integrating Soil Health into Global Climate Action - through NDCs and the Global Goal on Adaptation

​Hosted by: Save Soil

​Soil may be the most overlooked climate solution we have.

​A new report by the UNEP, UNFCCC, FAO backed Save Soil sounds the alarm: soil health could deliver up to 27% of the emissions cuts needed to keep global warming below 2°C — yet over 70% of countries have not included soil in their climate plans.

​Despite storing 45% more carbon than previously estimated, the world’s soils remain absent from most NDCs, adaptation goals, and climate finance frameworks.

​This interq dialogue brings together scientists, policy advocates, communication experts, grassroots practitioners and youth advocates to explore why and how we can shift soil from the margins to the center of global climate strategy.

​Key Topics

• ​The policy: what new data tells us about soil as a carbon sink

• ​The science: how to embed soil into NDCs and the Global Goal on Adaptation

• ​The communication: what it takes to scale soil-carbon efforts globally

• ​The grassroot: how we shift from “soil as victim” to “soil as solution”

• ​The future: Youth's role in shifting the narrative

​With COP30 on the horizon, this session will chart a path toward recognizing soil health as a core pillar of global climate action—unlocking adaptation, mitigation, and regeneration in one.