by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
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“Mom, why is soil so important?”. It’s hard to answer such a question when confronted with a 5-year-old kid. Yet involving the new generations in this struggle for land health is essential to change the course. So why not create a cartoon ” response “? A FAO project<\/strong> called “Integrated Natural Resources Management” and funded by the Global Environment Facility definitely dit it. Dedicated to rural areas of Ukraine (but also suitable for many other countries, including Italy) the video “Mission: Keep soil alive!”<\/a> runs for two minutes showing the importance and the fragility of soil<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The initiative is part of the broader program of the Global Soil Partnership<\/a>, which is also responsible for the recent protocol for the evaluation of sustainable soil management which aims to provide a framework, based on a series of indicators<\/a>, for government officials, NGOs and other parties involved in development projects. With the goal of assessing the validity of land management practices.<\/p>\n