If the Soil is Healthy, Our Life Will Be Healthy, Energetic and Happy.

The largest global platform where millions of people celebrate for the environment 5 June 2024 World Environment Dayin this year "We emphasize the importance of land renewal, land conservation and land use to prevent land degradation, desertification and drought resistance," said Professor of Istanbul Technical University and President of the Sustainable Production and Consumption Association. Dr. Filiz Karaosmanoğlu “If our soil is healthy, our life will be healthy, energetic and happy. Let us be the generation that regains our land by making peace with the land. We can't turn back time. However, we can regain our land and land. If the soil is healthy, our life will be healthy, energetic and happy. Let's find out what we can do. Because we all have a world,” he said.

Land Regeneration, Land Conservation and Land Use

While soil is the strength of our planet, home to the nitrogen, carbon and water cycle, we have three urgent problems: biodiversity loss; environmental pollution; With the crises we are experiencing as a result of climate change, billions of hectares of land are deteriorating, affecting half of the population and threatening half of the global Gross Domestic Product. Life in rural areas, small farmers, extremely poor people and countless species are affected the most, said Istanbul Technical University Faculty Member and Sustainable Production. and Consumption Association (SÜT-D) President Prof. Dr. Filiz Karaosmanoğlu, we must renew our land, invest in restoration by reversing the trend, and achieve technically correct land use by prioritizing land protection. In this way, we can prevent species extinction while increasing livelihoods, being resilient to extreme weather events, and slowing down climate change by increasing carbon storage.

Before and After June 5, 2024

SÜT-D President Prof. Karaosmanoğlu said, “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is facing land degradation, desertification and drought and is the host country of World Environment Day, is making major national and regional investments in the solution. The 1994th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations (UN) Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), which was signed in 1996 and entered into force in December 1998 and to which our country became a party in 16, will be held in Riyat on 2-13 December 2024, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the convention. . On June 5, 2021, the UN Decade for Ecosystem Renewal (2021-2030) launched the renewal campaign and stated that the next 10 years are our last chance and “Redesign” for the ecosystem. Rebuild; Time passed quickly by presenting the information that "it was emphasized that it was necessary to Restructure" and that we all had duties. Passing. He said, "We must be stakeholders in the mobilization."

We All Have a World

Prof. stated that it is important to create widespread impact and awareness for the importance of the environment by celebrating Turkey Environment Week on 5-9 June 2024 in 81 provinces with the theme "We all have a world" with the activities of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change with the relevant public institutions and organizations. Karaosmanoğlu said, "As SÜT-D, we offer our stakeholder contribution through our social media and newsletter."

Learn What We Can Dolet's learn

Dr. Karaosmanoğlu said, “UN Environment Program (UNEP) let's do sustainable agriculture to renew our land, stop desertification and combat drought; Let's protect our soil and pollinators; Let's renew freshwater ecosystems and coastal and marine areas; let's bring nature back to cities; Stating that he listed the following headings: "Let's create restoration financing," he said: "We cannot turn back the time. Let's learn what we can do and apply it. He celebrated World Environment Day with the call "Let's be the generation that regains and renews our land."

Source: HORECA Trend and Sustainable Production and Consumption Association