Save Soil Movement: Spiritual chief Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, on the event of Earth Day on Saturday, expressed his gratitude to everybody who raised their voice for saving the soil including that the response from governments, world businesses, and residents has been overwhelming.
Taking to Twitter, Sadhguru mentioned, “It has been a year since the #SaveSoil movement was launched to revitalize soil across the world. The response from governments, global agencies, and citizens has been overwhelming. The movement has reached over 4 billion people, with 81 nations committing to create soil revitalization policies. On the occasion of Earth Day, I express my gratitude to everyone who has raised their voice for soil. Your expression of commitment to the well-being of future generations and all life on our Planet is deeply appreciated.”
“We began the #SaveSoil movement from London. Thanks to billions of people that have put their hearts and arms into the movement to make it the biggest folks’s movement ever on the planet. Congratulations and because of all of the Nations which have began framing soil insurance policies. The want of the hour is urgency to revive the world’s agricultural soils and regenerate microbial life, and in flip guarantee the protection and wellbeing of all Life,” mentioned Sadhguru.
“Every one of you, preserve the message going…At least as soon as a day, simply sort out Save Soil, say Save Soil someplace,” Sadhguru added, encouraging folks to maintain the message.
Sadhguru undertook a 100-day, 30,000 km Save Soil journey throughout 27 nations to activate citizen assist and immediate governments the world over to type insurance policies addressing the world’s dying soil.
With 52% of the world’s agricultural soil already degraded, the Save Soil movement recommends that agricultural soils ought to have a minimal of 3-6% soil natural matter (SOM) primarily based on regional circumstances.
This will result in sustainable agriculture, meals safety, and climatic resilience for farmers. Increasing soil natural matter can even dramatically scale back the Governments’ expenditure on irrigation and fertilizers.
Major milestones of ‘Save Soil Movement’
- The movement reached over 3.91 billion folks inside 100 days and 81 international locations are taking purposive steps towards framing soil insurance policies.
- 10 Indian states – Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, and Assam – have signed MoUs to Save Soil.
- 6 Caribbean nations, Azerbaijan, UAE and the French authorities’s “4 per 1000” initiative signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with ‘Save Soil’.
- The Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Agriculture for the Government of Nepal introduced the Letter of Solidarity to return on board the Save Soil movement. The Ministry of Environment within the Nepal authorities additionally dedicated to planting 30,000 bushes to Save Soil.
- Countries together with the Republic of Suriname, Namibia, and organizations such because the Commonwealth of Nations and the Muslim World League have come ahead to assist the Save Soil movement.
- International organizations which are main ecological motion, such because the International Union of Conservation of Nations (IUCN) and United Nations (UN) businesses – United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), World Food Programme (WFP), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and United Nations Environment Programme’s Faith for Earth (UNEP) have come ahead to accomplice with the movement.
- At the fifteenth session of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Sadhguru addressed 197 events, distilling out one overarching goal – to make sure a minimal of 3-6% soil natural matter in agricultural soil primarily based on regional circumstances and offered a three-pronged technique to attain this.
- 40 cities in North America have recognised March 21, the day Sadhguru began Save Soil journey, as “Save Soil Day”. These cities embody Washington DC, Edmonton, Calgary, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Rainer, San Ramon, and lots of extra.
- Around 3 million youngsters throughout 63 international locations have written letters to their nationwide leaders, requesting them to take motion for soil regeneration. Of this, 1.5 million youngsters in India have written letters to the Prime Minister of India.
- Ride for Soil – 960 bikers traveled 17,000+ km conducting 314 occasions reaching out to greater than 51K folks in 176 areas and walkathons had been organised in 60 cities in 20 international locations for Save Soil.
- Many cyclists, sailors, and artists are taking the message of Save Soil to the world.
- 50 years previous Nathalie Masse, impressed by Sadhguru’s Journey For Soil, launched into a cycle journey of 8,000 km from France culminating her journey at Isha Yoga Center, Coimbatore. Tseke Nkadimeng is strolling 10,000 km throughout South Africa to lift consciousness concerning the movement.
- Donald Alexander participated in Route du Rhum 2022 crusing the message of Save Soil throughout the Atlantic. Similarly, Sahil Jha, a 17-year-old teenager, has already cycled by means of 10 Indian states in his quest to amplify consciousness on dying soil, and Rens Goede, on March 2023, started his cycle journey of 30,000 km from London to India.
- 50 iconic areas together with Burj Khalifa, Niagara Falls, the Jet D’eau in Geneva, Howrah Bridge in Kolkata, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) constructing in Mumbai amongst others lit up in assist of the movement.
- ‘Save Soil’ has discovered assist from famend conservationists together with Dr Jane Goodall, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and Winner of UN Messenger of Peace. His Holiness Dalai Lama; David Beasley, Executive Director, World Food Programme (WFP), amongst different world voices.
- Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD); Dr Rattan Lal, Distinguished Soil Scientist and World Food Prize Awardee; Erik Solheim, former UN Environment Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations; Stewart Maginnis, Deputy Director General, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); Paul Luu, Executive Secretary, 4 per 1000 Initiative and lots of different got here ahead to assist the movement.
- From ace actors, Ajay Devgn, R Madhavan, Prem Chopra, Mouni Roy, Juhi Chawla, Shilpa Shetty, Manisha Koirala, AB de Villers, to cherished singers Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Diljit Dosanjh, Maluma to cricketers like Harbhajan Singh, Matthew Hayden, Vivian Richards – many celebs have come ahead to point out their concern in the direction of soil degradation and have voiced their assist in the direction of the Save Soil Movement.
- 1,567 media retailers throughout digital, print, radio, and tv around the globe got here ahead to press upon the pressing want to revive the deteriorating soils.
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