Improved soil carbon, soil health and soil fertility under grassland and cropland as well as integrated systems, including water management. Workshop report by the secretariat.

The in-session workshop on improved soil carbon, soil health and soil fertility under grassland and cropland as well as integrated systems, including water management, was held in conjunction with the fiftieth sessions of the subsidiary bodies. Experts from Parties, international organizations, the private sector, research organizations, civil society and constituted bodies under the Convention as well as farmers presented on key opportunities and challenges and engaged in in-depth discussion on the potential and co-benefits of soil carbon sequestration, including on how to measure progress and catalyse action in that area. The workshop provided the opportunity to begin discussing options for increasing synergy and collaboration among stakeholders, while highlighting that farmers must be at the centre of all discussions and decision-making on climate change, agriculture and soils.