{"id":352737,"date":"2025-11-24T14:56:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T18:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=352737"},"modified":"2025-11-24T14:56:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T18:56:08","slug":"delegates-from-canadian-and-australian-governments-and-california-agriculture-officials-toured-iica-booth-emphasizing-soil-vitalitys-importance-in-shaping-cop30-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/delegates-from-canadian-and-australian-governments-and-california-agriculture-officials-toured-iica-booth-emphasizing-soil-vitalitys-importance-in-shaping-cop30-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Delegates from Canadian and Australian governments, and California Agriculture officials, toured IICA booth emphasizing soil vitality&#8217;s importance in shaping COP30 agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_352738\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-352738\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-352738\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/unnamed-1-10-642x482.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-352738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lloyd Day, Deputy Director General of IICA; Martial Bernoux, Senior Natural Resources Officer at FAO within the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment; Sophie Beecher, Director General of Agriculture and Agri-food Canada; Nick Blong, First Assistant Secretary for Sustainability and Climate at Australia\u2019s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture; and Paul Luu, Executive Secretary of the \u201c4 per 1000\u201d initiative. Photo: IICA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Delegates from Canada, Australia, and California\u2019s Department of Food and Agriculture visited the booth of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) at COP30 to highlight the critical role of soil health in sustainable development. According to an IICA press release, their presence underscored the belief that only robust soils can underpin resilient food and agricultural systems, emphasizing that soil preservation must be a central component of national climate strategies.<\/p>\n<p>This message was reinforced during a focused panel discussion held at the Home of Sustainable Agriculture of the Americas, which drew significant attention. IICA\u2019s pavilion in Bel\u00e9m do Par\u00e1 marked its fourth consecutive participation in the annual global environmental forum, following previous engagements at COPs in Sharm El Sheikh, Dubai, and Baku.<\/p>\n<p>Key figures participating in the event included Sophie Beecher, Director General of Agriculture and Agri-food Canada; Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture; Nick Blong, Australia\u2019s First Assistant Secretary for Sustainability and Climate at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; and Paul Luu, Executive Secretary of the \u20184 per 1000\u2019 initiative, which aims to elevate the importance of soils and agriculture in climate discussions. The discussion was moderated by Martial Bernoux from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).<\/p>\n<p>IICA reported that Lloyd Day, Deputy Director General of IICA, welcomed attendees and provided insights into the Living Soils in the Americas program, launched in 2020 under the leadership of renowned scientist Rattan Lal of Ohio State University\u2019s Lal Center for Carbon Management and Sequestration. The release stated that the initiative has already produced tangible results across various countries in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The conversation centered on policies and private sector initiatives in Canada, California, and Australia\u2014nations that are not only significant food producers and exporters but also actively pursuing soil health improvements.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_352739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-352739\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-352739\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/unnamed-10-642x482.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/unnamed-10-642x482.jpg 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/unnamed-10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/unnamed-10-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/unnamed-10-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/unnamed-10-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/unnamed-10.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-352739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Representatives of the governments of Canada and Australia and California\u2019s Department of Food and Agriculture participated in the event at the IICA pavilion during COP30, highlighting the importance of soil health in tackling climate challenges. Photo: IICA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Key Takeaways and Agreements<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Beecher highlighted that soil health is foundational to all agricultural policy initiatives in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Department of Agriculture was the first department created within Canada\u2019s government, which says a lot, and it has always worked to protect the soil&#8221;, she stated.<\/p>\n<p>She further noted that Canada&#8217;s successful adoption of practices like crop rotation and cover cropping has led to improvements in soil health indicators and increased agricultural productivity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe the most important thing is to build a shared vision with regard to priorities, one that includes indigenous communities, civil society organizations, academia, and, of course, farmers\u2019 associations\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n<p>She emphasized the importance of building a collective vision that includes indigenous communities, civil society, academia, and farmers\u2019 groups. &#8220;And in Canada, we have a very strong consensus on the importance of soil health. We also have a number of politicians who have highlighted the issue. We are determined not to miss this opportunity\u201d, Beecher asserted.<\/p>\n<p>Karen Ross discussed California\u2019s policies aimed at maintaining agricultural productivity and supporting rural communities, highlighting that these issues remain a political priority, saying, &#8220;We have ambitious goals and farming is always on the table in political discussions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She advocates for climate-smart practices and resource conservation, asserting that,&#8221;&#8230;the soil can be part of the solution to climate challenges, through carbon sequestration. But it\u2019s also about changing the narrative and societal perceptions. If we invest in soil health, we ensure continued productivity and farmers\u2019 survival.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Blong introduced Australia\u2019s 2021-2041 National Soil Strategy, a comprehensive 20-year plan that centers on three key objectives: prioritizing soil health, fostering innovation in soil management, and enhancing knowledge and capacity-building.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a huge responsibility as far as land use is concerned because we are major food exporters and our country is very diverse, with tropical agriculture in the north and cold areas in the south\u201d,\u00a0 he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Luu, an agronomist specializing in tropical agriculture, discussed the link between soil health and water management, illustrating how land degradation and persistent droughts have contributed to desertification in parts of France. He heads the \u20184 per 1000\u2019 initiative, launched by France at COP21 in 2015, which aims to demonstrate that agriculture\u2014particularly soil management\u2014can be a vital tool in ensuring food security and addressing climate change.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Delegates from Canada, Australia, and California\u2019s Department of Food and Agriculture visited the booth of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) at COP30 to highlight the critical role of soil health in sustainable development. 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