On the proposal of BGR, Loess soil was selected by the Board 'Soil of the Year' as Soil of the Year 2021. BGR has taken over the organization of the festive event as well as other activities for the “Soil of the Year 2021: Loess Soil” under the patronage of Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi).
Why is loess so special? What makes loess soils so productive and therefore real treasures? How can we preserve loess soil and use it sustainably? We provide answers to these and many other questions. Be curious about the soil of 2021 and click here:
Festive event 2020
The “Soil of the Year 2021: Loess Soil” was presented to the public as part of the BGR's World Soil Day celebrations on Friday, December 4, 2020. The event was broadcast live on the internet.
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Traveling exhibition
An extensive traveling exhibition with many exhibits will go on tour throughout Germany. Exhibition locations and dates will be published here. The exhibition will also be made tangible with a virtual 360° tour.
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BGR Public relations work
The members of the “Soil Protection Action Platform” involved in the proclamation of Soil Day are
- the German Soil Science Society (DBG)
- the German Soil Association e.V. (BVB) and
- the Engineering Association for Contaminated Site Management and Land Recycling e.V. (ITVA).
The campaign is sponsored by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) in Dessau.
Information on the past Soils of the Year can be found here.