Save Soil (Isha Outreach, IUCN Member), Aroura the Soil Security Think Tank, and IUCN WCEL are co-hosting a 3-part series on soil as the single leverage point for addressing major global challenges of our time, highlighting rich, diverse stories of challenges and successes from around the world. Part 3 will delve into the need for soil security to be enshrined in national and regional policies, and the need for a larger global instrument dedicated to soil security.

Save Soil, on behalf of IUCN Member Isha Outreach, Aroura the Soil Security Think Tank, and IUCN WCEL are co-hosting a 3-part series on soil as the single leverage point for addressing major global challenges of our time, highlighting rich, diverse stories of challenges and successes from around the world. In Panel 2 of this series, panelists will explore the Capital and Connectivity dimensions of the Soil Security Framework, highlighting the critical gap in human-soil connection and economic recognition of the value of soil.

The interview highlights the work of Fundación Global Nature and the InBestSoil project. It shows how regenerative agriculture is being applied at El Baldío farm and share lessons that are globally relevant for the Save Soil community.

Can our relationship with the media and storytelling shift from doom and gloom to a more positive outlook when it comes to informing people about the current state of the world’s soil? 

We wanted to know for ourselves so we sat down with filmmaker Colin Ramsay – creator of the massively successful documentary “Six Inches of Soil”.

As ecosystem disruption and climate change worsen, if there was one thing on which we can concentrate our efforts, money, and time to address these issues all at once, what would it be? The answer is Life in soil. Microorganisms and their symbiotic relationship with living plant roots form the foundation of the soil ecosystem. To encourage a diverse, well-fed soil microbial community, soil needs to be covered all seasons of the year by a variety of green cover, providing living roots, organic matter, and protection from the elements.

Shyamala is from the town of Mettur in Salem district, Tamil Nadu. As a homemaker looking to grow food for her family and planning to sell the surplus, she started cultivating vegetables on a small scale. Her search led her to the Isha Agro Movement, now the Save Soil Regenerative Revolution - SSRR. For Shyamala, farming may be profitable, but more than that, farming was a path of personal growth through which she has found peace in working with nature.

This is an inspiring story of Marimuthu, a farmer from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, who pioneered a farming model that has transformed his region. Born into a farming family, he says that his father shifted from agriculture to factory work due to the instability of farming. In his early twenties, he came into contact with Sadhguru and the Isha Foundation. He attended yoga classes and became a full-time volunteer with their outreach project—Isha Agro Movement. Marimuthu’s story is not just about successful farming—it’s about reclaiming the passion for nature, feeding his children with nutritious food, helping fellow farmers, healing the land, and leaving a healthy land for the next generation.

Developed economies with high GDPs and substantial agricultural budgets, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and France, are uniquely positioned to lead the global mainstreaming of soil into climate adaptation strategies. In the United Kingdom, soil is central to the Environmental Land Management schemes, with a target of 60 percent of England’s soils being under sustainable management by 2030. Developed economies are investing heavily in soil as a foundation for climate resilience; however, they have yet to fully mainstream soil into adaptation planning, with harmonized monitoring, quantified targets, and practice-based, outcome-based incentives that need to be encouraged.

Soil health, anchored by soil organic carbon (SOC) and its biological, chemical, and physical foundations, offers a rigorous, globally relevant set of indicators for tracking adaptation progress under the GGA while delivering mitigation co-benefits. Recognizing soil as climate-critical infrastructure allows countries to bridge adaptation and mitigation goals, empower farmers, and unlock co-benefits across sectors.

GIFTS-2025 is a three day premier international conference on Geospatial Innovation and Frontier Technologies shaping sustainable development. Save Soil  joined GIFTS Summit shaping sustainable development as a Supporting and Knowledge Partner. At GIFTS, we explored how geospatial technologies can change this narrative, helping us understand what exists, what is missing, and what actions are needed to bring soil into the center of climate solutions.

Save Soil Regenerative Revolution successfully organised the Agri Startup Festival 2.0, a mega event that brought together over 5,000 farmers, agri-entrepreneurs, and innovators under one roof at SRM University, Chennai.