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King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award 2020
Starting from 2018, the Global Soil Partnership under the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) supported by Thailandwould like to give recognition to individuals and institutions that organize successful and impactful World Soil Day (WSD) celebrations. The WSD Award comes in the form of a medal, a USD 15,000 cheque and a trip to Thailand. The Award may be granted to individuals,institutions, NGOs academia, colleges and universities, private companies or any other entities. A wide range of WSD events can be considered for the award. The event has to follow the WSD theme of the year and has to take place between 1 - 15 December. Theapplication for the award this year is therefore for those who had organized events under the World Soil Day 2019 campaign 'Stop soil erosion, Save our future'. The deadline for the award applicationis 30 September 2020. More information and application form can be accessed by website link http://www.fao.org/world-soil-day/world-soil-day-award