The United Nations general assembly has declared the year 2015 as ____?
The United Nations general assembly has declared the year 2015 as ____?
[A]International Year of Seas
[B]International Year of Soils
[C]International Year of Vegetables
[D]International Year of Food
International Year of Soils
The International Year of Soils, 2015 (IYS 2015) was declared by the Sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly on December 20, 2013 after recognizing December 5 as World Soil Day. The International Year of Soils aims to be a platform for raising awareness of the importance of soils for food security and essential eco-system functions. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has been nominated to implement the IYS 2015.
Originally written on
January 29, 2015
and last modified on
January 30, 2015.