Who knows knows of or even has awareness of soils? If many more people knew about soils the
land surface which soil water flora fauna and ourselves inhabit our planet could not have
suffered from the variety of global environmental problems that it suffers from today. The
International Union of Soil Sciences has identified education and public awareness of soils and
soil sciences as one of the most important goals of the International Decade of Soils 2015-2024
which is reflected in this book. The authors address readers primarily involved in teaching
soils geosciences environment ecosystems art etc. in schools and who serve at museums
educational or extension organizations NPOs NGOs etc. It's authors provide a basic framework
and a collection of good practices currently used in soil and soil sciences education to make
students aware of soils and their importance. Specifically this publication strives to enable
readers to learn and share whatever is best suited to fit their particular requirements. This
book consists of three parts: Section I comprises concept philosophy and tenets of soil
sciences education for formulating its curricula at diff erent levels from preschool children
to adult citizens. Section II is a collection of good practices of soil sciences education
which have been indigenously developed tested and proven to be useful and efficient in
countries all over the world i.e. four from Africa and Asia three from Europe seven from
North and South America and two from Oceania. The material presented in the book provides a
good start for promoting soil and soil sciences to children students the general public and
policy and decision makers globally. Section III is dedicated to guiding the future of soil
sciences education based on past and current experiences. Readers are encouraged to further
improve the methods and contents of soil sciences education for the future and to provide new
knowledge and innovative tools for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and
beyond.
