A national vision and shared goals and objectives for soil management setting out how Australia will value, manage and improve its soil.
The National Soil Strategy 2021 to 2041, released in May 2021, was a milestone in acknowledging the importance of soil and the need for a national approach to protecting and managing this vital resource. The strategy sets out how Australia will value, manage and improve its soil. It presents a national vision and shared goals and objectives for soil management. The National Soil Action Plan 2023 to 2028 – the first under the 20-year strategy – will help to build the foundation for subsequent plans.
The action plan sets out priority actions that have been committed to by the Australian and state and territory governments in partnership with the soil science and research community, not-for-profits, regional Natural Resource Management organisations, industry bodies and the private sector to focus on soil protection and improvement efforts over the next 5 years.
