The event focuses on soil health as a key area for action across climate, desertification, and biodiversity agendas. It underscores soil health's critical role in climate change mitigation and adaptation, combating desertification, and supporting biodiversity and ecosystems. Discussions highlight how improving soil health strengthens food systems, improves food security, enhances biodiversity, and promotes overall environmental sustainability. Additionally, the event provides key insights to inform national plans on desertification, Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), and biodiversity strategies. 

A key element of the event is fostering collaboration among governments, scientists, industry leaders, NGOs, and community advocates. Panelists from these diverse sectors share their experiences on how synergies between desertification, biodiversity, and climate measures focus on soil health to deliver mutual benefits across all three areas. This collaborative exchange provides practical insights for integrating soil health initiatives into different environmental frameworks, offering strategies to optimize outcomes for desertification control, biodiversity conservation, and climate action. 

The event aims to develop actionable recommendations for COP29, COP16 in Riyadh, and beyond, building on the key outcomes of CBD COP16. It seeks to catalyze global commitment to prioritizing soil health by emphasizing its indispensable role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), preserving biodiversity, and driving transformational environmental change.