IUSS Distinguished Service Medal

Following its mission, since 2012 the IUSS has recognized outstanding world soil leaders who have translated soil science into action, by awarding the IUSS Distinguished Service Medal.

The IUSS Distinguished Service Medal is a recognition for people who have served the IUSS as a worldwide organization in a way that has been more than committed to its goals, having behaved worthy of this distinction.

Consequently, this is an award to recognize people who throughout their lives have distinguished themselves for actions that contributed significantly to the growth and consolidation of the IUSS, of the soil science as well as the promotion and reinforcement of public policies for soil resource preservation.

Year	IUSS Distinguished	Medal awarded
2012	HRH the late King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej
2016	HE Hon’ble Stéphan Le Foll	Minister of Agriculture and Food of France
2017	Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Klaus Töpfer	German Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety; Federal Minister for Regional Planning, Civil Engineering and Urban Development; Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations; Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme; Executive Director of the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies.
2018	HE Mr. Aziz Akhannouch	Minister of Agriculture of the Kingdom of Morocco
2019	Mr. Antonio Walker and Mrs. Carolina Schimdt	Ministers of Agriculture and Environment of Chile
2020	Dr. Franz Fischler	Former Minister of Agriculture of Austria and Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries of the European Union
2021	Dr. Taolin Zhang	Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China
2022	Global Soil Partnership	The Global Soil Partnership is an interactive, responsive and voluntary partnership, open to governments, regional organizations, institutions and other stakeholders at various levels. It was established in December 2012 and is hosted by FAO.

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