Dr. Harald Ginzky, German Environment Agency, Dessau, GermanyDr. Fabiano de Andrade Correa, Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, Montreal, CanadaProf. Elizabeth Dooley, Centre for Rural Policy Research, University of Exeter, United KingdomDr. Irene L. Heuser, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law, Kleinmachnow, GermanyProf. Patricia Kameri-Mbote, UN Environment Programme, Nairobi, KenyaProf. Robert Kibugi, University of Nairobi, Faculty of Law, Nairobi, KenyaProf. Oliver Ruppel, Development and Rule of Law Programme, Stellenbosch University, South Africa & Research Center for Climate Law, University of Graz, Austria

• Part 1: the theme: sustainable soil management and climate mitigation and adaptation.- Sustainable Soil Management and Soil Carbon Sequestration.- The Climate Decision of the German Constitutional Court and its Implications on Soil Management.- Legislative Protection for the Soil Environment and Climate Change. Unsealing: Benefits, Potentials, Legal Provisions and Funding: the German Experience.- Land-use Implications of Carbon Dioxide Removal: An Emerging Legal Issue?.- "What place for contractual commitments in the protection of European agricultural soils?.- The example of carbon sequestration".- Part 2: Recent international developments.- UNFCCC CoP26: Key Outcomes for Soil Management.- The mainstreaming agenda of the CBD and its value to protect and to enhance soil ecosystem services.- Part 3: Regional/national reports.- Soil protection law in Japan.- Soil-related laws in Thailand.- Effective governance for sustainable soil management at national level: Selected recommendations based on African and German soil law studies.- Part 4: Cross-cutting issues.- PFASs in soil and groundwater– comprehensive challenges and progress in regulation and management in Germany.- An African Legal, Cultural and Religious Perspective of Sustainable Soil Governance.

Dr. Harald Ginzky, German Environment Agency, Dessau, GermanyDr. Fabiano de Andrade Correa, Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, Montreal, CanadaProf. Elizabeth Dooley, Centre for Rural Policy Research, University of Exeter, United KingdomDr. Irene L. Heuser, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law, Kleinmachnow, GermanyProf. Patricia Kameri-Mbote, UN Environment Programme, Nairobi, KenyaProf. Robert Kibugi, University of Nairobi, Faculty of Law, Nairobi, KenyaProf. Oliver Ruppel, Development and Rule of Law Programme, Stellenbosch University, South Africa & Research Center for Climate Law, University of Graz, Austria

• Part 1: the theme: sustainable soil management and climate mitigation and adaptation.- Sustainable Soil Management and Soil Carbon Sequestration.- The Climate Decision of the German Constitutional Court and its Implications on Soil Management.- Legislative Protection for the Soil Environment and Climate Change. Unsealing: Benefits, Potentials, Legal Provisions and Funding: the German Experience.- Land-use Implications of Carbon Dioxide Removal: An Emerging Legal Issue?.- "What place for contractual commitments in the protection of European agricultural soils?.- The example of carbon sequestration".- Part 2: Recent international developments.- UNFCCC CoP26: Key Outcomes for Soil Management.- The mainstreaming agenda of the CBD and its value to protect and to enhance soil ecosystem services.- Part 3: Regional/national reports.- Soil protection law in Japan.- Soil-related laws in Thailand.- Effective governance for sustainable soil management at national level: Selected recommendations based on African and German soil law studies.- Part 4: Cross-cutting issues.- PFASs in soil and groundwater– comprehensive challenges and progress in regulation and management in Germany.- An African Legal, Cultural and Religious Perspective of Sustainable Soil Governance.

Dr. Harald Ginzky, German Environment Agency, Dessau, GermanyDr. Fabiano de Andrade Correa, Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, Montreal, CanadaProf. Elizabeth Dooley, Centre for Rural Policy Research, University of Exeter, United KingdomDr. Irene L. Heuser, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law, Kleinmachnow, GermanyProf. Patricia Kameri-Mbote, UN Environment Programme, Nairobi, KenyaProf. Robert Kibugi, University of Nairobi, Faculty of Law, Nairobi, KenyaProf. Oliver Ruppel, Development and Rule of Law Programme, Stellenbosch University, South Africa & Research Center for Climate Law, University of Graz, Austria

• Part 1: the theme: sustainable soil management and climate mitigation and adaptation.- Sustainable Soil Management and Soil Carbon Sequestration.- The Climate Decision of the German Constitutional Court and its Implications on Soil Management.- Legislative Protection for the Soil Environment and Climate Change. Unsealing: Benefits, Potentials, Legal Provisions and Funding: the German Experience.- Land-use Implications of Carbon Dioxide Removal: An Emerging Legal Issue?.- "What place for contractual commitments in the protection of European agricultural soils?.- The example of carbon sequestration".- Part 2: Recent international developments.- UNFCCC CoP26: Key Outcomes for Soil Management.- The mainstreaming agenda of the CBD and its value to protect and to enhance soil ecosystem services.- Part 3: Regional/national reports.- Soil protection law in Japan.- Soil-related laws in Thailand.- Effective governance for sustainable soil management at national level: Selected recommendations based on African and German soil law studies.- Part 4: Cross-cutting issues.- PFASs in soil and groundwater– comprehensive challenges and progress in regulation and management in Germany.- An African Legal, Cultural and Religious Perspective of Sustainable Soil Governance.