Phosphorus is an essential macronutrient alongside nitrogen and potassium. It is an indispensable nutrient required by all living organisms, including humans. Excess phosphorus, like the other key nutrient, nitrogen, depletes soils of their richness and pollutes lakes, rivers and the ocean in a process known as eutrophication.
Phosphorus pollution also contributes to biodiversity loss and the degradation of ecosystems on which humanity depends. There is a great need for sustainable management of phosphorus to reduce nutrient loss and ecosystem disturbances and promote phosphorus recovery and reuse.
This webinar jointly organised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Fertilizer Association (IFA) is taking place on 14 February 2024, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Nairobi time. The webinar aims to explore sustainable phosphorus management practices that promote healthy soils and reduce nutrient loss/waste through the recovery and reuse of phosphorus.
