This e-book is the result of a children's art competition, open to children from all over the world. The UNCCD and the German Artist Özi reviewed and selected the 30 best pictures. The artists participated in an interactive one art workshop to hone their skills. It was an exciting experience for UNCCD, the artist, and the children. We agreed to publish this e-book to commemorate World Soil Day on 5 December.

It is a collection of entries from our recent art competition, where we have invited children from all over the world to share with us their vision of the land they would like to live on in the future. Together with their artwork, the kids also shared some profound messages. Beyond reminding us that we don't inherit our land from our ancestors but rather borrow them from our children, the kids have demonstrated that they ready to care for the future of their planet.

I tried to show what I’d like my future land to look like: a peaceful and united place, with humans and animals living on the land free of pollution and full of natural beauty and resources

— Shoma from Bangladesh

I want the land of the future to be beautiful. There's no drought because it rains everywhere, even in the desert. The rain brings out colorful rainbows, lots of water on the land and plenty of fish. And every child grows healthy and happy

— Hu Qingqing from Singapore

Nature is the most important thing, we have to look after it, we are nature too. We mustn’t forget that our countryside and animals are under threat from pesticides and climate change, we have to care for every part of the planet

— Benjamin Fallow from the UK