In this publication, the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel of the GEF (STAP) demonstrates that sustainable land management has the potentail to contribute to both food security and many global environmental outcomes. Through this publication, the STAP presents an approach for soil organic carbon management as a basis for the delivery of global environmental benefits, an objective held in common by the Conventions supported by the GEF. This includes the protection of biodiversit (above and below-ground), resilience of ecosystems, climate change mitigation, sustainable land management, and protecting the environment from persistent organic pollutants.