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GSP Guidelines for sharing national data/information to compile a Global Soil Organic Carbon map (GSOC17)

GSP Secretariat/ITPS Working Group on Soil Carbon

Year of publication 2016

Pages 23 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This document provides definitions and guidance for the global soil carbon mapping activity which the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) and Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS) committed to un-dertake in the framework of its cooperation with the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertifi-cation (UNCCD) and its Science Policy Interface (SPI). The GSP partners are engaging in a global soil carbon (GSC) mapping activity, which is primarily based on existing soil carbon maps and measurem ents. A GSC map will be produced based on existing na-tional soil carbon data. This activity is closely linked to the development of the Global Soil Information System under GSP Pillar 4 on Soil Data and Information. Due to the urgency for action and the envisaged cooperation across United Nations (UN) conventions as a contribution to the sustainable development goals (SDGs), this activity is pursued with high priority. This document provides background and detailed specifications about the requ ired data sources and methodologies.

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