Related items
Showing items related by metadata.
-
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetImplementation Plan for Pillar Two of the Global Soil Partnership
Encourage Investment, Technical Cooperation, Policy, Education, Awareness and Extension
2016Also available in:
No results found.This document follows the Plan of Action for Pillar Two of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP). This implementation plan provides a framework to develop real progress to increase investment and actions in soil-related technical cooperation, policy development, education, extension services and awareness raising. Effective measures will be based on efforts at regional partnerships and implemented at national levels reflecting local cultural practices and languages according to specific needs and re sources. However, the exchange of best practices at global level can serve as a catalyst for action, while generating valuable shared resources and scientific and technical cooperation. Guidance through this implementation plan also includes issues such as data policy development and capacity development. For each data product and work item, the specific deliverables and responsibilities are mentioned together with the estimated budget and expected timeline for execution. -
BookletGSP Guidelines for sharing national data/information to compile a Global Soil Organic Carbon map (GSOC17)
GSP Secretariat/ITPS Working Group on Soil Carbon
2016Also available in:
No results found.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. -
MeetingPlan of Action for Pillar Two of the Global Soil Partnership
Encourage Investment, Technical Cooperation, Policy, Education, Awareness and Extension
2013Also available in:
No results found.The Global Soil Partnership (GSP) was formally established by members of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) during its Council in December 2012. The Council recognized soil as an essential natural resource, which is often overlooked and has not received adequate attention in recent years, despite the fact that production of food, fiber, fodder, and fuel critically depends on healthy soils. The Mandate of the GSP is to improve governance of the limited soil resource s of the planet in order to guarantee agriculturally productive soils for a food secure world, and support other essential ecosystem services, in accordance with the sovereign right of each State over its natural resources. In order to achieve its mandate, the GSP addresses the following five pillars of action to be implemented in collaboration with its regional soil partnerships: 1. Promote sustainable management of soil resources for soil protection, conservation and sustainable productivity; 2. Encourage investment, technical cooperation, policy, education, awareness and extension in soil; 3. Promote targeted soil research and development focusing on identified gaps, priorities, and synergies with related productive, environmental, and social development actions; 4. Enhance the quantity and quality of soil data and information: data collection (generation), analysis, validation, reporting, monitoring and integration with other disciplines; 5. Harmonisation of methods, measurements a nd indicators for the sustainable management and protection of soil resources. Pillar Two of the GSP underpins many of the actions under the other Pillars by addressing the general lack of societal awareness of the importance of soil in people’s lives and the well - being of the planet. In many cases, deficiency in education is the specific underlying cause of unsustainable land management practices, of the general lack of investment (both in education and physical measures to protect soil) and, as importantly, of the widespread political reluctance to adopt short - and long - term measures to preserve and enhance soil conditions. The Plan of Action (PoA) for Pillar 2 consists of six interlinked and interdependent components: policy, investment, education, extension, public awareness and technical cooperation.
Users also downloaded
Showing related downloaded files
No results found.