Global Soil Partnership

5th ITPS Working Session

The ITPS held its 5th Working session in Rome. The key points that were discussed during this intense working week :
  • Review and finalization of the first draft of the “Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management”
  • Follow up of the “Status of the World ’s Soil Resources”report
  • Follow up on the GSP Plans of Action and the Regional Implementation Plans
  • Report on the collaboration between ITPS and the SPI of UNCCD, IPBES and IPCC
  • Review of the work plan for ITPS 2015-2017
  • Support to the SDG process through soil indicators
  • Preparation of an ITPS publication for 2016
  • Report to the Fourth GSP Plenary Assembly

The Working session Report

Agenda of the Working Session

Presentations of the Working Session

More information on the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils

Date
14 Mar 2016
- 18 Mar 2016
Location
FAO HQ, Rome, Italy