Presentations of the Eleventh GSP Plenary Assembly
12-14 July 2023 | Hybrid - FAO headquarters and Virtual
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1. Opening of the session and launch of the “Soil Atlas of Asia”
- Opening remarks by Dr. QU Dongyu, Director-General, FAO (video-message)
- Remarks by Ms Julie Emond, Chairperson, Committee on Agriculture
- Remarks by the Honourable Senator Robert Black, Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Remarks by H.E. Mario Arvelo, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to FAO
- Remarks by H.E. Lee Seong-ho, Ambassador Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to FAO
- Remarks by H.E. Renate Hahlen, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Representation to FAO Delegation of the European Union to the Holy See, Order of Malta, UN Agencies in Rome and to the Republic of San Marino
Video on the Soil Atlas of Asia
- Remarks by Mr Rapibhat Chandarasrivongs, Director-General of the Department of Agriculture (DoA) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand and President of the Soil and Fertilizer Society of Thailand
Video on Healthy Soils, Healthy Food
- Keynote presentation on “Healthy soils for healthy people” by Laureate Professor Ravi Naidu, CEO & Managing Director, Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment
- Keynote presentation on “SoilCARE: sustainable soil management in the Caribbean Island States” by Mr Calvin James, Coordinator, Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management
- Introduction to the Plenary Assembly by Mr Lifeng Li, Director of the Land and Water Division
2. Status on the Implementation of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) Action Framework (including the monitoring and soil health index) - (GSPPA: XI/2023/2) - Mr Yusuf Yigini, FAO
3. Implications of the establishment of a Sub-committee on soils under FAO’s Committee on Agriculture (COAG) and maintaining the GSP in its current structure: for decision (GSPPA: XI/2023/3) - Mr Ronald Vargas, Secretary of the Global Soil Partnership, Land and Water Officer
4. Work of the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS): for information and decision(GSPPA: XI/2023/4) - Ms Rosa Porch, FAO
- 4.1 Report by the chairperson on main activities and outcomes of the work programme 2022-2023
- 4.2 ITPS work programme 2023-2024
- 4.3 Preparation of the Second edition of the Status of the World’s Soil Resources
5. Report on the financial status of the GSP: for information (GSPPA: XI/2023/5) VANJA
6. Report on normative tools and actions on sustainable soil management: for information and decision (GSPPA: XI/2023/6) - Ms Carolina Olivera Sanchez
- 6.1 Compliance to the Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management (SSM) including the SSM Protocol
- 6.2 Response to the Fertilizer Crisis via the International Code of Conduct for the Sustainable Use and Management of Fertilizers
- 6.3 RECSOIL: recarbonization of global soils
- 6.4 Soil Doctors
7. Status on the organization of Global Symposia: for information and decision (GSPPA: XI/2023/7) - Ms Natalia Rodriguez Eugenio
- 7.1 Report on the Global Symposium on Soils for Nutrition 2022
- 7.2 Preparations for the Global Symposium on Soils and Water 2023
- 7.3 Preparations for the Global Symposium on Soil Data and Information 2024
- 7.4 Preparations for the Global Symposium on Soil Sealing and Urban Soils 2025
8. Report on Regional Soil Partnerships: for information and decision (GSPPA: XI/2023/8)
- 8.1 Survey on the status and future of Regional Soil Partnerships - Mr Yuxin Tong, FAO
- 8.2 African Soil Partnership - Ms Anne Muriuki, AfSP Chair
- 8.3 Asian Soil Partnership - Ms Gina Nilo, ASP Chair
- 8.4 Near East and North Africa Soil Partnership - Mr Radik Moussadek, NENA Chairs
- 8.5 European Soil Partnership - Mr Rainer Baritz, ESP Chair
- 8.6 Latin America and the Caribbean Soil Partnership - Ms Sol Ortiz, ASLAC Chair
- 8.7 North American Soil Partnership - ,Chairs
- 8.8 Pacific Soil Partnership - Mr Peter Wilson, PaSP Chairs
9. Progress of the GSP Technical Networks: for information and decision (GSPPA: XI/2023/9)
- 9.1 International Network of Soil Information institutions (INSII) - Mr Yusuf Yigini, FAO
- 9.2 Global Soil Laboratory Network (GLOSOLAN) and its initiative on soil spectroscopy (GLOSOLAN-Spec) - Ms Miriam Ostinelli, GLOSOLAN Chair
- 9.3 International Network of Black Soils (INBS) - Mr Miguel Angel Taboada, INBS Chair
- 9.4 International Network of Salt Affected Soils (INSAS) - Mr Jorge Battle, INSAS Chair
- 9.5 International Network on Fertilizer Analysis (INFA) - Mr Wesley Feldmann INFA chair
- 9.6 International Network on Soil Biodiversity (NETSOB) - Mr Peter de Ruiter NETSOB chair
- 9.7 International Network on Soil Pollution (INSOP) - Mr Ravi Naidu INSOP chair
10. World Soil Day report 2022, preparations for 2023 and theme for 2024, awareness raising on soils and prizes: for information and decision (GSPPA: XI/2023/10) - Ms Isabelle Verbeke, FAO