The Global Soil Partnership bids a fond farewell to Dr. Tengiz (Gizo) Urushadze, President of the Georgian Soil Science Society, and eminent soil expert who greatly contributed to the work of the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils and the Global Soil Partnership.

The Global Soil Partnership (GSP) hosted an online training on digital soil mapping in the framework of “Development of the Soil Atlas of Asia and National Soil Information Systems” project from 15 to 19 November 2021. The project is funded by the Asian Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (AFACI) and the Korean Rural Development Administration (RDA). 

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04/11/2021 - As the UN Climate Change Conference – known as COP26 – runs in Glasgow, Scotland, the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) has called on countries to use fertilizers adequately to safeguard crops and agricultural practices that protect lives and livelihoods while contributing to combat climate change.

The GSP encourages the appliance of the International Code of Conduct for the Sustainable Use and Management of Fertilizers, which if followed, can empower nations to improve the sustainability and safety of agri-food systems, avoiding soil, water and air pollution.

When plants are harvested, nutrients are removed from the soil. These can be replaced by natural fertilizers such as manure or by synthetic fertilizers.

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Water pavilion, November 9, 17:00 – 17:45 (GMT)

The FAO Global Soil Partnership’s International Network on Salt-Affected Soils (INSAS) jointly with the FAO Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG), the Government of the Netherlands, Wageningen University and Research and Vrije Univeristeit Amsterdam are holding a session at COP26’s  Water Pavilion with the title of “Salinity and climate smart agriculture: Understand, connect and act now!”

https://www.waterforclimate.net/meetings/virtual/DagBMMajHqxHeCCeM