Global Soil Partnership

The Global Soil Partnership was established in December 2012 as a mechanism to develop a strong interactive partnership and enhanced collaboration and synergy of efforts between all stakeholders. From land users through to policy makers, one of the key objectives of the GSP is to improve the governance and promote sustainable management of soils.  

Since its creation, the GSP has become an important partnership where global soil issues are discussed and addressed by multiple stakeholders. Key outputs demonstrate that the partnership was needed to fill an existing gap in the promotion of sustainable soil management. Among those outputs are the:

• Establishment of the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils
• Submission of the proposal for a UN World Soil Day (5 December) and the International Year of Soils 2015
• Preparation of the revised World Soil Charter
• Production of the Status of the World’s Soil Resources report
• Establishment of Regional Soil Partnerships
• Development of capacities in developing countries on digital soil mapping
• Development of Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management
• Establishment of national soil information systems

Global Soil Partnership

Working towards SDGs: