5th EASP Meeting_Session 1_Global activities of regional interest_by Natalia Rodriguez Eugenio

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2. GSP developments of regional interest in 2019 Ms Natalia Rodríguez GSP Secretariat
3. Promote sustainable management of soil resources for soil protection, conservation and sustainable productivity Pillar 1
4. Action 1: Implementation of VGSSM at the national level. Countries to notify the GSP about activities linked to the implementation of the VGSSM at the national and regional level. Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management Proposed approach: organization of national multi-stakeholder workshops
5. Example: implementation of the VGSSM in Costa Rica and Thailand 1. Organization of a national workshop: a) To raise the awareness of all stakeholders on the importance of practicing SSM b) To set the priorities on the 6 main crops in the country. i. Identification of the top 10 soil threats for each crop ii. The surface area affected by each threat and its impacts on the yield iii. Identification of the causes of the top 3 soil threats per each crop iv. VGSSM + local practices = find country specific solutions v. Online survey asking how each of the participant could contribute to implementing the newly found solutions 2. Use the results of the workshop for decision making at the national level and call for coordinated actions between policy, communication and research Develop sectoral plans, strategies and policies
6. Procedure: 1. Identify case studies at regional and national levels where SSM is successfully implemented. Reference document: “Protocol for the assessment of Sustainable Soil Management”, that was presented at the 7th GSP Plenary Assembly in June 2019 2. Map successful projects. Action 2: Submit successful case studies on the implementation of SSM practices Contact Ms. Zineb Bazza, GSP Secretariat Mapping Sustainable Soil Management practices
7.  Endorsed by the FAO Conference in June 2019. The Fertilizer Code aims to: • Promote responsible and judicious use of fertilizers to prevent misuse, underuse and overuse of fertilizers. • Assist member countries design policies and regulatory frameworks for the sustainable use of fertilizers. The International Code of Conduct for the Sustainable Use and Management of Fertilizers
8. Action 3: Disseminate the Fertilizer Code at the national and regional level. Action 4: Implement the principles of the Fertilizer Code at the national level. Let the GSP Secretariat know if help is needed for implementation. Contact Ms. Zineb Bazza, GSP Secretariat The International Code of Conduct for the Sustainable Use and Management of Fertilizers
9. International Network of Black Soils • Promotes the great importance of black soils and their risk of severe degradation; • Works towards the promotion of their conservation and sustainable use. • And to unlock their potential in the longer term to support food security while protecting the environment and mitigating climate change.  The International Network of Black Soil (INBS) launched in Rome 21th of March 2017 during the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon.
10. Priorities of INBS in Harbin Communiqué  Support implementation the VGSSM in black soils;  Perform a global assessment of black soils;  Capacity development programme on the management of black soils;  Advocate for the implementation of binding legislation for the protection of BS for future generations;  Black Soils Monitoring System (GLOSIS);  BS Best Available Management Practices database.
11. The importance of black soils in Eurasia 58% 25% 13% 2% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Eurasia Russian Federation Kazakhstan Ukraine Turkey Kyrgyzstan Republic of Moldova Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia Uzbekistan Black soil countries Km2 Russian Federation 1,831,664 Kazakhstan 807,037 Ukraine 402,804 Turkey 53,475 Kyrgyzstan 30,718 Republic of Moldova 27,381 Armenia 10,362 Azerbaijan 6,287 Georgia 3,908 Uzbekistan 736 Belarus 105 WRB: Chernozems, Kastanozems and Phaeozems Action 5: Join the network if you have black soils Contact Mr. Yuxin Tong, GSP Secretariat
12.  Second workshop of the International Network of Black Soils (2-5 October 2019, Chisinau, Moldova). Objectives: 1. Review the definition of black soils 2. Working plan of INBS (2019-2020): • BS map • BS monitoring network • Global assessment of black soils Future action: Get ready to implement INBS activities International Network of Black Soils
13. International Network of Salt-Affected Soils • International Network on Salt-Affected Soils to be launched in November 2019 at the GFIME conference hosted by ICBA. • Main partners to the network: International agencies and programs working on soil salinity, regional and national soil associations and networks, national soil research institutes and academic institutions and representatives of civil society organizations and the private sector. Action 6: Join the network if have salt-affected soils Contact Ms. Zineb Bazza, GSP Secretariat
14. Pillar 2 Encourage investment, technical cooperation, policy, education, awareness and extension in soil
15. Global Soil Doctors Programme • Farmer-to-farmer training • Educational material addresses the 10 soil threats • Farmers are taught the basics of soil science and how to recognize and address the 10 soil threats. Action 7: Interest in establishing the Soil Doctors programme in your country. Contact Ms. Zineb Bazza
16. Awareness raising is key to promote the endorsement and effective implementation of policies on soil. Promotion of SSM through policy briefs wrote in a simple language, to the point and action oriented Promoting soil governance
17.  Launch/distribution of policy briefs at relevant political events  Advisors to policy makers should be involved in the writing of policy briefs  SSM should be related to other priority areas of political intervention like food security, water quality, involuntary people displacement, energy production, etc.  Monitoring the effective implementation of policies Promoting soil governance | challenges
18. SoiLEX: contribution of Soil Legislation information to country profiles • Building on FAOLEX database • Review the soil-related national legislation; • Consolidate the information on soil management legal instruments in a DB; • Advocate for the adoption of measures to preserve and enhance soil conditions.
19. SoiLEX: contribution of Soil Legislation information to country profiles Action 8: Review your country profile within the database and update it as needed. Action 9: Spread the voice on the existence of the platform and use it to promote the endorsement/review of soil-related national policies Contact Ms. Natalia Rodríguez, GSP Secretariat
20. Pillar 3 Promote targeted soil research and development focusing on identified gaps, priorities and synergies with related productive, environmental and social development actions
21. Establishment of a Global Soil R&D Platform It will allow all significant R&D projects and initiatives to be identified and foster future cooperation once information is shared and easily accessible. This activity should give impetus to the development of cooperation and stimulate the financing of applied soil research.
22. Action 10: Assist the GSP Secretariat developing the platform. The database should be easy for contributors to fill in and upload all relevant information via an online form. Action 11: Start compiling data to feed the platform. Contact Ms. Natalia Rodríguez, GSP Secretariat Establishment of a Global Soil R&D Platform
23. Follow-up: Global Symposium on SOC Rec. 4: Develop a technical manual on SOC management at the regional and sub- regional scale Urgent need to identify and compile management practices and LUS that promote the preservation and/or enhancement of SOC stocks. Action 12: Experts on C-rich soils to contribute to specific chapter Future action: apply the SSM practices
24. Recarbonization of global soils • Soil degradation and loss of SOC (CO2 emissions). • Black soils with huge amount of SOC under risk of degradation. • Increasing pressure towards the environment and fight against climate change/social and environmental responsibility. • Efforts for identifying cost-effective solutions to climate change adaptation and mitigation.
25. Recarbonization of global soils  Increased SOC content is one of the most cost-effective options for: • Climate change adaptation and mitigation, • Combat desertification, land degradation and food insecurity. A FEASIBLE SOLUTION TO DECARBONIZE OUR PLANET
26. RECSoil: actions at country level Action 13: Develop/improve national SOCmap and participate in the GSOCseq initiative Action 14: Advocate for more ambitious NDCs, including soils as a mechanisms of off-setting Contact Ms. Rosa Cuevas GSP Secretariat
27. Follow-up: Global Symposium on Soil Pollution Rec. 4: Develop guidelines for assessing, mapping, monitoring and reporting on soil pollution. Rec. 5: Develop a database of good practices for managing and remediating soil pollution. Rec. 8: Prepare a Global Assessment of the Status of Soil Pollution using a country- driven process in line with the UNEA3 resolution.
28. 1. Collection of national inputs and literature review 2. Regional workshops to discuss questionnaire results and recommendations 3. Draft ready by the beginning of 2020. Report to be presented at UNEA5 in March 2021 Assessment of the global status and regional trends of soil pollution It will help to better understand the problem of soil pollution on a global scale and identify the main knowledge and legal gaps.
29. Action 15: Respond to the questionnaire and participate in the regional workshops/discussions Contact Ms. Natalia Rodríguez, GSP Secretariat Assessment of the global status and regional trends of soil pollution 7 EASP countries replied to the questionnaire:  Azerbaijan  Georgia  Moldova  Republic of Armenia  Republic of Belarus  Turkey  Ukraine
30. Recommendations Theme 1 1. Create an expert and multi-stakeholder working group to develop the methodology and guidelines for the preparation of the Global Soil Erosion map 2. Organize capacity development and training for countries to develop national soil erosion assessment, as well as the necessary data management and monitoring facilities Theme 2 3. Establish a working group to develop a database of good practices for addressing soil erosion control 4. Implement an action plan on the assessment of effective policies and practices to control soil erosion and analyse major gaps on the development and implementation of soil erosion control policies at global, regional and national levels Theme 3 5. Implement a global study on the economics of soil erosion and soil erosion control as a first contribution to the ongoing initiative on the economics of Sustainable Soil Management 6. Facilitate and support multi stakeholder dialogue by creating a multi stakeholder platform to inform and advise on the best approaches and strategies to implement soil erosion control activities at all scales and their benefits, contributing to fill gaps between science, policy and land-users. Follow-up: Global Symposium on Soil Erosion
31. Follow-up: Global Symposium on Soil Erosion GSERmap : Calendar of action 2019 Phase 1 (Top-down) - Global soil erosion sensitivity maps (water, wind and tillage) - Prepared using global datasets - Used for identifying hot spots - Allowing comparisons among different geographical areas 2020 Phase 2 (Country- driven) - National scale maps - Describing soil erosion risk to the best of the country knowledge, available methods and input data. - Done by combining harmonized global soil erosion sensitivity maps with high detail national information on land use, land management practices, tillage operations (tillage intensity) and land use pressure indices derived by remote sensing data. 2021 Phase 3 (Action on the ground) Generate new information on the occurrence of various soil erosion processes or addition of information at the frontiers of tools and methods. Useful information for conservation practices Design at global/national scale 1st version on 5/12/2019
32. Contact Clara Lefèvre, GSP Secretariat Follow-up: Global Symposium on Soil Erosion Action 16: Nominate expert(s) on soil erosion
33. Pillar 4 Information and Data
34. GLOSIS design Country SIS: • Macedonia; • Cambodia; Afghanistan; • Sudan; • Lesotho (in progress); • Armenia (started) Data sharing: • Property rights preserved; • Referencing data providers; • Specifying levels of access.
35. GSOCmap: the first country-driven global product -> updated to v.1.5 http://www.fao.org/global-soil-partnership/pillars-action/4-information-and-data-new/global-soil-organic-carbon-gsoc-map/ National SOC maps: • Armenia, • Azerbaijan, • Kazakhstan, • Moldova, • Russia, • Turkey, • Ukraine, • Uzbekistan. GLOSIS products: GSOCmap
36. The map will use electric conductivity (EC) as the main indicator of salinity Timeline: • Technical specifications: done • Appointment of national experts: now!! • Technical Manual: under development • Regional training: 1st quarter 2020 • Submission of national maps: October 2019 - May 2020 • Launch: GSP Plenary Assembly - June 2020 GLOSIS products: GSSmap
37. • Multi-phase approach: ◦ Top-down mapping (2019) ◦ Country-driven mapping, capacity building (2020) ◦ Monitoring (2021) • Considering different types of erosion: ◦ water ◦ wind ◦ tillage Following the discussion of the GSER19 GLOSIS products: GSERmap
38. • The mapping will follow the approach of identifying ‘Soil Carbon Gaps’ at a sub- regional, regional and country levels. • Gaps can be determined for different productive systems by estimating the difference between ‘current’ SOC stocks; ‘attainable’ SOC stocks; and SOC ‘saturation capacity’ GLOSIS products: GSOCseq map
39. Timeline: • 2019: top-down mapping with 2 approaches: ◦ IPPC empirical approach for agricultural lands ◦ CENTURY-type process-based modelling for all lands • 2020: country-driven mapping, capacity building GLOSIS products: GSOCseq map
40. National contributions to GLOSIS Action 17: Update/develop SOCmap Action 18: Nominate expert(s) on soil salinity mapping Action 19: Initiate the procedure to develop your NSIS  identify all relevant institutions in the country Future actions: be ready for GSERmap and GSOCseq map!! Contact Yusuf Yigini and Kostiantyn Viatkin GSP Secretariat
41. Pillar 5 Harmonization of methods, measurements and indicator for the sustainable management and protection of soil resources
42. P5GIP: Work areas Products Actions 2019/2020 Soil profiles Handbook/Webtool Soil classification Web tool/soil portal Soil mapping Reference Mapping System Soil analysis Web information system, ring tests, manual Data exchange Exchange model/tools Contractor: SoilML exchange standard Countries to test Indicators and Evaluation WIKI, guidelines Pillar 5 Global-level activities
43. Which are the region-specific activities regarding Pillar 5 areas of harmonization? Which soil indicators are important in the region? An active regional Pillar 5 Working Group is needed to support soil information system building and exchange of harmonized data. Pillar 5 Global-level activities
44. How does GLOSOLAN work? Global Soil Laboratory Network (GLOSOLAN) Regional Soil Laboratory Networks (RESOLANs) National Reference Laboratories Appointed by the national focal point of each GSP member country
45. • Transfer information on GLOSOLAN to other labs in their country • Transfer the knowledge acquired through GLOSOLAN activities to other labs in their country • Promote harmonization at the national level What is the role of National Reference Laboratories? How does GLOSOLAN work?
46. Besides National Reference Laboratories, there are other laboratories that spontaneously registered in GLOSOLAN. These laboratories should be involved in the work of GLOSOLAN through the National Soil Laboratory Networks How does GLOSOLAN work?
47. Action 20: nominate national reference laboratories Action 21: spread the voice on EUROSOLAN and support your national reference laboratories in establishing your National Soil Laboratory Networks Contact Ms. Rosa Cuevas, GSP Secretariat
48. EASP within the global context • Plenty of activities to implement at national and regional level (21 actions!!) • Regional work plan should be aligned with global activities • EASP has worked very well in the past, let’s keep doing it well • Improved communication between the GSP Secretariat and the EASP Secretariat and with the NFPs to be informed of needs and progress
49. Thanks for your attention