Asian Soil Partnership Past, Present and Future
•
0 likes•320 views
http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership This presentation was made during the Asian Soil Partnership workshop that took place in Bangkok, Thailand 13-15 May 2015. This presentation was made by Toshiaki Ohkura, and it presents the Asian Soil Partnership; past, present & future. ©FAO: http://www.fao.org
Recommended
Recommended
More Related Content
Similar to Asian Soil Partnership Past, Present and Future
Similar to Asian Soil Partnership Past, Present and Future (20)
More from FAO
More from FAO (20)
Recently uploaded
Recently uploaded (20)
Asian Soil Partnership Past, Present and Future
- 1. Asia Soil Partnership - Past, Present, and Future - Toshiaki Ohkura
- 2. Background • Soil degradation – Rise and fall of civilization Overuse beyond soil productivity capability • Pressure of population increase Food demand and land use change • Ignorance of the given Soils as a common, its diverse resilience • Lacking of continuous communication Asymmetric information and practice
- 3. Sustainable Development • Earth Summit, 1992 GLASOD report • Rio+20, 2012 Land degradation yet overcome • International Year of Soils 2015 and World Soil Day Promoting social awareness of soils
- 4. Establishing ASP • February, 2012 Nanjing Comminuqe • September, 2012 Tsukuba Statement GSP Plenary Assembly Promoting Soil Conservation in Asia
- 5. Framework of ASP • Organizational structure Follow-up of Tsukuba Statement and Guidelines • Designing regional implementation plan Referring to GSP 5 Pillars • Asian Soil Charter Identity and solidarity of the region • Beyond IYS2015 Scientific inquiry into social practice