http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership This presentation was made during the third GSP Planery Assembly that took place in Rome; FAO HQ from 22-24 June 2015. The presentation was made by Carla Pascale Medina and it presents the implementation plan of the south American soil partnesrship. ©FAO: http://www.fao.org

1. Carla Pascale Medina
President of Steering Committee
South American Soil Partnership
Regional Implementation Plan
2015 – 2020

2.  SASP institutional arrangements.
 Soil situation in South American countries.
 Regional Implementation Plan.
SOUTH AMERICAN SOIL PARTNERSHIP (SASP)

3. South American Soil Partnership Workshop
Santiago de Chile, 2 to 5 March 2015.
PRESIDENCY AND STEERING COMMITTEE
SOUTH AMERICAN SOIL PARTNERSHIP (SASP)
Argentina
Colombia
Brasil
Chile
Uruguay
Ecuador
Venezuela
Bolivia
Paraguay
Perú

4. PARTNERS
SOUTH AMERICAN SOIL PARTNERSHIP (SASP)
Scouts Association of Uruguay
EMBRAPA (Brazil)
Agreste Foundation, Argentina
Geographical Institute Codazzi , Colombia
International Centre of Tropical Agriculture CIAT
Chilean Society of Soil Science
Latin American Soil Science Society
Paraguayan Soil Science Society
Uruguayan Soil Science Society
Venezuelan Soil Science Society
Brazilian Soil Science Society
Argentinean Soil Science Society
Soils and Environmental Resources Research Center,
Agronomic Institute (IAC) of Brazil
National University of Asuncion

5. Weakness of legal frameworks
Institutional and political weaknesses
Lack of specialized human resources
Limited or unavailable information
Limited outreach programs
Limited public awareness
Lack of standardization, analysis and
monitoring procedures.
SOILS SITUATION IN SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES
Erosion - Degradation
MAIN IDENTIFIED ISSUES

6. Genetic causes
• Acidification due to cation leaching
• Salinization due to aridity
• Wind and water erosion
Anthropogenic causes
• Loss of organic carbon due to deforestation
• Tillage, compacting
• Crusting by mechanization
• Pollution due to agro-chemicals use
• Erosion due to limited vegetation cover
• Salinization due to inadequate irrigation practices
Degradationanderosion
SOILS SITUATION IN SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES

7. PILLAR1
Sustainable
production
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN SASP - PILLAR 1
Promote sustainable management of soil
resources for soil protection, conservation and
sustainable productivity

8. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN SASP - PILLAR 2
PILLAR2Encourage investment, technical
cooperation, policy, education
and awareness in soil
Financing founds

9. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN SASP PILLAR 3
PILLAR3
Promote research and
development, identify gaps,
priorities and possible
synergies

10. Regional data
and soils
information
• Collect and review information on current
state of soils in member countries of SASP.
• Use existing SISLAC platform.
Latin American
Soil Information
System (SISLAC)
• Data standardization.
• Create a document to protect intellectual
property of publications and countries
information .
• Regional rules to validate soil databases.
Mapping
• Training on information
systems and digital soil
mapping .
• Development of functional
maps.
PILLAR4
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN SASP - PILLAR 4
Enhance quantity and
quality of soil data and
information

11. Improve quality of lab analysis in the
region
Develop criteria and methods to
standardize studies and interpretative
systems
Determine common methodologies to
measure degradation and land quality
PILLAR5
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN SASP - PILLAR 5
Harmonization of methods, measurements and indicators

12. CHALLENGES
2015 - 2020
Multi-Year Plan of Work (MYPOW) Timetable
This short timeframe is a challenge by itself
Many activities require active cooperation between
countries to get financing

13. South American Soil Partnership
alianza.sudamericana.suelo@gmail.com
THANK YOU!
We are ready to do it