The document discusses the Global Soil Partnership's activities and plans. It summarizes that over 110 countries and 10,000 people participated in the 2017 GSP capacity building program on soil topics. It outlines the creation of technical networks on soil information and black soils. It also discusses plans to improve the Global Soil Organic Carbon map with more data points and countries contributing. Other initiatives mentioned include guidelines for soil organic carbon management, a working group on fertilizer best practices, and bringing soil biodiversity to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

1. GSP: where we are?GSP: where we are?
Ronald VargasRonald Vargas

2. Implementation Plans
- Preparation of Pillar 1 Implementation Plan
- Preparation of Pillar 3 Implementation Plan
- Execution of the Global and Regional
Implementation Plans

3. Implementation
Survey on the
implementation of the
WSC

4. 2017 GSP Capacity Development Programme
110 Countries
10,000 People
All topics related to soils

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Technical Networks: International Network of Soil
Information Institutions (INSII)
International Network of Black Soils (INBS)
First meeting in Harbin, China on 10-12
September 2018
Few countries from Europe have joined this
network

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7. V1.2.0 (20/0V1.2.0 (20/033/2018)/2018)

9. • Bottom-up approach
• More than 1,000,000 soil points (the best available
product so far is based on ~250,000).
• State of Art Digital Soil Mapping Techniques.
• Comprehensive Capacity Development Programme.
• More than 300 Experts trained.
• Well Established Network.
• TRUSTTRUST and a common GOALGOAL.

10. EU GSOCmap
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317,215 points / profiles
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(AUT + DNK ~ 60%)
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~ 38 Pg / 5% GSOC

11. Source

12. What’s next?What’s next?
•Improvement of GSOCmap (30 cm) as more countries
preparing their maps.
•Training at national level as requested by countries.
•5th
December 2018: GSOCmap 2 including 30-100 cm layer.
•Towards a Global SOC monitoring system

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• Working group preparing
guidelines for SOC management at
regional level.
• Call for experts for a Working
Group to prepare alternative
guidelines for Measuring, Mapping,
Reporting and Monitoring SOC.
• International network of Black
Soils.
• Contributing to the
implementation of the Koronivia
Joint Work on Agriculture.

14. The creation of the CoCoFe is being proposed to promote the responsible and
judicious use of fertilizers.
The aim is to assist member countries design policies and regulatory
frameworks for the sustainable use of fertilizers.
The CoCoFe should assist policy makers at the regulatory and extension levels
to outline the roles and responsibilities of the multiple stakeholders involved
in fertilizer management.

15.  Online consultation for feedback on the CoCoFe by a broad range of
stakeholders (Completed -February 2018).
 Drafting of the zero draft of the Code of Conduct (Ongoing - March 2018).
 Review of the CoCoFe draft by the ITPS and a panel of experts in fertilizer
management and policy (March/ April 2018).
 Submission of the CoCoFe to members of an open-ended working group
(OEWG) for feedback from member countries (April 2018).
 OEWG meeting to finalize the CoCoFe document (25-27 April 2018).
 Submission of the final draft to the GSP Sixth Plenary Session for
endorsement (11-13 June 2018).
 If endorsed, the CoCoFe draft will be submitted to the Committee on
Agriculture (COAG) for review and possible endorsement (September
2018).

17. • Provissional Agenda is available
• Decision making about soils
• EXPECTATION: ATTENDANCE to the PA

19. Soil Biodiversity: bringing it to the COP14 CBD
-Towards a global assessment of soil
biodiversity.
-Re-activating the International Initiative on Soil
Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture.