LE PARTENARIAT MONDIAL SUR LES SOLS ET LES SOLS MEDITERRANEENS

Luca Montanarella (ITPS Chair)European Commission

SolMed2015 "Demain, des sols en Méditerranée ?"

Soil, the skin of the earth,

the basis for food production

We and the soil……

Soils deliver multiple services relevant to all of us:

1. Biomass production, including in agriculture and forestry;

2. Storing, filtering and transforming nutrients, substances and water;

3. Biodiversity pool, such as habitats, species and genes;

4. Physical and cultural environment for humans and human activities;

5. Source of raw materials;

6. Acting as carbon pool;

7. Archive of geological and archeological heritage.

Civil SocietyNGOs

Industry

Land owners

Land users

Farmers

National and

International

Institutions

The GSP: An open voluntary partnership federating all stakeholders concerned with Sustainable Soil Management

Universities

Research Agencies

Scientific Organizations

Governments Research and Academia

UNCCDCBD

Climate Change

Biodiversity

Desertification

IPCC

SPIIPBES

Food Security

IPTS

Soils as a cross-cutting theme between food security, climate change, desertification and biodiversity

The Global Soil Partnership

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c) support the acquisition of relevant soil knowledge and the implementation of targeted

research in accordance with national conditions and needs to address applied challenges on

the ground;

d) promote links between existing multilateral initiatives and bodies to advance knowledge and

scientific understanding of soil issues, capture synergies, while taking into account the

existing and ongoing works and efforts that are being undertaken at the multilateral level,

and without duplicating or prejudging the work under the competent fora.

e) develop sustainable soil management guidelines for the different soils considering their

development objectives and decisions;

f) promote access to soil information and advocate the need for new soil surveys and data

collection;

g) promote investment and technical cooperation (including technology transfer) in all related

soil matters to address fundamental issues in different regions;

h) promote institutional strengthening and capacity development of soil institutions at local,

national, regional and interregional levels; and

i) promote the necessary public and government awareness of soils through recognition of a

World Soil Day and celebration of an International Year of Soils.

5. Composition and Governance

9. Governance of the Global Soil Partnership is proposed to be composed of the following

elements:

5.1 Partners

10. The GSP is a voluntary partnership, open to governments, international and regional

organizations, institutions, and other stakeholders.

5.2 Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS)

11. The Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS) shall provide scientific and technical

advice on global soil issues to the GSP.

12. Members of the ITPS shall be experts appointed by the GSP Plenary Assembly for a term of

2 years, renewable for one additional term (with agreement of the GSP Plenary Assembly). The ITPS

Development of Regional Soil Partnerships

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A Mediterranean Soil Partnership?

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Pillar 1Promote

sustainable management of

soil resources

Pillar 2Encourage

investment, technical

cooperation, policy, education

awareness

Pillar 3Promote

targeted soil research and development focusing on

indentified gaps and priorities

Pillar 4Enhance the quantity and quality of soil

data and information

Pillar 5Support

harmonization of methods,

measurements and indicators

Promote the Sustainable Management of Global Soil Resources

To do what?

UNCCDCBD

Climate Change

Biodiversity

Desertification

IPCC

SPIIPBES

Food Security

Bridging the gap between soil science and policy

THE 27 SCIENTSTS MEMBERS OF THE ITPS 2015-2017

Proposed by GSP Partners and nominated by FAO Members

NORTH AMERICA

• Mr. Dan Pennock (Canada)

• Mr. Gary M. Pierzynsky (United States

of America)

EUROPE

Chair: Mr. Luca Montanarella (EC)

• Mr. Gunay Erpul (Turkey)

• Mr. Rainer Horn (Germany)

• Mr. Peter de Ruiter (The

Netherlands)

• Mr. Pavel Krasilnikov (Russian

Federation)

AFRICA

• Mr. Nsalambi V. Nkongolo

(Democratic Republic of Congo)

• Mr. Bhanooduth Lalljee (Mauritius)

• Mr. Martin Yemefack (Cameroon)

• Ms. Isaurinda dos Santos Baptista

Costa (Cape Verde)

• Ms. Botle Mapeshoane (Lesotho)

ASIA

• Mr. Patiram Brajendra (India)

• Mr. Sopon Chomchan (Thailand)

• Mr. Kazuyuki Yagi (Japan)

• Mr. Bahriuloom Amanullah (Pakistan)

• Mr. Gan-Lin Zhang (China)

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

• Mr. Juan Antonio Comerma

(Venezuela)

• Mr. Miguel Taboada (Argentina)

• Ms. Maria de Lourdes Mendonca

Santos Breffin (Brazil)

• Mr. Fernando Garcia Préchach

(Uruguay)

• Ms. Oneyda Hernandez Lara (Cuba)

NEAR EAST

• Mr. Talal Darwish (Lebanon)

• Mr. Ahmad S. Muhaimeed (Iraq)

• Mr. Saéb AbdelHaleem Khresat (Jordan)

SOUTH WEST PACIFIC

• Mr. Neil McKenzie (Australia)

• Mr. Siosiua Halavatau (Tonga)

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Evidence of soil degradation in Europe

Soil erosion assessment in Europe

Panagos et al., 2015

Soil erosion by water Topsoil Organic Carbon content

Soil C Dynamics

Source: R. Lal, 2008

A schematic of the soil C dynamics upon conversion from a natural to agricultural ecosystem, and subsequent adoption of recommended

management practices (RMP’s). In most cases, the maximum potential equals the magnitude of historic C loss. Only using some practices, like

addition of stable Biochar, or similar technologies, the adoption of RMP’s can increase the SOC pool above that of the natural system.

Land and soils, major issues on the international agenda Joint meeting

When policy makers use scientific findings

The relevance of global soil organic carbon

He announced the establishment of an international research programme, the "4 per 1000", which aims to develop agricultural research to improve organic matter stocks in soil by four parts per 1000 per year.

During the CSA conference in March, the FrenchMinister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry,Stéphane Le Foll announced public subsidies willbe available for an international research projecton the restoration of degraded soils and soilcarbon sequestration

~800 -2.9 (4‰)

~800 +4.3 (5‰)

In top 0-30 cm

A variation of – 4‰ to + 5‰ of this stock corresponds to– 110 to + 130 kg C /ha

or – 400 à + 475 kg CO2 /ha

ClimateChange

Global Soil Organic Carbon

Contact Details:Roland Hiederer European Commission Joint Research Centre Institute for Environment and Sustainability TP 261 21027 Ispra (VA) - Italy e-mail: roland.hiederer(at)jrc.ec.europa.eu

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