THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL TECHNICAL PANEL ON SOILS (ITPS)

Luca Montanarella (Chair)European Commission

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

Mandate of the ITPS

(Rule VI of the GSP Rules of Procedures)

a) provide scientific and technical advice on global soil issues primarily to the GSP and in

relation to specific requests submitted by global or regional institutions (UNCCD, UNFCCC, CBD)

b) advocate for the inclusion of sustainable soil management into different development

agendas.

c) review and follow up on the situation and issues related to soils in the contexts of food

security, use and management of natural resources, ecosystem services provision, climate change

adaptation and mitigation, and other relevant areas.

d) review and endorse from a technical viewpoint the GSP Plans of Action.

e) follow up on the implementation of these Plans of Action with due attention to their impact

and contributions to different global policies and initiatives related to sustainable development,

MDGs, food security, climate change adaptation and other subject matters.

f) in exceptional cases, when complex technical matters arise, request the Plenary Assembly and

the Secretariat to form technical committees aiming to gather specific advice.

UNCCDCBD

Climate Change

Biodiversity

Desertification

IPCC

SPIIPBES

Food Security

IPTS

Bridging the gap between soil science and policy

27 SCIENTSTS MEMBERS OF THE ITPS:

Proposed by GSP Partners and nominated by Member Countries of FAO

NORTH AMERICA

• Dr. Jon Hempel – United States

• Prof. Dr. John Daniel Pennock – Canada

EUROPE

• Dr. Helaina Black - United Kingdom

• Dr. Jaroslava Sobocká - Slovak Republic

• Dr. Dominique Arrouays - France

• Dr. Luca Montanarella – Italy

• Dr. Pavel Krasilnikov - Russia

AFRICA

• Dr. Isaurinda Dos Santos Baptista Costa -

Cape Verde

• Dr. Martin Yemefack - Cameroon

• Prof. Dr. Victor Chude - Nigeria

• Dr. Mohamed Badraoui - Morocco

• Prof. Dr. Tekalign Mamo - Ethiopia

ASIA

• Prof. Dr. Gan Lin Zhang – China

• Prof. Dr. Milkha Singh Aulakh – India

• Dr. Kazuyuki Yagi – Japan

• Dr. Suk Young Hong – Republic of Korea

• Dr. Pisoot Vijarnsorn – Thailand

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

• Dr. Maria de Lourdes Mendonca Santos -

Brazil

• Dr. Miguel Taboada - Argentina

• Dr. Carlos Roberto Henríquez - Costa Rica

• Dr. David Espinosa Victoria - Mexico

• Dr. Julio Alegre - Peru

NEAR EAST

• Prof. Dr. Seyed Kazem Alavi Panah – Iran

• Prof. Dr. Elsiddig Ahmed ElMustafa ElSheikh – Sudan

• Dr. Abdullah AlShankiti – Saudi Arabia

SOUTH WEST PACIFIC

• Dr. Marta Camps Arbestain - New Zealand

• Dr. Neil McKenzie - Australia

The first Plenary Assembly (11-12 June

2013) of the Global Soil Partnership endorsed

the list of 27 experts and approved the

establishment of the first Intergovernmental

Technical Panel on Soils.

Aim: provide scientific andtechnical advice and guidance onglobal soil issues primarily to theGSP, and in relation to specificrequests submitted by global orregional institutions.

Members of the ITPS are expertsappointed for a term of 2 yearsrenewable for one additional term.

FIRST MEETING OF ITPS: SUMMARY AND RESULTS

The first meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Soils was held

at FAO Headquarters (Rome) on 22-26 July 2013.

Election of Chair:

The Panel elected Dr. Luca Montanarella as

Chairperson to serve for a period of two years.

Item 7.1. Soils and the Post Rio+20 SDGs: A brief on Soils has been prepared as an input for the Post 2015 process. A working group has been established for contributing to the ongoing process.

Item 7.2 Support to the GSP Pillars of Action: The Draft Plan of Action forPillar 4 was endorsed by the ITPS. The remaining Plans of Actions will bedeveloped following the agreed Rules of Procedure under the leadershipof the Secretariat. Certain ITPS Members joined specific Pillars forcontributing to the development of their Plans of action .

FIRST MEETING OF ITPS: SUMMARY AND RESULTS

Item 7.4 - Links between ITPS and existing technical and scientificadvisory bodies like IPCC, IPBES : ITPS requested the Secretariat tosend a letter to UN Conventions and relevant UN organizationspresenting the GSP and its ITPS as a mechanism that could contributewith scientific advice on soils to their different actions.

Item 7.3 - Preparation of a work plan and timetable for updating theWorld Soil Charter (1981): A working group has been established fordeveloping the new version of the World Soil Charter. The goal is topresent the new version at the 39th session of the FAO Conference.

Item 7.5 - Status of World Soil Resources Report : ITPS agreed toprepare a first World Soil Resources Report by 2015 (International Yearof Soils) and discussed options regarding its content.

ITPS Working Groups

IntergovernmentalTechnicalPanelonSoils(ITPS)

SDGWGDr.MariadeLourdesMendoncaSantos(Chair),

DrNeilMacKenzie,Dr.MartinYemefack,Dr.MiguelTaboada,Prof.ElsiddigAhmedElMustafaElSheikh,Dr.MartaCampsArbestain,DrHelaina

Black.

PillarsDevelopmentWGs

Pillar1

Prof.DanielPennock(Chair),Dr.KazuyukiYagi;

Pillar2

Dr.PavelKrasilnikov(Chair);Dr.JaroslavaSobocká;Dr.MariadeLourdesMendonca

Santos,Dr.CarlosRobertoHenríquez,Prof.MilkhaSinghAulakh,Dr.Pisoot

Vijarnsor;

Pillar3

Dr.MohamedBadraoui(Chair)Dr.MartaCampsArbestain,Dr.MiguelTaboada,Dr.

IsaurindaDosSantosBaptistaCosta;

Pillar4

Dr.NeilMcKenzie(Chair),Dr.GanlinZhang,Dr.MartinYemefack

Pillar5

Dr.MartaCampsArbestain(Chair),Dr.HelainaBlack,Dr.SukYoungHong,Dr.

MartinYemefack

WorldSoilCharterWGProf.MilkhaSinghAulakh(chair),Prof.DanielPennock,Dr.PavelKrasilnikov,Dr.Jaroslava

Sobocká;Dr.MariadeLourdesMendoncaSantos,Dr.PisootVijarnsor,Dr.MohamedBadraoui,Dr.

MiguelTaboada,Dr.IsaurindaDosSantosBaptistaCosta,Prof.TekalignMamo,Prof.GanLin

Zhang,Dr.JulioAlegre,Dr.SukYoungHong,Dr.DavidEspinosaVictoria.

GSPSecretariat

2nd Plenary Meeting of the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils, Rome, Italy, 7 - 11 April

2014

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Major results of the ITPS (1/6/2014):

Plans of action for the GSP Pillars

Revision of the World Soil Charter

Soil related Criteria for the Post-Rio+20 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Status of World Soil Resources Report

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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

Plans of action to implement the GSP

The new World Soil Charter

1. Preamble2. Principles• Basic principles of sustainable soil

management (10)

3. Guidelines for Action• Actions by individuals and organized private

sector (2)• Actions by Governments (10)• Actions by International Organizations (3)

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Outcome Rio+20:

A Zero Net Land Degradation World

What does it mean?

At what scale (local, National, Regional, Global)?

Who should implement it?

How can it be measured?

When should it be achieved?

The Future we want!

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Proposed quantitative SDG Post 2015 targets for soil

1) By 2030, Governments, business and stakeholders at all levels have taken

steps to achieve or have implemented plans for sustainable production and

consumption which keeps the impacts of use of soils well within safe ecological

limits.

2) The rate of loss of soils associated with natural habitats and highly productive

agricultural soils is at least halved by 2030.

3) By 2030, soils in agriculture and forestry are managed sustainably ensuring

conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem goods and services.

4) By 2030, pollution, including from excess nutrients, has been brought to levels

that are not detrimental to soil functions and soil biodiversity.

5) By 2030, soils which provide essential ecosystem services are restored and

safeguarded.

6) By 2030, at least 30% of degraded soils are being restored to enhance carbon

stocks and limit erosion thereby contributing to climate change mitigation and

adaptation, protection of water resources, and combating desertification.

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Status of World Soil Resources Report

• Structure

• Part I “Global Soil Resources”

• Part II “Global Soil Change”

• 7 Regional Assessments

• Part III “Responses to Soil Change”

• Main Actors

• Editorial Board

• Managing Editor

• Coordinating Lead Authors

• Lead Authors

• Contributing Authors

• Regional Coordinators

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Thank you for your attention and support!

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