www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership This presentation was made during the 5th ITPS working session that took place at FAO HQ, Rome - Italy on 14-18 March 2016. This presentation was made by Mariade Lourdes Mendonca Santos Brefin and it presents the 2nd Pillar of action of the Global Soil Partnership © FAO: http://www.fao.org

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Encourage Investment, Technical
Cooperation, Policy, Education, Awareness
and Extension
Pillar 2 of GSP
Mariade Lourdes Mendonca Santos Brefin – ITPS Chair of Pillar 2
Ph.D. in Soil Science, Researcher at Embrapa Soil, Brazil

2. What is going on?
Chair: Lucrezia Caon
Members:
•Africa: Botle Mapeshoane
•Asia: Muhammad Arshad
•Europe: Arwyn Jones and Igor Savin
•Latin America: Laura Bertha Reyes Sánchez and Maria Julia Cabello
•Middle East: Ali Hameed Al Sabani
•North America: pending on nomination
•South West Pacific: Narcanieli Tuivavalagi
ITPS Chair for Pillar 2: Maria de Lourdes Mendonça Santos Brefin
WG to develop the Pillar 2
Implementation Plan

3. Pillar 2 Implementation Plan – Draft Zero
Table of Content

4. Table of Content (cont.)

5. Table of Contents (cont.)

6. Deadlines
 First round: Structure and implementation plan - to be revised; To collect
and exchange ideas – until March, 23
 Second round: improving the text – each member of the WG shall indicate
one or more sections to contribute, according to experience and interest;
 The GSP Secretariat (Lucrezia and Ronald) will facilitate the process and
compile the contributions and edit the final document;
 Work on Google Driver and Google documents; Lucrezia share with the
group, the last version with all comments;
 Implementation Plan (for 5 years) – ready until end of May!!!!

7. Regional Reports - contributions
Eurasian Soil Partnership
 Key messages to promote informing politicians and decision makers on the
activities of the Eurasian Soil Partnership and about the activities related
to the International Year of Soils (IYS) implemented.
 The knowledge and skills of stakeholders at all levels enhanced.
 Capacity development on sustainable soil management, soil conservation /
restoration, soil information management and extension services
promoted.
 Legacy and recent research results published. Establishment of a series of
annual publications "Eurasian Soil Partnership Reports”.

8. Regional Reports - contributions
Central America, Mexico and Caribe
 Establecimiento de una plataforma regional para la gestión sostenible del suelo
 Establecimiento de la ventana informativa regional sobre el recurso suelo
 Establecimiento de la plataforma regional en legislaciones y políticas para el uso
sostenible del suelo
 Contribución al desarrollo de una plataforma para la integración regional y
cooperación internacional en suelos
 Establecimiento de la plataforma regional para el fortalecimiento de
capacidades para el manejo sostenible del suelo

9. Regional Reports - contributions
NENA (Near East and North Africa )
Soil Partnership
 Investment in soil rehabilitation/resto ration and management promoted;
 The role of policy, civil societies and soil institutions to support soil
management enhanced
 Key messages to create awareness campaign to target the civil society and
non- soil specialists through TV and other media implemented
 Capacity building in soil related topics, soil science in education and
extension promoted

10. Regional Reports - contributions
 Aprobación del Plan de Implementación Regional
 Responsables propuestos para la gestión de cada Pilar by country members
 Inversiones realizadas para la formulación de leyes y la revitalización de la investigación y de los
servicios de extensión a nivel de países.
 Fomento de la Cooperación Sur-Sur entre países.
 Concientización.
 Creación de un observatorio de políticas que sirva como fuente de información para los países.
 Capacidades creadas en el sistema educativo sobre suelos.
 Servicios de extensión recuperados o fortalecidos.
 Información de eventos relacionados con los suelos en los países.
 Capacitación
South America

11. Regional Reports - contributions
 Pacific Rural Advisory services promoting sustainable soil management
 Conducted farmer soil learning workshops
 Support development of soil contents in universities
 Promoting soil science as a career
 Support soil research – participatory technology development
South West Pacific