Overview of Asian Soil Partnership (ASP) Pitayakon Limtong

1. Overview of
ASIAN SOIL PARTNERSHIPOverview of
Asian Soil Partnership (ASP)
National Focal Point, Thailand
Land Development Department, Bangkok, Thailand
Soil and Fertilizer Society of Thailand
Pitayakon Limtong

3. Status of the World’s
Soil Resources
FAO, 2015
- Main report 648 pages
- Technical summary 94 pages
How about soil health
in this region?

4. Soil Health in the Region

5. FAO and ITPS, 2015
Soil threat Condition Trend
Soil erosion Poor ↙
Organic Carbon
Change
Poor ↙↗
Salinisation and
sodification
Poor ↙↗
Nutrient imbalance Poor ↙
Contamination Poor ↙
Soil sealing and land
take
Poor ↙
Soil acidification Poor ↙
Compaction Poor ↙
Waterlogging Fair ↙
Loss of soil
biodiversity
Fair ↙↗
↙ Deteriorating ↙↗ Variable

6. * Soil Information System
* Conservation, Restoration
* Soil Research, Extension
* Soil Management
* Soil Institutions
* Awareness Raising
* Education
* Policy
Healthy Soils:
* Soil Physical Properties
* Soil Chemical Properties
* Soil Biological Properties

7. The Global Soil Partnership was established in December 2012
as a mechanism to develop a strong interactive partnership and
enhanced collaboration and synergy of efforts between all
stakeholders. From land users through to policy makers,
One of the key objectives of the GSP is to improve the governance
and promote sustainable management of soils.
The World Soil Day
campaign aims to connect
people with soils and raise awareness
GLOBAL SOIL
PARTNERSHIP

8. Africa
Asia
Central
America
North
America
South
America
Europe
Near East and
North Africa
Pacific
Regional Soil Partnerships
(8 regionals)

9. Vietnam
Thailand
Sri Lanka
Republic
of Korea
Philippines
Pakistan
Nepal
Myanmar
Mongolia
Malaysia
Lao PDR
Japan
China
Cambodia
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
India
Indonesia
ASP member countries
(24 countries)
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Cambodia
China
India
Indonesia
Japan
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
Pakistan
Philippines
Republic of Korea
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Vietnam
ASIAN SOIL
PARTNERSHIP

10. In February 2012 a regional conference on soil information in
Nanjing, China was the occasion for establishing the
initial Asian Soil Partnership.
The key priorities of the ASP are to :
 facilitate interactive processes involving a range of
entities and stakeholders;
 interact with regional soil science societies and other
mechanisms;
 discuss and provide guidance on regional goals and
priorities as regards soil science on important issues
mechanisms;
 catalyze cooperation within the region.
ASIAN SOIL PARTNERSHIP

11. 2015: World Soil charter and
Status of the World’s Soil Resources
ASIAN SOIL PARTNERSHIP

12. 2016: the Asian Implementation Plan (for 5 years)
ASIAN SOIL PARTNERSHIP
Soil Management
Awareness Raising
Research
Information & Data
Harmonization

13. Soil Management
Awareness Raising
Research
Information & Data
Harmonization
Pillar 1: Promote sustainable management of soil
resources for soil protection, conservation and
sustainable productivity
Pillar 2: Encourage investment, technical
cooperation, policy, education, awareness and
extension in soil
Pillar 3: Promote targeted soil research and
development focusing on identified gaps, priorities
and synergies with related productive, environmental
and social development actions
Pillar 4: Information and Data
Pillar 5: Harmonization of methods, measurements
and indicator for the sustainable management and
protection of soil resources
Asian Soil Partnership

14. 2017: Soil Organic Carbon Mapping (SOC map)
South-East Asia Laboratory Network (SEALNET)
ASIAN SOIL PARTNERSHIP

15. 2018: Volunteer Soil Doctors program (VSDP)
Center of Excellence for Soil Research
in Asia (CESRA),
Volunteer Soil Doctors program (VSDP)
ASIAN SOIL PARTNERSHIP

16. - Pillar1: the Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management
(VGSSM) - 2018
- Pillar2: the Volunteer Soil Doctors program
(VSDP) - 2018
- Pillar3: the Center of Excellence for Soil Research in Asia
(CESRA) - 2018
- Pillar4: the national Soil Organic Carbon maps
(SOC map) - 2017
- Pillar5: the South-East Asia Laboratory Network
(SEALNET) - 2017
5 major activities for execution
in the ASP Implementation Plan: