Launch of the Latin American Network of Soil Laboratories (LATSOLAN) | Texcoco, Mexico | 1 - 3 March 2018

1. Alianza Mundial por el Suelo y
el Pilar 5 de Armonización
Ronald Vargas y Rosa Cuevas
Alianza Mundial por el Suelo

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Why the soil?

3. Capital Natural
• Base del bienestar social
y sobre él se desarrollan
los demás capitales.
• Indicador de riqueza
nacional y de salud de
los ecosistemas.

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Putting soils in the global agenda

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❖ A void on Soil
governance at global
level
❖ Soil Investment far
too low
❖Weakening of national soil
institutions
❖Gap on targeted soil
research
ANTES 2012 |
• Un vacío en la gobernanza del suelo a nivel
mundial
• La inversión en el suelo es muy baja
Brecha en la investigación específica del suelo
Debilitamiento de las instituciones nacionales
de suelos

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ANTES 2012 |
❖ Soil degradation, a
continuous serious threat
❖ Outdated soil
information at global,
regional and national
levels
❖ Soils without a voice in
the global agenda
❖Poor knowledge and
appreciation of soil
functions for life

7. La Alianza Mundial por el Suelo
promueve Manejo/gestión sostenible del suelo
para mejorar la governanza del suelo en todos
los niveles para mejorar la provision de servicios
ecosistemicos
2012

8. 5 pilares para
promover suelos
fértiles y saludables
1. Manejo sostenible del suelo
3. Investigación aplicada
2. Sensibilización y cooperación técnica
4. Datos/información del suelo
5. Armonización

9. Gobernanza de la AMS
Socios:
 Países miembros de la
FAO: puntos focales.
 Otras instituciones Asesoramiento científico
Asamblea Plenaria:
Toma de decisiones9 Alianzas Regionales y Sub
Secretariado:
Facilitar la
implementación

10. Financiamiento de la AMS
 La FAO cubre al
Secretariado y algunos
recursos a través de
Programas de Cooperación
Técnica y otros fondos. FAO
no es donante.
 Los recursos para
implementar las actividades
de la AMS en su mayoria
vienen de donantes.
 Estos se catalizan a través de
propuestas que desarrolla el
Secretariado.
 La Healthy Soils Facility ha
sido establecida con ese fin.

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Achievements 2012-2018

12. GSP Implementation
 An Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS):
established and providing scientific guidance in cooperation with
other panels.
 Annual GSP Plenary Assembly: countries/partners coming
together to discuss about soils under development agenda
 Normative tools and Global and Regional Implementation Plans
ready to implemented with the support of the Healthy Soils Facility
 9 Regional and Sub-regional Soil Partnerships: bringing countries
and partners together for a common goal.
 Awareness raising platforms: World Soil Day, Glinka World
Soil Prize, website, newsletter, social media, etc.

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2013 DICIEMBRE
Aprobación por parte de
la Asamblea General de
NU de las dos nuevas e
importantes
celebraciones:
• Año Internacional de
los Suelos 2015 (IYS) y
• Día Mundial del Suelo,
5 de diciembre (WSD)

14. 2015
"Necesidad urgente de
actualizar la visión y
los principios rectores
tal como se explicaron
hace unos 30 años por
los Países Miembros
de la FAO en la Carta
Mundial de Suelos
(FAO, 1981)"

15. 2015
• Erosión, compactación, acidificación, contaminación, sellado, salinización,
anegamiento, desequilibrio de nutrientes, pérdidas en la biodiversidad y del carbono
orgánico del suelo (COS)
• Con motivo del Año Internacional de los Suelos (FAO y GTIS, 2015) sintetiza el
robusto trabajo de 200 científicos que nos brindan una perspectiva global sobre el
estado actual de los suelos, su función clave en brindar servicios ecosistémicos y las
constantes amenazas a estos servicios identificadas

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5 DECEMBER

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2016 PREMIO MUNDIAL GLINKA

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Proceso inclusivo y participativo que
involucró a múltiples interesados y
contribuyó con conocimiento científico y
experiencia sobre cómo los suelos debe
ser manejado de manera sostenible para
la prestación adecuada de los servicios
del ecosistema, mientras detener la
degradación

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2017 21 – 23 MARCH

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Establishment of the International Network of Soil
Information Institutions (INSII)
International Network of Black Soils (INBS)
Global Soil Laboratory Network
(GLOSOLAN)

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Outcomes of the 5th GSP Plenary Assembly
Endorsement of Pillar 5
Implementation Plan and
support its execution,
including the establishment
of regional and a Global
Soil Laboratory Network
(GLOSOLAN)
Suggestion to seek
assistance and support from
countries with experience in
harmonization

23. Why does GSP need a GLOSOLAN?
• Make soil information across laboratories, countries
and regions comparable and interpretable
• Build a set of agreed harmonization principles
• Improve quality control and assurance of soil
analyses
• Promote information and experience exchange to
develop capacities wherever needed
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24. Global Soil Information System
01-Nov-17 24
Pillar 5

25. First Meeting of the GLOSOLAN, FAO
Headquarters, Rome, 1-2 Nov 2017
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Launch of GLOSOLAN: 1-2 November 2017
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Roadmap and main decisions:
GLOSOLAN Chair: Ms. Nopmanee Suvannang (Thailand, SEALNET leader)
GLOSOLAN Vice-Chair: Dr. Bhanooduth Lalljee (University of Mauritius and Chair
of Pillar 5 within the ITPS)
GLOSOLAN Working Group: Maksym Solokha (Ukraine), Nicolas Proix (France),
Rosa Cuevas (Mexico) and Floria Bertsch (Costa Rica). The working group is open
to further members
Note: all the herewith reported activities/decisions were developed/executed/agreed with
the GLOSOLAN Chair, Vice-Chair and Working Group as part of the implementation of actions
identified during the first GLOSOLAN meeting. Additionally, the GSP Chair for Pillar 5 was
consulted.

26. Launch of GLOSOLAN: 1-2 November 2017
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Roadmap and main decisions:
Action Status
GSP Secretariat to finalize the list of
reference labs in all countries by the
end of December 2017 the latest.
Executed!
Finalization and launch of the first
online survey in GLOSOLAN
Executed! The online survey will close
on 30 March 2018.
On 22 February 2018 the GSP Secretariat
counts 51 complete responses
Questionnaire evaluation in form of a
report by Chair, Co-Chair and GSP
Secretariat, supported by an ad-hoc
Working Group. Evaluation to be
communicated back to GLOSOLAN
members, Pillar 5 Working Group and
Chairs of the Regional Soil
Partnerships.
Pending. Deadline: end of April 2018

27. Launch of GLOSOLAN: 1-2 November 2017
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Roadmap and main decisions:
Action Status
Support the establishment of
RESOLANs where needed by using the
results of the questionnaire and the
identified gaps.
• First meeting of RESOLAN for Asia
(SEALNET) organized on 20-24
November 2017
• First meeting of RESOLAN for Latin
America (LATSOLAN) organized on
1-3 March 2018
• The launch of other RESOLANs is
undergoing
Start intensive communication
between RESOLAN Chairs and
GLOSOLAN Chair and Co-Chair.
Executed in Asia (SEALNET Chair: Mr.
Jamyang, Bhutan) and Latin America
(LATSOLAN Chair: ….)

28. Launch of GLOSOLAN: 1-2 November 2017
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Roadmap and main decisions:
Action Status
The Working Group for GLOSOLAN
should prepare a Concept Note for a
first ring test with guidance from
WEPAL (explore possibility of Letter of
Agreement) to present to the GSP
Plenary Assembly in May 2018
• The GSP Secretariat is talking to
WEPAL to confirm their
involvement in implementing the
ring test globally
• WEPAL is drafting a planning
document on the ring test to
present to the GLOSOLAN Working
Group and the GSP Plenary
Assembly for approval
• The proposal to have a standard
process on soil sample exchange
under GLOSOLAN in the form of a
resolution is under preparation.
The proposal will be presented to
the 6th GSP Plenary Assembly

29. Launch of GLOSOLAN: 1-2 November 2017
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Roadmap and main decisions:
Action Status
Compile a document for GSP Plenary
Assembly. GLOSOLAN Chair to present
this report at the 6th Plenary
Assembly in June 2018, especially
advocating for financial resources.
Pending. Deadline: May 2018
Prepare a Concept Note for a best
practice manual between June and
October 2018
Undergoing: first version of the Table
of Content ready to be presented to
the GLOSOLAN Working Group
Develop an agenda for a second
meeting with an operational focus in
October/November 2018.
Undergoing: inputs for discussion at
the next meeting are being collected

30. 2018
Aquí estamos
¡¡A comenzar!!

31. ¡¡GRACIAS POR SU
ATENCIÓN!!