Towards Asia Soil Science Network

• The Vision of the GSP is the improvement of the global governance of  the  limited  soil  resources  of  the  planet  in  order  to  guarantee healthy  and  productive  soils  for  a  food  secure world,  as well  as sustain  other  ecosystem  services on  which  our  livelihoods  and societies  depend  including  water  regulation  and  supply,  climate regulation, biodiversity conservation and other cultural services.

GSP Vision and MissionGSP Vision and Mission

• The Mission of  the GSP  is  to develop  capacities, build on best available  science,  and  facilitate  the  exchange  of  knowledge  and technologies  between  stakeholders,  for  sustainable management of soil resources at all levels with a view to enhancing food security, protecting  ecosystem  services,  and  contributing  to  poverty alleviation  in  an  era  of  increasing  human  demands  and  climate change. 

• The  Regional  Soil  Partnership  should  be  formed  among  interested  and active  stakeholders.  These  regional  partnerships  will  work  in  close coordination with  FAO Regional Offices and will  establish  an  interactive consultative  process  with  national  soils  entities,  regional  soil science societies  and  other  relevant  regional  mechanisms  under  the  various related  conventions. Preferably,  they  will  build  on  existing  regional networks or collaborative processes (e.g. African Network for Soil Biology and  Fertility‐AfNET),  linking  National  and  local  networks,  partners, projects and activities to ensure that  the partnership process  is country‐driven.

Regional Soil PartnershipRegional Soil Partnership

GSP

ASP

GSP

ASP

UNDP, UNEP, WD…

EU-JRC…

memebrs

FAO Regional Offices

GSM.net

ESAFS…

IUSS…

What is ASSN

• A network, a partnership• A platform• A team

=> Expects to work together with existing networks

Country / region

Organization

Bangladesh Department of Soil, Water and Environment, University of Dhaka Soil Science Society of BangladeshSoil Resources Development Institute, University of Darka

Bhutan Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests

Cambodia Department of Agricultural Land Resources Management, General Directorate of Agriculture

China Mainland Institute of Soil Science, CAS; Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, CAASInstitute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CASComputer Network Information Center, CASZhejiang UniversityShenyang Agricultural UniversityChina University of Geosciences;

China Taiwan Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan UniversityChinese Society of Soil and Fertilizer Sciences

Institutions in ASSN

Country & region

Organization

Japan Natural Resources Inventory Center, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences Department of Forest Site Environment, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute

Lao PDR Agriculture Land Use Research Center (ALURC), National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute , Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Malasia Bahagian Pengurusan Dan Pemuliharaan Sumber Tanah (BPPST)

Mongolia Soil Science Department, Institute Geography, Mongolian Academy of Sciences

Nepal Soil Science Division, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Pakistan Soil Survey of Punjab

Philippines Bureau of Soils and Water Management

RO Korea National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration (RDA)

Country & region

Organization

Sri Lanka Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya; Soil Science Society of Sri Lanka

Thailand Land Development Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

VietnamSoils and Fertilizers Research Institute (SFRI)

GSP Proposed Pillars of GSP Proposed Pillars of Action Action 

1. Promoting sustainable management of soil resources and improved global governance for soil protection and sustainable productivity;

2. Encouraging investment, technical cooperation, policy, education awareness and extension in soils;

3. Promoting targeted soil research and development focusing on identified gaps and priorities and synergies with related productive, environmental and social development actions;

4. Enhancing the quantity and quality of soil data and information: data collection, analysis, validation, reporting, monitoring and integration of data with other disciplines;

5. Harmonization and establishment of voluntary guidelines of methods, measurements and indicators for the sustainable management and protection of soil resources;

MOU/Agreement

• Consensus• Expectations• Major activities

Recent activities

• Soil atlas of Asia• Asia soil information system• Training in relation to GSM.net

Secretariat

• The coordination and facilitation body of the ASP that will be in charge of supporting the implementation of the ASP work programme through its network

Be a partner !

LETTER OF AGREEMENTBetween

the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (“FAO”)

and the Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences

For the establishment of the Asian Network of Soil Science

and creation of the Asian Soil Information System (Phase I)

Objective:contribution to the promotion of

Sustainable Land Management through the inventory and assessment of soil,

land resources and their use.

Outputs/outcomes

The Service Provider will produce, achieve or deliver the following outputs or outcomes:

1. Asian Soil Science Network formally established. 2. National Soil Maps at 1:1000000 scale using the WRB2010 classification system are available.3. Regional Soil Map at 1:1000000 scale using the WRB2010 classification system is available.4. Regional Soil database of soil profile data is available.

5. Design of the Asian Soil Information System (ASIS) is available.

MONTHSACTIVITIES

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Asian Soil Network

National soil class maps

Regional soil class map

Regional soil proile database

Asian Soil Information System (ASIS)

Workplan and Timeframe (Duration)

Implementation

• Contract with countries• Technical specifications• The 2nd workshop