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DG Environment | |
Shared Environmental Information System | |
International Oganisations | |
Soil related bodies | |
Soil Science Societies |
This is a list of Soil Science Societies in alphabetical order grouped by Continent. The list was compiled from various sources including European Confederation of Soil Sciences (ESCSS) , own research on the Web and European Soil Bureau Network Organisations (ESBN). Closer communication with all the soil science societies will be established in order to inform them about the major updates in the European Soil Portal. |
Global Soil Partnership |
On the basis of the recommendation of FAO's High-Level External Committee (HLEC) on the Millennium Development Goals to the Director-General (13-14 October 2009) and the discussions and conclusions from the 22nd Committee on Agriculture (COAG) on the 16th-19th of June 2010, preparatory activities have been initiated to develop a vision statement, strategy and action plan towards the establishment of a Global Soil Partnership (GSP) for Food Security and Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation.As information on this new initiative of FAO is spreading to the numerous stakeholders in the world, expectations on this new partnership are growing. There is a clear perception by many institutions and stakeholders at global, national and local level that such a partnership is urgently needed. The renewed recognition of the central role of soil resources for assuring food security and the increased awareness that soils play a fundamental role in climate change adaptation and mitigation has triggered numerous projects, initiatives and actions that need an increased effort of coordination and partnership in order to avoid un-necessary duplication of efforts and waste of resources, especially in times of substantial budget restrictions. The added value of the GSP in developing synergies and cost savings among the various existing networks and programs will assure that the partnership receives the necessary support and endorsement by all major players and stakeholders. |
Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative (GSBI) |
The Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative (GSBI), now open to all interested in sustaining soils, was formed based on growing international concern by scientists, policy makers and the public over the status of the world's soils and increased recognition that the life in soil is key to sustaining our food production, ecosystem maintenance and control of global atmosphere and climate warming. The GSBI will serve as a primary means of informing the newly announced Global Soil Partnership (GSP - www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership) operated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and signed in Rome (Italy) in September 2011 by three international conventions: the Convention on Biological Diversity, the UN Convention on Desertification, and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. |
External Soil Data |
This section provides links to websites from where soil related datasets at Global Scale, National Scale and Regional scale could potentially be accessed and/or downloaded. According to INSPIRE (Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe) principles, public users should be provided with easy access to datasets at European, National, Regional and local level. In this spirit, European Soil Data Center (ESDAC) identifies relevant data sets in the World, in many European Countries, in Regions and the modalities for accessing them. |