voluntary guidelines for sustainable soil management
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Ronald VargasSecretary GSP
VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT
VGSSM as a tool to facilitate
implementation of the revised World Soil
Charter
VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT
Outline of the VGSSM
• They are of voluntary nature and are not legally binding;
• They elaborate the principles outlined in the revised World Soil Charter;
• They take into account the evidence provided in the SWSR;
• They address technical aspects of SSM (also key challenges and potential solutions to address them);
• Although initial focus was on agriculture, it was broadened to address
ecosystem services provided by soils.
VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT
“Zero” order draft (ITPS)
Open Ended Working Group (OEWG)
Plenary Assembly
For endorsement
First order draft
The process
Implementation at all levels
ITPS
Regional Soil Partnerships workshops in 2015: needs and priorities for SSM
COAGFAO Council
VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT
VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT
Objectives
To present generally accepted, practically proven and
scientifically based principles to promote SSM and to
provide guidance to all stakeholders on how to translate
these principles into practice, be it for farming, pastoralism,
forestry or more general natural resources management.
VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT
The guidelines are not expected to provide detailed recommendations, but are designed to inform strategic and context-specific decision-making at all relevant levels.
They are intended to contribute to global, regional and national efforts towards the eradication of hunger and poverty due to the importance of soils in sustainable development.
VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT
VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT
The potential target audience of the VGSSM includes:
government officials, policy makers, farmers, pastoralists, forest and land managers, extension services and
agricultural advisors, development partners, civil society, private sector, academia, etc.
VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT
VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT
VGSSM Implementation
Implementation at national level is up to the national institutions.
The Secretariat will however develop tools for facilitating the implementation in direct connection with the GSP Pillars.
VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT
• Cuts across all 5 GSP Pillars• but especially Pillar 1
Pillar 1SSM
1. Sustainable soil management
implementation
Identify site-specific priorities, systems and
practices
VGSSM Implementation
VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT
• Elaborate on technical details by developing technical manuals to address 10 major soil threats
VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT
• Ways to advocate the use of the VGSSM
Pillar 2
Public Awareness
Education
Policy
Technical Cooperation
Investment
Extension
VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT
Open-Ended Working Group