Global Soil Partnership

  • awareness raising
  • soil biodiversity
  • capacity development
  • soil information and data
  • soil erosion
  • soil fertility
  • soil governance
  • soil pollution
  • soil salinity
  • soil organic carbon

Online courses: EduSoils

A one-stop educational platform about soils.

Aware of new trends in education and the growing demand for soil-related information, the GSP offers e-learning courses, video tutorials and training materials through the open source Educational Platform 'EduSoils'.

Capacity development in action

FAO’s Global Soil Partnership (GSP) has centered capacity development at the heart of its main activities. Since its inception in 2012, the GSP has supported member countries and GSP Partners through training workshops, webinars and the publication of technical manuals and reports. Reflecting the fact that soils provide multiple and diverse ecosystem services, the GSP’s capacity development initiatives range from topics about sustainable soil management practices all the way to advancing the use of digital technologies, and much more!

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Soil Salinity Mapping

FAO-GSP is developing the Global Soil Salinity map (GSSmap) to update the global and country-level information on salt-affected soils and lay ground for future periodic monitoring.

January 2020 | 4h

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Soil Doctors Programme

The programme provides soil doctors with training, educational material and soil testing kits to build capacity on the principles of soil science and promote the practice of sustainable soil management.

June 2020 | 4h

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SOC Mapping

The Global Soil Organic Carbon map (GSOCmap) was produced by countries through a participatory process. Experts were trained on tools and methodologies to develop national maps.

January 2017 | 4h

Latest stories

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FAO's Global Soil Partnership kicks start a country-driven process to map soil nutrients and soil nutrient budgets at all scales

Soil nutrient mapping and monitoring to build resilient agri-food systems.

11/08/2022

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Unlocking the Potential of Soil Data in the NENA Region: Findings of the FAO's Technical Cooperation Programme

A two-day regional event on sustainable soil management in the Near East and North Africa region was held on the 7 and 8 March 2023 in Muscat, the Sultanate of Oman.

09/03/2023

Sustainable soil management

GLOBAL SOIL DOCTORS PROGRAMME