Presentations | 5th meeting of GLOSOLAN
23 - 25 November 2021, virtual meeting (Zoom)
Item 1: Report of the work performed by GLOSOLAN in 2020-2021 - Nopmanee Suvannang, GLOSOLAN Chair
Item 2: 2020-2021 report of the GLOSOLAN Initiative on Soil Spectroscopy (GLOSOLAN-Spec) - Eyal ben Dor, GLOSOLAN Spec Chair
Item 3: 2020-2021 report of the International Network on Fertilizer Analysis (INFA) - Wesley Karl Feldmann, INFA Chair
Item 4: Regional priorities and needs, and presentation of progresses on the establishment of NASOLANs
- Asian Soil Laboratory Network (SEALNET) - Gina Nilo, SEALNET Chair (5’)
- Latin American Soil Laboratory Network (LATSOLAN) - Miriam Ostinelli, LATSOLAN Chair (5’)
- African Soil Laboratory Network (AFRILAB) - Lesego Mooketsi-Selepe, AFRILAB Chair (5’)
- European and Eurasian Soil Laboratory Network (EUROSOLAN) - Marija Romić, EUROSOLAN Chair (5’)
- Near East and North African Soil Laboratory Network (NENALAB) - Abdelmjid Zouahri, NENALAB Chair (5’)
- Pacific Soil Laboratory Network (ASPAC) - Rob de Hayr, ASPAC facilitator (5’)
- North America - Christopher Lee, KSSL USDA (5’)
- Reflection on the need to organize national and regional proficiency tests (PTs) - Christian Hartmann, IRD France
Item 5: Review and endorsement of the terms of reference for the position of RESOLAN Chair, RESOLAN vice-Chair and RESOLAN Steering Committee - Lucrezia Caon, GLOSOLAN Coordinator, FAO
Presentation of the candidates for the position of GLOSOLAN Chair and vice-Chair 2021-2023
Item 6: Open discussion on how to harmonize those methods that are little used or for which we have few experts in the working groups - Lucrezia Caon, GLOSOLAN Coordinator, FAO
- International Network on Soil Biodiversity (5’) - Rosa Cuevas, GSP/FAO
- International Network on Black Soils (5’) - Yuxin Tong, GSP/FAO
- International Network on Salt-affected Soils (5’) - Maria Konyushkova, GSP/FAO
Item 7: Inclusion of range values and reference values in the GLOSOLAN SOPs - Miriam Ostinelli, LATSOLAN Chair
Item 8: Endorsement of the sustainability of the methods harmonized in 2020-2021 - Filippo Benedetti, Alternate, GLOSOLAN Coordinator, FAO
Item 9: Decision on the SOPs to harmonize in 2021-2022 - Lucrezia Caon, GLOSOLAN Coordinator, FAO
Item 10: Other SOPs and related communication material - Hanane Aroui, IRD & Filippo Benedetti, Alternate GLOSOLAN Coordinator, FAO
Item 11: GLOSOLAN’s value chain and discussion on GLOSOLAN-policy interactions - Filippo Benedetti, Alternate GLOSOLAN Coordinator, FAO
Item 12: collaboration between GLOSOLAN and the International Network on Soil Information Institutions (INSII) : addressing data quality in maps production - Lucrezia Caon, GLOSOLAN Coordinator, FAO & Yusuf Yigini, GSP/FAO
Item 13: Progresses, needs and way forward - Filippo Benedetti, Alternate GLOSOLAN Coordinator, FAO
Item 14: Discussion on the establishment of a Steering Committee in GLOSOLAN. Presentation of the Terms of Reference - Lucrezia Caon, GLOSOLAN Coordinator, FAO
Item 15: Election of the new GLOSOLAN Chair and vice-Chair - Lucrezia Caon, GLOSOLAN Coordinator, FAO
Item 16: Endorsement of the GLOSOLAN work plan and decisions for the year 2022 - Lucrezia Caon, GLOSOLAN Coordinator, FAO