The Global Soil Partnership (GSP), had the pleasure to interview Dr Diana H. Wall, one of the world key experts in soil biodiversity. Dr Diana Wall is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences and the keynote speaker for the Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity (GSOBI)—which is postponed to 19 - 22 April 2021—and the Director & Professor of Colorado State University, School of Global Environmental Sustainability and the department of Biology in Fort Collins, Colorado. Dr Diana Wall is the 2013 Laureate of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. 

The online interview was conducted through the Zoom platform.

The Global Soil Laboratory Network (GLOSOLAN) established in the framework of FAO and the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) is launching today the first ever-global customs control procedure database SIMPLE - Soil IMPort Legislation.  

SIMPLE DATABASE

Более двух миллиардов гектаров когда-то продуктивных земель теперь истощены

In 2017, the Global Soil Partnership established the Global Soil Laboratory Network (GLOSOLAN) harmonize soil laboratory methods and data, and for building the capacity of laboratories in soil analysis. This effort will (1) make soil information across laboratories, countries and regions comparable, interpretable, (2) build a set of agreed harmonization principles, (3) improve quality assurance and control of soil analysis, and (4) promote information and experience exchange.

The entries for the Glinka World Soil Prize are officially open. The nomination is available to all—individuals or organizations.