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By clicking on the links below, you will be able to access all the Global Soil Partnership publications under each of the mentioned category!

List of all publications

World Soil Day - 5 December 2023. Soil and water: a source of life. Campaign Report

PDF

Soil Mapping for Resilient Agrifood Systems (SoilFER)

FAO CARD | PDF

Soil Atlas of Asia

FAO CARD |  PDF

Biochar in sustainable soil management: potential and constraints. ITPS soil letter, issue #8

FAO CARD |  PDF

A call to protect the world’s food basket: black soils. ITPS soil letter, issue #7

FAO CARD |  PDF

Soils, where food begins: proceedings of the Global Symposium on soils for nutrition, 26–29 July 2022

DOI |  PDF

Addressing gender equality in sustainable soil management. A technical guide for policymakers and field practitioners

PDF |  FAO CARDS

World Soil Day - 5 December 2022. Soils, where food begins. Campaign report, June 2023

PDF

Sustainable soil management as keystone of nutrition sensitive agriculture in Malawi

PDF |  FAO CARDS

Sustainable soil management as a keystone of nutrition sensitive agriculture in Bangladesh

PDF  |  FAO CARDS

Sustainable soil management as a keystone of nutrition-sensitive agriculture in Burkina Faso

PDF | FAO CARDS

Technical guidelines on soils for nutrition: Sustainable soil management for nutrition-sensitive agriculture

DOI  |  PDF 

Soils, where food begins | Outcome document of the Global Symposium on soils for nutrition, 26–29 July 2022

PDF | DOI

Regional assessment of soil laboratories capacities and needs in the Near East and North Africa region
English: DOIPDF

Project achievements and key facts by country:

 

Soils, where food begins: how can soils continue to sustain the growing need for food production in the current fertilizer crisis? ITPS soil letter, issue #6

PDF | FAO Card 

Soil Atlas of Asia: key messages and findings

Soil Atlas of Asia: key messages and findings

PDF | FAO Cards

Global Status of Black Soils

The Global Status of Black Soils

PDF | doi

 

Environmental and Health Impacts of Pesticides and Fertilizers and Ways of Minimizing Them

PDF

Salty experiments with soil for children and guide for teachers

Salty experiments with soil for children and guide for teachers

PDF | FAO Cards

The International Network on Soil Biodiversity brochure

The International Network on Soil Biodiversity brochure

PDF | FAO Cards

The soil microbiome: a game changer for food and agriculture. Executive summary

The soil microbe: a game changer for food and agriculture. Executive summary for policymakers and researchers

doi | PDF 

The soil microbiome: a game changer for food and agriculture. Full report

The soil microbiome: a game changer for food and agriculture. Full report

PDF 

Country guidelines and technical specifications for global soil nutrient and nutrient budget maps

Country guidelines and technical specifications for global soil nutrient and nutrient budget maps

doi | PDF 

Innovative approaches and technologies to manage salinization of marginal lands in Central Asia - Training manual

Инновационные подходы и технологии управления засолением маргинальных земель Центральной Азии

doi | PDF 

Soils for nutrition: the state of the art

doi | PDF 

Global Soil Partnership 2012-2022. Sustainable soil management in action

doi | PDF 

Salty soil adventures

doiPDF 

Global Soil Partnership timeline 2012-2022

PDF | FAO Cards

Global Black Soil Distribution Map brochure

PDF | FAO Cards

Global Symposium on Salt-affected Soils: Outcome document. "Halt soil salinization, boost soil productivity"

PDF | DOI

Global Symposium on Salt-affected Soils: Proceedings

PDF | DOI

Global Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration Potential Map – GSOCseq v.1.1. Technical report

PDF | DOI

A primer on soil analysis using visible and near-infrared (vis-NIR) and mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy

English: PDF | DOI - Russian: PDF | DOI - Chinese: PDF | DOI - French: PDF | DOI

Global Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration Potential Map (GSOCseq). Brochure

PDF | FAO Cards

Urbanisation and soil sealing. ITPS soil letter, issue #5

PDF | FAO Cards

World Soil Day - 5 December 2021. Campaign report

PDF 

Global soil organic carbon sequestration potential map (GSOCseq v1.1) - Technical manual 

PDF | DOI

Global Soil Laboratory Assessment 2020 – Laboratories’ capacities and needs

PDF | FAO Cards

Global Soil Spectroscopy Assessment. Spectral soil data – Needs and capacities

PDF | DOI

Proceedings of the Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity 2021

PDF | DOI

Global map of salt-affected soils: GSASmap v1.0

PDF | FAO Cards 

International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2019 - Volume 4. "The Global Soil Partnership: Tackling Global Soil Threats Through Collective Action"

Download here | Read more

Boosting smallholder resilience for recovery - Restoring soil health and productivity for safe, nutritious and resilient agri-food systems

PDF | FAO Cards

Spectroscopy: towards eco and human friendly soil analysis

PDF | FAO Cards

Recarbonizing global soils - A technical manual of recommended management practices. Volume 6: Forestry, wetlands, urban soils (case studies)

PDF | DOI

Recarbonizing global soils – A technical manual of recommended management practices. Volume 5: Forestry, wetlands, urban soils (practices overview)

PDF | DOI

Recarbonizing global soils – A technical manual of recommended management practices. Volume 4: Croplands, grasslands, integrated systems and farming approaches (case studies)

PDF | DOI

Recarbonizing global soils – A technical manual of recommended management practices. Volume 3: Croplands, grasslands, integrated systems and farming approaches (practices overview)

PDF | DOI

Recarbonizing global soils – A technical manual of recommended management practices. Volume 2: Hot spots and bright spots of soil organic carbon 

PDF | DOI

Recarbonizing global soils – A technical manual of recommended management practices. Volume 1: Introduction and methodology

PDF | DOI

Keep soil alive, Protect soil biodiversity - GSOBI Outcome document

PDF | FAO Cards

Устойчивое управление почвенными ресурсами в Евразийском регионе

PDF | DOI

Global Assessment of Soil Pollution: Main report

Digital report

Global Assessment of Soil Pollution: Summary for Policy Makers

 PDF and DOI in English | PDF and DOI in Spanish

Salt-affected soils are a global issue

PDF | FAO Cards

The Magical World of Soil Biodiversity

English: PDF DOI | Russian: PDF DOI| Kyrgyz: DOI - PDF

Soil organic carbon and nitrogen: Reviewing the challenges for climate change mitigation and adaptation in Agri-food systems

PDF | FAO Cards

World Soil Day 2020 campaign report

PDF

Guía de buenas prácticas para la gestión y uso sostenible de los suelos en áreas rurales

PDF | FAO Cards

Protocol for the assessment of Sustainable Soil Management

PDF | 

State of knowledge of soil biodiversity – Status, challenges and potentialities. Summary for policy makers

English: PDF DOI | Spanish: PDF DOI| French: PDF DOI

State of knowledge of soil biodiversity – Status, challenges and potentialities

PDF | DOI

Mainstreaming gender for sustainable soil management 

PDF | FAO Cards

ITPS Soil letter, ISSUE #1, Sep 2020

PDF | FAO Cards

Technical specifications and country guidelines for Global Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration Potential Map (GSOCseq)

PDF | FAO Cards

GSOC MRV Protocol: A protocol for measurement, monitoring, reporting and verification of soil organic carbon in agricultural landscapes

PDF | DOI

Manual for the implementation of the Global Soil Doctors Programme at the country level

PDF | FAO Cards

Global Soil Doctors Programme: Soil testing methods manual

PDF | DOI

 

Mapping salt-affected soils – Training manuals

Recarbonization of global soils

PDF in English | FAO CARDS in English | PDF in Spanish | FAO CARDS in Spanish

WSD 2019: Overview and key results

PDF and FAO Cards in English

Global Symposium on Soil Erosion: Outcome Document

PDF in English | FAO Cards

The International Code of Conduct for the Sustainable Use and Management of Fertilizers

PDF in English DOI PDF in Arabic | PDF in Chinese | PDF in French | PDF in Russian | PDF in Spanish

Soil loss Atlas of Malawi

PDF in English | FAO Cards

Soil Erosion: the Greatest Challenge for Sustainable Soil Management

PDF in English | FAO Cards

GLOSOLAN - The Global Soil Laboratory Network

PDF in English | FAO Cards

The multi-faced role of soil in the Near East and North Africa

PDF in EnglishPDF in French | PDF in Arabic | FAO Cards

Alianzas regionales de Latinoamérica y el Caribe: Principales logros

PDF in Spanish | FAO Cards

Soil and nutrient loss in Malawi: an economic assessment 

PDF in English | FAO Cards

Soil nutrient loss assessment in Malawi, Technical report 

PDF in English | FAO Cards

Impact of Soil Loss in Malawi: Macroeconomic effect on GDP, Sectoral Adjustments and Poverty 

PDF in English | FAO Cards

Impact of Soil Loss in Malawi: Microeconomic effects of soil and nutrient loss. Profitability and mitigation measures 

PDF in English | FAO Cards

World Soil Day Award factsheet

English | 

Glinka World Soil Prize factsheet

English | FAO Cards

Global Soil Partnership factsheet

English | FAO Cards

Proceedings of the GSOP18

English: PDF and FAO Cards 

GSOP18 Outcome Document: Be The Solution to Soil Pollution

FAO Cards and PDF in English | FAO Cards and PDF in Spanish | FAO Cards and PDF in French

Global Soil Organic Carbon map: Technical Report

PDF in English | DOI

Soil Pollution: a Hidden Reality

FAO Cards and PDF in English | FAO Cards and PDF in Spanish 

Soil Organic Carbon Mapping Cookbook 2nd Edition

PDF in English 

World Soil Day 2017 | Events around the globe in pictures

PDF in English

The GSOC map information leaflet

English | French | Spanish 

Global assessment on the impact of plant protection products on soil functions and soil ecosystems

English

Be inspired, take the challenge and celebrate soils!

English | Spanish

Soil Experiments for CHILDREN

EnglishSpanish | Italian

Proceedings of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon 2017

PDF in English

Handbook for Saline Soil Management

PDF in English | Russian 

Soils' Potential to Contribute to Offset International Aviation Emissions

PDF in English

GSOC17 Outcome Document: Unlocking the Potential of Soil Organic Carbon

PDF in English | Spanish | French 

Soil Organic Carbon - The Hidden Potential

PDF in English | French | Spanish 

Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management

PDF in English | French | Spanish | Arabic | Chinese | Russian | Ukrainian | Portuguese | Turkish | Italian | FAO CARDS

Soil and Pulses, Symbiosis for Life

PDF in English 

Soil Loss Assessment in Malawi

PDF in English 

Land resources and food security of Central Asia and Southern Caucasus

Bilingual PDF in Russian and English 

Status of the World's Soil Resources

Main Report  | Technical Summary in English (Français | Espanol) |  Brochure

Boosting Africa's Soils

PDF in English | French 

Testing Field Methods for Assessing the Forest Protective Function for Soil and Water

English

Field Guide for Rapid Assessment of Forest Protective Function for Soil and Water

English | Spanish

Revised World Soil Charter (2015)

PDF in English | French | Spanish |  Arabic | Chinese | Russian

Understanding Mountain Soils: A Contribution from mountain areas to the International Year of Soils 2015

PDF in English 

Farmer's Compost Handbook (2015)

PDF in English | Spanish 

World reference base for soil resources 2014, Update 2015

PDF in English | French | Russian  

Spanish

Soils Challenge Badge | Yunga Booklet (2014)

English | Chinese | SpanishFrench | Italian |  Portuguese | Russian

State of the Art Report on Global and Regional Soil Information (2013)

English

Soil carbon monitoring using surveys and modelling (2012)

English

Challenges and Opportunities for Carbon Sequestration in Grassland Systems (2010)

English

Visual Soil Assessment (VSA) Field Guides (2008)

English

Harmonized World Soil Database (2009)

English (temp)

World Reference Base for Soil resources (2006)

Arabic | English | GermanPolish | Russian | Turkish | Sloven | Spanish 

Guidelines for Soil Description (2006)

English | Spanish Russian | Turkish 

Optimizing soil moisture for plant production

English | Spanish

Major soils of the World (2002)

English

Regional Soil and Terrain Databases (1995-2008)

English

The FAO-UNESCO Soil Map of the World (1974-1980)

English