Regional Soil Laboratory Networks
Countries are organized into Regional Soil Laboratory Networks (RESOLANs), the skeleton of GLOSOLAN. After the successful establishment of the Regional Soil Laboratory Networks for Asia (SEALNET) in 2017, Latin America (LATSOLAN) in 2018, and the Pacific (ASPAC), Africa (AFRILAB), Europe and Eurasia (EUROSOLAN) in 2019, GLOSOLAN successful launched the Regional Soil Laboratory Network for the Near East and North Africa (NENALAB) on 9 June 2020.
African Soil Laboratory Network (AFRILAB)
The African Soil Laboratory Network (AFRILAB) was established through an inception meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, in May 2019. The network aims to connect partners and networks already operating within the African continent. Laboratories in AFRILAB will meet yearly to revise their work plan and position within GLOSOLAN.
Countries in AFRILAB
Governance
Activities in AFRILAB are coordinated by a Chair with the support of a vice-Chair from an African Francophone country and a vice-Chair from an African Anglophone country.
In 2021, a Steering Commitee was established to support the Chair and the Vice-Chairs.
2025-2027
Chair: Rolf Gael Mabicka Obame (Gabon)
Vice Chair, Francophone countries: Jeancy Ntuka Luta (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Vice Chair, Anglophone countries: Salia S. Sheriff (Liberia)
Steering Committee:
- Ella Shiningayamwe (Namibia)
- Fredrick Wandera (Kenya)
- Marie Pierre Tine (Senegal)
- Natacha Angbioffoue (Côte d’Ivoire)
- Prosper Amenuvor (Ghana)
- Stilia Da Celeste Vilankulos (Mozambique)
- Wavel Mouaromba (Chad)
2023-2025
Chair: Ms. Lesego Mooketsi-Selepe (Botswana)
Vice-Chair, Francophone countries: Dr. Sougueh Cheik (Djibouti)
Vice-Chair, Anglophone countries: Mr. Takesure Tendayi (Zimbabwe)
Steering Committee:
- Yvette Clarisse Mfopou Mewouo (Cameroon)
- Rolf Mabicka Obame (Gabon)
- Sadick Adams (Ghana)
- Abdourahaman Moustapha (Niger)
- Joseph Uponi (Nigeria)
- Antonia dos Santos Neto (Sao Tome and Principe)
- Marie Pierre Tine (Senegal)
- Belinda Kaninga Kapembwa (Zambia)
2021-2023
Chair: Ms. Lesego Mooketsi-Selepe (Botswana)
Vice-Chair, Francophone countries: Dr. Sougueh Cheik (Djibouti)
Vice-Chair, Anglophone countries: Mr. Takesure Tendayi (Zimbabwe)
Steering Committee:
- Rolf Mabicka Obame (Gabon)
- Sadick Adams (Ghana)
- Abdourahaman Moustapha (Niger)
- Belinda Kaninga Kapembwa (Zambia)
- Hanane Aroui (Senegal)
- Joseph Uponi (Nigeria)
- Antonia dos Santos Neto (Sao Tome and Principe)
2019-2021
Chair: Mr. Joseph Uponi (Nigeria)
Vice-Chair, Francophone countries: Mr. Abdourahaman Moustapha (Niger)
Vice-Chair, Anglophone countries: Mr. Lesego Mooketsi-Selepe (Botswana)
Pacific Soil Laboratory Network (ASPAC)
The Pacific Soil Laboratory Network (ASPAC) was established under the existing Australasian Soil and Plant Analysis Council (ASPAC) in 2019. The inclusion of Pacific Island and Papua New Guinea laboratories in ASPAC ensures the long-term sustainability of the network, granting laboratories local technical assistance and increasing their possibility to improve their performance by participating in extra-GLOSOLAN activities.
Laboratories in ASPAC meet yearly to revise their work plan and position within GLOSOLAN.
Countries in ASPAC
Governance (as per the Australasian Soil and Plant Analysis Council)
Facilitator: Mr. Rob de Hayr (Australia)
Asian Soil Laboratory Network (SEALNET)
The Asian Soil Laboratory Network (SEALNET) was established through an inception workshop in Bogor, Indonesia, in November 2017. In order to take advantage of the already existing regional networks and activities on the harmonization of soil laboratory methods, the network was named after an initiative instigated by Thailand in the ‘90s: the South-East Asia Laboratory Network (SEALNET).
Laboratories in SEALNET meet yearly to revise their work plan and position within GLOSOLAN.
Countries in SEALNET
Governance
Activities in SEALNET are coordinated by the Chair with the support of the vice-Chair and, from 2021, a Steering Commitee.
2025-2027
Chair: Pushpajeet Lokpal Choudhari (India)
Vice-Chair: Derrick Lai (China)
Steering Committee:
- Gina P. Nilo (Philippines)
- Nopmanee Suvannang (Thailand)
- Do Duy Phai (Vietnam)
- Janardan Khadka (Nepal)
- Lenita Herawaty (Indonesia)
- Enktuya Bazarradnaa (Mongolia)
2023-2025
Chair: Mr. Pushpajeet Lokpal Choudhari (India)
Vice-Chair: Mr. Derrick Lai (China)
2021-2023
Chair: Ms. Gina P. Nilo (Philippines)
Vice-Chair: Mr. Muhammad Abbas Aziz (Pakistan)
Steering Committee:
- Chilamkurthi Sreenivas (India)
- Nopmanee Suvannang (Thailand)
- Renuka Silva (Sri Lanka)
- Jamyang (Bhutan)
- Husnain (Indonesia)
2019-2021
Chair: Dr. Gina Nilo (Philippines)
Vice-Chair: Ms. Su Su Win (Myanmar) & Mr. Sunjay Srivastava (India)
2017-2019
Chair: Dr. Jamyang (Bhutan)
Vice-Chair: Dr. Gina Nilo (Philippines)
European and Eurasian Soil Laboratory Network (EUROSOLAN)
The European and Eurasian Soil Laboratory Network (EUROSOLAN) was established through an inception meeting on 2-5 October 2019 in Chişinău, Moldova. The network aims to connect partners and networks already operating within the European and Eurasian region. Laboratories in EUROSOLAN meet yearly to revise their work plan and position within GLOSOLAN.
Countries in EUROSOLAN
Governance
Activities in EUROSOLAN are coordinated by the Chair with the support of a vice-Chair for the European countries and a vice-Chair for the Eurasian countries. In 2021, a Steering Commitee has been established to support the Chair and the Vice-Chairs.
2025-2027
Coordinator: Mansonia P. Moncada, FAO
Chair: Oğuz Can Turgay, Ankara University, Türkiye
Vice-chair: Maja Manojlović, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Vice-chair: Miháliková Markéta, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic
Steering committee:
- Ali Ibrahimov, Baku Engineering University (Azerbaijan)
- Marija Romic, formerly University of Zagreb (Croatia)
- Mathieu Lamandé, Aarhus University (Denmark)
- Azamat Yershibul (Kazakhstan)
- Ruth Pereira, University of Porto (Portugal)
- Shovkat Kholdorov, Soil Analysis Centre, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan)
- Stefaan De Neve, Ghent University (Belgium)
2023-2025
Chair: Dr. Marija Romic (Croatia)
Vice-Chair for Europe: Dr. Oguz Can Turgay (Turkey)
Vice-Chair for Eurasia: Dr. Elena V. Shamrikova (Russian Federation)
Steering Committee:
- Ágnes Nagy (Hungary)
- Christian Hartmann (France)
- Špela Velikonja Bolta (Slovenia)
- Aldis Butlers (Latvia)
- Giorgi Ghambashidze (Georgia)
2021-2023
Chair: Dr. Marija Romic (Croatia)
Vice-Chair for Europe: Dr. Oguz Can Turgay (Turkey)
Vice-Chair for Eurasia: Dr. Elena V. Shamrikova (Russian Federation)
Steering Committee:
- Ágnes Nagy (Hungary)
- Christian Hartmann (France)
- Špela Velikonja Bolta (Slovenia)
- Aldis Butlers (Latvia)
- Giorgi Ghambashidze (Georgia)
2019-2023
Chair: Mr. Giorgi Ghambashidze, Georgia
Vice-Chair: Ms. Špela Velikonja-Bolta, Slovenia
Latin American Network of Soil Laboratories (LATSOLAN)
The Latin American Soil Laboratory Network (LATSOLAN) was established through an inception workshop in Mexico City, Mexico, in March 2018. Laboratories in LATSOLAN meet yearly to revise their work plan and position within GLOSOLAN.
Countries in LATSOLAN
Governance
2025-2027
Chair: Diana María Delgado Londoño (Colombia)
Vice-chair: Shelly Lizana Flores (Peru)
Steering Committee:
- Marcelo Francisco Costa Saldanha (Brazil)
- David B. Fredericks (Guyana)
- Carlos Roberto Irias Zalaya (Honduras)
- Brenda Gisela Robledo Olmedo (Mexico)
- José Ezequiel Villarreal Núñez (Panama)
2023-2025
Chair: María de los Ángeles Sepúlveda (Chile)
Vice-Chair: Diana María Delgado Londoño (Colombia)
Steering Committee:
- Daniel Carreira (Argentina)
- Miriam Ostinelli (Argentina)
- Daniel Vidal (Brazil)
- Floria Bertsch (Costa Rica)
- María Suárez (Dominican Republic)
- Ricardo Alexander Peña Venegas (Honduras)
- Armando Guerrero Peña (Mexico)
- Ana Silbermann (Uruguay)
- Advisor: Jorge Etchevers (Mexico)
2021-2023
Chair: Diana María Delgado Londoño (Colombia)
Vice-Chair: Giuliana Shelly Lizana Flores (Perú)
Steering Committee:
- Marcelo Saldanha (Brasil)
- David B. Fredericks (Guyana)
- Carlos Roberto Irias Zalaya (Honduras)
- Brenda Robledo (México)
- José Villarreal (Panamá)
2018-2020
Chair: Floria Bertsch (Costa Rica)
Vice-Chair: Daniel Carreira (Argentina)
Near East and North African Soil Laboratory Network (NENALAB)
The Near East and North African Soil Laboratory Network (NENALAB) was established through an inception meeting in June 2020. The network aims to connect partners and networks already operating within the NENA region. Laboratories in NENALAB meet yearly to revise their work plan and position within GLOSOLAN.
Countries in NENALAB
Governance
Activities in NENALAB are coordinated by the Chair with the support of the vice-Chair from the Near East and the vice-Chair from North Africa
2025-2027
Chair: Mr Karim Shahbazi (Islamic Republic of Iran)
Vice-Chair for the Near East: Solaf Hallowm
Vice-Chair for North Africa: Mohamed Eid Abdelhamid Elsayed
2024-2025
Chair: Mr Karim Shahbazi (Islamic Republic of Iran)
Vice-Chair for the Near East: Ms Yara Khairallah (Lebanon)
Vice-Chair for North Africa: Mr Jalal Elgadi (Libya)
Steering Committee
- Ms Yara Khairallah (Lebanon)
- Mr Fassil Kebede (Morocco)
2023-2024
Chair: Ms Riham Zahalan (Syria)
Vice-Chair for the Near East: Ms Yara Khairallah (Lebanon)
Vice-Chair for North Africa: Mr Abdelmjid Zouahri (Morocco)
2020-2022
Chair: Mr Abdelmjid Zouahri (Morocco)
Vice-Chair for the Near East: Ms Riham Zahalan (Syria)
Vice-Chair for North Africa: Ms Hana Nabil (Morocco)
North American Soil Laboratory Network (NASLN)
No formally defined and controlled Regional Soil Laboratory Network currently exists in North America.
In the USA, GLOSOLAN mainly operates through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), National Soil Survey Center (NSSC), Kellogg Soil Survey Laboratory (KSSL), which is the standard setting facility for the US National Cooperative Soil Survey. By extension, laboratories that use KSSL standards benefit from its participation in GLOSOLAN.