Opening of the Session and celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Global Soil Partnership

Greetings by Laura Pausini for the 10th Anniversary of the FAO’s Global Soil Partnership

1. Adoption of the agenda

• 1.1 Launch of the Global Map of Black Soils - Mr Marcos Angelini, GSP Secretariat

2. Implementation of the Recommendations of the GSP Evaluation

• 2.1 New GSP Action Framework 2022-2030 - Mr Thanawat Tiensin, Chair of the OEWG, Thailand
• 2.2 Assessment of the implications of an eventual institutionalization of the GSP

3. Work of the Intergovernmental Technical Panel of Soils (ITPS) - Mr David Lobb, Vice-chair of the ITPS

• 3.1. Report by the chairperson on main activities and outcomes of the work programme 2020-2021 and overall term
• 3.2. ITPS work programme 2022-2023 including the Status of the World's Soil Resources report
• 3.3. Appointment of the new members of the ITPS

4. Report on the financial status of the GSP - Ms Vanja Maslovarik, GSP Secretariat

5. Report on normative tools and actions on sustainable soil management - Ms Natalia Rodríguez Eugenio, GSP Secretariat

• 5.1. The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) 2022 and its Communiqué: Food security starts with the soil - Dr Barbara Heinrich 
• 5.2. Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management and SOILEX
• 5.3. International Code of Conduct for the Sustainable Use and Management of Fertilizers
• 5.4. RECSOIL: Recarbonization of global soils
• 5.5. Soil Doctors

6. Status about Global Symposia - Ms Vinisa Saynes, GSP Secretariat

• 6.1. Global Symposium on Soils for Nutrition
• 6.2. Highlights of the implementation of outcome documents of past symposia

7. Report on Regional Soil Partnerships

• 7.1. African Soil Partnership - Ms Anne Muriuki
• 7.2. Asian Soil Partnership - Mr Pablo Montalla
• 7.3. European Soil Partnership - Mr Rainer Baritz
• 7.4. Latin America and the Caribbean Soil Partnership - Ms Sol Ortiz
• 7.5. Near East and North Africa Soil Partnership - Mr Rachid Moussadek
• 7.6. North America Regional Soil Partnership - Mr Bob Turnock on behalf of David Lindbo
• 7.6. Pacific Soil Partnership - Ms Sarah Burr on behalf of Mr Peter Wilson 

8. Progress of the GSP Technical Networks

• 8.1. International Network of Soil Information institutions (INSII) - Mr Yusuf Yigini on behalf of Mr Luca Montanarella, INSII Chair
• 8.2. Global Soil Laboratory Network (GLOSOLAN), including the GLOSOLAN initiative on soil spectroscopy (GLOSOLAN-Spec) - Ms Miriam Ostinelli, Chair of the Global Soil Laboratory Network (GLOSOLAN)
• 8.3. International Network on Fertilizers Assessment (INFA) - Mr Wesley Karl Feldmann, INFA Chair
• 8.4. International Network of Black Soils (INBS) - Mr Ivan Vasenev, INBS Chair
• 8.5. International Network of Salt Affected Soils (INSAS) - Mr Jorge Batlle-Sales, INSAS Chair
• 8.6. International Network on Soil Biodiversity (NETSOB) and establishment of the Global Soil Biodiversity Observatory (GLOSOB) - Mr George Brown on behalf of Mr Peter de Ruiter, NETSOB Chair
• 8.7. International Network on Soil Pollution (INSOP) - Mr Ravi Naidu, INSOP Chair

9. World Soil Day (theme for 2023), awareness raising on soils and Prizes - Ms Isabelle Verbeke, GSP Secretariat