03-05 July 2025 | Hybrid - FAO headquarters and Virtual

Item 2: Review of the Terms of Reference of the GSP and proposal for the mandate of a Sub-Committee on Soils under the FAO Committee on Agriculture (COAG) - GSPPA:XIII/2025/2, Thorunn Wolfram, GSP Secretary​

Item 3: Report on the financial status of the GSP: for decision - GSPPA:XIII/2025/3, Ms Vanja Maslovaric​, GSP Secretariat

Item 4: Work of the Intergovernmental Technical Panel of Soils (ITPS) - (GSPPA: XIII/2025/4), Rosa M Poch, ITPS​

• Endorsement of the ​ 27 ITPS experts to serve for a 3-year mandate ​ (June 2025 – June 2028), Thorunn Wolfram, GSP Secretary​

Partners Day Agenda and Presentations

Item 5: Status on the Implementation of the GSP Action Framework: for information and decision (GSPPA: XIII/2025/5)

• 5.1. Progress in the development of the Global Soil Health Dashboard and the GSP Action Framework KPI system | Yusuf Yigini, GSP Secretariat
• 5.2. Activities under Action Area 1: Sustainably manage and restore soils for the provision of ecosystem services | Mahmoud Abdelfattah Senior Land and Water Officer, NSL
• 5.3. Activities under Action Area 2: Strengthen soil governance | Natalia Rodriguez, GSP Secretariat
• 5.4. Activities under Action Area 3: Promote knowledge and literacy on soils | Yuxin Tong, GSP Secretariat
• 5.5. Activities under Action Area 4: Promote awareness raising and advocacy on soil health | Isabelle Verbeke, GSP Secretariat
• 5.5.bis Preparations for the proposal to establish a United Nations Decade on Soil Health | Natalia Rodriguez, GSP Secretariat
• 5.6. Activities under Action Area 5: Assess, map, and monitor soil health in a harmonized way |Isabel Luotto, GSP Secretariat
• 5.6.2 Global Soil Laboratory Network GLOSOLAN | Moustapha Abdourahaman GLOSOLAN -Chair

5.7. Activities under Action Area 6: Foster technical cooperation including among genders and youth

• 5.7.1 International Network of Black Soils (INBS) | Dr. Miguel Taboada INBS Chair
• 5.7.2. International Network on Salt-Affected Soils (INSAS) | Prof. Dr. Jorge Batlle-Sales INSAS Chair
• 5.7.3 International network on soil fertility and fertilizers (INSOILFER) | Georges Martial Ndzana INSOILFER Chair
• 5.7.4 International Network on Soil Biodiversity | Jeff Battigelli NETSOB Vice-chair
• 5.7.5 International Network on Soil Pollution (INSOP) | Ravi Naidu, INSOP Chair
• 5.7.6 Proposal for the establishment of an International Network on Soil Erosion | Prof. Dr. Rosa Poch IPTS Chair

6. Report on Regional Soil Partnerships: for information and decision (GSPPA: XIII/2025/6)

• 6.1 African Soil Partnership (AfSP) | Ms Anne Muriuki, AfSP Chair
• 6.2 Asian Soil Partnership (ASP) | Gina P. Nilo, Ph.D ASP Chair
• 6.3 European Soil Partnership | Rainer Baritz and the ESP Secretariat
• 6.4 Latin America and the Caribbean Soil Partnership (ASLAC) | Rodrigo Osorio
• 6.5 Near East and North Africa region (NENA) | Dr Rachid Moussadek NENA Chair
• 6.7 Pacific Soils Partnership | Binesh Prasad (PSP Coordinator)