Strengthening soil governance
Strong soil governance provides the enabling environment for sustainable soil management. Through normative instruments such as the Revised World Soil Charter, the Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management (VGSSM) and the International Code of Conduct for the Sustainable Use and Management of Fertilizers, together with legal resources such as SoiLEX, the global database on soil legislation, and science-based policy support, the GSP assists countries in strengthening the policies, institutions and decision-making processes needed to promote the sustainable management, restoration and protection of soil resources.
Initiatives
Publications
Key document
Revised World Soil Charter
14/10/2015
The Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS) was tasked to produce a new version of the World Soil Charter (WSC). The challenges faced by the...
Key document
Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management
19/06/2018
The guidelines provide technical recommendations on how SSM can be achieved. The VGSSM are of a voluntary nature and are not legally binding. They elaborate...
Key document
The international Code of Conduct for the sustainable use and management of fertilizers
05/08/2019
The International Code of Conduct for the Sustainable Use and Management of Fertilizers or Fertilizer Code was developed to increase food safety and...