Global Soil Partnership

Presentations | 8th meeting of GLOSOLAN

DAY 1

Opening Mr. Lifeng Li, Director of the Land and Water Division, FAO

Item 1

Item 2: Report of the work performed by GLOSOLAN in 2023-2024 | Mr. Elh Moudi Moustapha Abdourahaman (GLOSOLAN Chair)

Item 3: Report from GLOSOLAN-Spec and presentation of the candidates for the | Mr. Yi Peng, FAO position of GLOSOLAN-Spec Working Group Chair

Item 4: Regional priorities and needs

Item 5: Other regional activities on soil laboratories

Item 6: Report of the FAO Global Symposium on Soil Information and Data 2024 | Ms. Isabel Luotto, FAO

Item 7. 18th International Symposium on Soil and Plant Analysis (ISSPA) – June 2025 | Mr. Graham Lancaster, ASPAC

 

DAY 2

Item 8: Proficiency test (PT)

Item 9: Center of Excellence for Soil Laboratory (CESLab) – the example of Asia | Ms. Gina P. Nilo, Asian Soil Partnership Chair

Item 10: GLOSOLAN certification system for soil organic carbon measurements | Ms. Nopmanee Suvannang, ITPS

  • Round table: Mr. Christian Hartmann, IRD Mr. Graham Lancaster, ASPAC | Mr. Michael Watts, BGS

Item 11: Moving into soil spectroscopy: a case study from Latvia | Mr. Aldis Butlers, Laboratory of Forest Environment at Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava"

Item 12: Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) | Mr. Filippo Benedetti, GLOSOLAN Coordinator

  • Presentation of the new GLOSOLAN SOPs:
  • Particulate Organic Matter | Ms. Miriam Ostinelli, GLOSOLAN Steering Committee
  • Soil enzymes | Ms. Ieda Mendes, EMBRAPA
  • Soil mesofauna (QBS-ar) | Ms. Cristina Menta, Parma University | Mr. Lorenzo D’Avino, CREA
  • Decision on the SOPs to harmonize in 2025 Mr. Filippo Benedetti, GLOSOLAN coordinator
  • GLOSOLAN SOPs as internationally recognized standards | Ms. Marija Romic, EUROSOLAN Chair | Mr. Christian Hartmann, IRD
  • Presentation of the GLOSOLAN/INSOP guidelines on reagents disposal
  • Determining microplastics in soils | Mr. Sergejus Ustinov, FAO | Mr. Bellington Mudyawabikwa, FAO
  • GLOSOLAN/INSAS manual on saltaffected soils analysis | Mr. Jorge Battle-Sales, INSAS Chair

Open discussion

 

DAY 3

Item 13: Presentation of the results of the GLOSOLAN global assessment 2024 | Mr. Filippo Benedetti, GLOSOLAN coordinator

Item 14:

Item 15: Joint discussion with the International Network on Soil Information Institutions (INSII) | Mr. Yusuf Yigini, FAO

Item 16: The role of soil laboratories in the celebrations of the World Soil Day 2024: Caring for soils – Measure, Monitor, Manage

Item 17: Election of the GLOSOLAN-Spec Chair | Mr. Yi Peng, FAO

Item 18: Presentation and endorsement of the GLOSOLAN work plan and decisions for the year 2024 | Mr. Elh Moudi Moustapha Abdourahaman, GLOSOLAN Chair