Global Soil Partnership

Presentations | 5th EUROSOLAN meeting

DAY 1- 18th October 2023

Opening, endorsement of the agenda and group picture

  • Ms. Marija Romic, EUROSOLAN Chair
  • Mr. Rainer Baritz, European Soil Partnership Chair

Item 1. Updates from GLOSOLAN and the Global Soil Partnership | Mr. Yuxin Tong, GSP Secretariat - FAO

Item 2. EUROSOLAN updates TBC

Item 3. Sub-regional and national activities

Moderator: Mr. Filippo Benedetti, GSP – FAO

Item 4. Capacity building

  • New webinar series 2023/24

Moderator: Mr. Giorgi Ghambashidze, EUROSOLAN Steering Committee


Wrap up and closure of the meeting

DAY 2- 19th October 2023

Item 5. Proficiency testing

  • Eurasian proficiency test (PT) 2023 | Ms. Elena Shamrikova, EUROSOLAN vice-Chair for Eurasia
  • GLOSOLAN global PT 2024 | Mr. Christian Hartmann, EUROSOLAN Steering Committee
  • National PTs: ongoing exercises and support possibilities TBC

Item 6. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) 

  • GLOSOLAN harmonization process (updates, introductory session organization) | Mr. Filippo Benedetti, GSP Secretariat – FAO
  • Harmonization of methods of regional interest
  • GLOSOLAN documents to be translated (prioritization exercise)

Moderator: Mr. Aldis Butlers

Item 7. Renew EUROSOLAN Governance

Moderator: Mr. Filippo Benedetti, GSP Secretariat – FAO

Wrap up and closure of the meeting 

Closure of the meeting