GLOSOLAN Chair and vice-Chair

The appointment of the Chair of the network takes place during the annual meeting of GLOSOLAN. The term for the Chairperson is two years after election, extendable via GLOSOLAN decision to a second term. The Chair is, whenever possible, supported by a vice-Chair in all its activities and tasks.

The Terms of Reference for the positions of GLOSOLAN Chair and vice-Chair are available here (AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | TR).

2023-2025

Chair: Mr Elh Moudi Moustapha Abdourahaman (Niger)

Vice Chair: Ms Hanane Aroui Boukbida (France) 2021-2023

Chair: Ms Miriam Ostinelli (Argentina)

Vice Chair: Mr Elh Moudi Moustapha Abdourahaman (Niger) 2019-2021

Chair: Ms Nopmanee Suvannang (Thailand)

Vice Chair: Mr Rob de Hayr (Australia) 2017-2019

Chair: Ms Nopmanee Suvannang (Thailand)

Vice Chair: NA

The Chair and vice-Chair are supported in all their activities by the GLOSOLAN Steering Committee and the  GLOSOLAN coordinators at the Global Soil Partnership Secretariat,[email protected] and [email protected].

GLOSOLAN Steering Committee

The Steering Committee is composed of the GLOSOLAN Chair and vice-Chair, the GLOSOLAN coordinators and maximum five advisors. Members of the Steering Committee are nominated by the GLOSOLAN Coordinators, ensuring regional, gender and expertise balance. The term of the GLOSOLAN Steering Committee is two years, extendable to a second term. The Terms of Reference for the position are available here (EN).

GLOSOLAN Technical Committee

The Technical Committee shall not be composed of more than twenty persons, with at least one representative from each RESOLAN. Candidates will be selected by the GLOSOLAN coordinators, the GLOSOLAN Chair and Vice-Chairs, and the RESOLAN Chairs on the basis of their knowledge, experience and technical competence (on GLOSOLAN areas of work) as well as their commitment to GLOSOLAN and the time they can devote to the work. The term of the GLOSOLAN Steering Committee is two years, extendable to a second term. The Terms of Reference for the position are available here (EN).

2025-2027

AFRICA

• Belinda Kaninga, Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (Zambia)
• Mfopou Mewouo Yvette Clarisse, Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (Cameroon)
• Peter Eze, Botswana International University of Science & Technology (Botswana)

ASIA

• Meie Wang, Chinese academy of sciences (China)
• Raza Ullah Khan, SAARC Agriculture Centre (Bangladesh)
• Sanjay Kumar Ray, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (ICAR) (India)

EUROPE & EURASIA

• Anabela Cachada, University of Porto (Portugal)
• Lu-Lyan-Min, Russian Academy of Sciences (Russian Federation)
• Nunzio Romano, University of Naples Federico II (Italy)

LATIN AMERICA and the CARIBBEAN

• Erick Zagal, Universidad de Concepción (Chile)
• Nanci Kloster, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (Argentina)
• Rachel Guimarães, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (Brazil)

NEAR EAST and NORTH AFRICA

• Mohamed Elsayed, Soils, Water and Environmental Res. Ins., ARC. (Egypt)
• Zouahri Abdelmjid, National Institute of Agronomic Research (Morocco)

NORTH AMERICA

• Scott Demyan, The Ohio State University (United States)

PACIFIC

• Timothy Clough, Lincoln University (New Zealand)

ITPS member

• Mogens Humlekrog Greve, Aarhus University (Denmark)