12th Plenary Meeting of the Regional Soil Partnership for Latin America and the Caribbean (ASLAC) | 9-10 July 2025, Virtual format
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The 12th Plenary Assembly of ASLAC allow its members to discuss and agree on the SSM agenda for the development of resilient agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as to elect a new ASLAC steering committee and Chairperson.
During this meeting, national activities will be communicated, the regional action plan will be revised, and a biannual work plan will be developed with the aim of strengthening regional cooperation among strategic partners.
Ultimately, the 12th Plenary Assembly of ASLAC will allow a summarized presentation of the items addressed during the 13th GSP Plenary Assembly.
AGENDA
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Day 1 (CEST) |
ACTIVITY |
Speaker(s) |
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16:00 - 16:05 |
Welcome and opening |
Thorunn Wolfran Petursdottir GSP Secretary |
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16:05– 16:10 |
Adoption of the agenda of the 12th Regional Assembly |
Rodrigo OsorioHermosilla (Chile), ASLAC chair
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16:10 – 16:20 |
Summary of the decisions of the 13th GSP Plenary Assembly and developments of regional interest |
Natalia Rodriguez Eugenio GSP Secretariat |
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16:20 – 16:30 |
ASLAC activities 2023 – 2025 |
Rodrigo Osorio Hermosilla (Chile), ASLAC chair |
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16:30 – 16:40 |
PLACA activities and potential synergies to be included in the 2025 – 2027 workplan |
Rafael Lopez (Guatemala) PLACA Chair |
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16:40 – 17:20 |
Potential regional activities to be included in the 2025 – 2027 workplan |
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Biofertilizers working group World Soil Day – Soil Doctors marathon. Resource mobilisation for spectrophotometers |
Mario Pérez, Secretaría de Agricultura de México. |
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Soil Doctors modules in Banana and plantain
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Martha Bolaños, AGROSAVIA, Colombia |
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Soil Doctors Programme and farmer field schools. Publication of case studies. |
Blanca Prado. PUEIS – UNAM
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Training on soil profiling (monoliths). Podcast: Soil voices |
Alejandro Martiniello. Universidad de Chile |
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Werbinar series on soil organic carbon |
Ezequiel Zamora. Universidad Técnica de Manabí (Ecuador). |
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Soil laboratories workshops and webinars proposed. |
Maria de los AngelesSepúlveda LATSOLAN chair |
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Proposal of regional activities in collaboration with Caribbean countries |
Linroy Christian. Caribbean vice chair |
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Other FAO activities and proposals discussed during the subregional meetings. CELAC, agrarian reform, GSP projects, FAO regional office |
Carolina Olivera GSP Secretariat |
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17:20 – 18:00 |
Election of the ASLAC Steering Committee:
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GSP Secretariat ASLAC FP and partners |
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Day 2 (CEST) |
ACTIVITY |
Speaker(s) |
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16:00 – 16:10 |
Policy positioning of sustainable soil management withinagrifood systems agenda in LAC |
Ana Posas, Agriculture officer. LAC regional office, FAO |
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16:10 – 17:00 |
Discussion on the ASLAC activities and workplan |
GSP Secretariat |
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17:00 – 18:00 |
Finalization and endorsement of the ASLAC 2025-2027 workplan |
ASLAC FP and partners |