Four workshops were held as part of a training plan to promote the implementation of sustainable soil management (SSM) practices in Latin America and the Caribbean through the dissemination of the tools of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP). In particular, this initiative targets professionals from ministries of agriculture, members of the Platform for Climate Action in Agriculture (PLACA) and members of the Soil Alliance for Latin America and the Caribbean (ASLAC).

AGENDA

1. Protocol for the assessment of sustainable soil management: Indicators and implementation manual. Carolina Olivera, facilitator of the Alianza por el Suelo de América Latina y Caribe (ASLAC). Latin America and the Caribbean (ASLAC)
2. Implementation of the Protocol for the assessment of sustainable soil management in Latin America and the Caribbean. Juan Carlos Rey, Sustainable Soil Management Specialist, FAO
3. Challenges and possibilities for the implementation of the Protocol for the assessment of sustainable soil management in Argentina. Marcelo Beltrán, coordinator of the soil science area of the Soil Institute of Argentina (INTA).
4. Implementation of the Protocol for the assessment of sustainable soil management in Nicaragua. Reynaldo Mendoza Corrales, specialist professor in sustainable soil management at the National Agrarian University of Nicaragua.