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GSP partners’ session at the 14th GSP Plenary Assembly
FAO and its Global Soil Partnership (GSP) will convene the first Meeting of the International Network on Soil Erosion (INSER) on 21 April 2026. The meeting marks a key milestone in making INSER fully operational, following its official launch in September 2025.
NETSOB works to promote the sustainable use and conservation of soil biodiversity. It brings together leading experts and existing initiatives to strengthen the scientific and technical capacity required to support the Global Soil Biodiversity Observatory (GLOSOB). NETSOB is one of the technical networks of the GSP.
The 5th Annual Meeting of the International Network on Soil Biodiversity (NETSOB) under the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) will take place on 15 April 2026, within the framework of the Global Soil Biodiversity Conference. The meeting will be held in a hybrid format, with some delegates participating onsite in Victoria, Canada, and others joining remotely via Zoom (registration link will be circulated shortly).
Uganda has rolled out the Global Soil Doctors Programme, a global initiative led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and its Global Soil Partnership (GSP), to strengthen national capacities for sustainable soil management and support farmers in protecting and restoring their soils. The programme is being piloted in the Karamoja sub-region in Nakapiripirit and Amudat districts, where increasing pressure on land, recurrent dry spells, floods and limited access to soil testing services have left many farmers struggling with declining soil fertility.
Coordinated global procurement, strategic infrastructure renovations and targeted capacity development are transforming soil laboratory systems across SoilFER countries.