GSP Newsletter 
October 2017, Issue #13

An educational workshop organized by the Eurasian Center for Food Security and the Soil Science Department of M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), with the support of FAO/GSP was held on 5-7 September 2017 in Moscow.

To join the working group please send an email to [email protected] by 15 October 2017

This call is open to all those interested to contribute including land users, farmers, agricultural extension services agents, government representatives, scientists and researchers, NGO members, decision makers at different levels, members of existing initiatives, among further relevant 

The GSP gladly invites you to join the working group (WG) on Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) management at the regional and sub-regional scale. This open call for the establishment of a WG to produce a technical manual on SOC management represents a response to the urgent need to identify, compile and highlight management practices and land use systems that promote the preservation and/or enhancement of SOC stocks taking into account the regional and sub-regional specificities using existing knowledge, adapted according to site characteristics and land user needs, considering cost-benefit analyses and social impacts.

Third Workshop of the International Network of Soil Information Institutions (INSII)

31 October - 1 November 2017, FAO HQ 

Black soils are of particular global importance due to their relevance for food security and climate change mitigation. At the same time, their significant soil organic carbon (SOC) content makes them prone to severe degradation (as underlined in the Status of the World’s Soil Resources report).