Eurasian Soil Partnership Progress report 2015-2016

Hukmatullo AHMADOV – ChairGulchekhra KHASANKHANOVA – Vice-ChairPavel KRASILNIKOV – Executive Secretary

Terms of ReferenceTerms of Reference for the subregional partnership have been developed basing on the ToRs of the GSP

Plenary Meeting of “focal points” in Izmir, Turkey

•Implementation Plan of the Eurasian Soil Partnership was approved at the Plenary Meeting of “focal points” of the member countries in Izmir, Turkey, 16-17 of June 2015•The IP includes the activities for the period 2015-2019 based on the approved Plans of Actions of the 5 Pillars of Global Soil Partnership•The results of the meeting were expressed and signed in the “Izmir Communiqué”

E-consultations on the Plan of Action for the Eurasian Soil Partnership, Economics of Land Degradation, and the barriers to implementation of Sustanable Soil Management practices

Financial situation

• In 2015 Russian Federation donated 1 million USD to the Healthy Soils Facility.• Some portion of these resources have to be used for the

execution of EASP Implementation Plan.• These ”seed money” are supposed to be complemented by

other contributions.

Second Plenary meeting | Bishkek, 29.02-02.03.2016

Bishkek Communiqué

Regional Implementation Plan of the Eurasian Soil Partnership

• http://ecfs.msu.ru/sites/default/files/node/page/16/02/earip_271115_eng.pdf

Pillar 1 components• Component 1.1. Barriers preventing SSM application are assessed and

appropriate sustainable soil management practices and systems are identified.

• Component 1.2. The SSM is included in sectorial policy, regulative and institutional bodies.

• Component 1.3. Best Practices up-scaled at regional and national level• Cmponent 1.4. Support of small projects of implementation of SSM

practices.

Pillar 2 components• Component 2.1. Key messages to promote informing politicians and

decision makers on the activities of the Eurasian Soil Partnership.• Component 2.2. The knowledge and skills of stakeholders at all levels

enhanced.• Component 2.3. Capacity development on sustainable soil management,

soil conservation / restoration, soil information management and extension services promoted.

• Component 2.4. Legacy and recent research results published.

• Component 3.1. The productivity of agricultural systems through sustainable land and soil management enhanced.

• Component 3.2. Research on the Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) encouraged.

Pillar 3 components

• Component 4.1. National soil-geographical databases designed and introduced to different stakeholders and soil monitoring system established.• Component 4.2. The Protocol for surface and remote soil

monitoring and Manual established and adopted.• Component 4.3. National soil reference information resources

with open Internet access and joint Eurasian Soil Portal supported.

Pillar 4 components

• Component 5.1. The GSP harmonization principles introduced to the EASP Partners.• Component 5.2. Terminology, soil classification, methods,

indicators and procedures for saline and sodic soils on the Eurasian scale harmonized.• Component 5.3. A system of intergovernmental standards for

saline and sodic soils, including the development of standards samples of these soils harmonized across Eurasian region.

Pillar 5 components

Current activities

• GSP Secretariat announced a call for proposals for Small Research Projects under the Eurasian Soil Partnership. • Two training-workshops are scheduled for the fall of this year:

on Digital Soil Mapping (Almaty, Kazakhstan) and on soil salinity management (Kharkiv, Ukraine).

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