asian soil partnership (asp)
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Establishment of the ASP
• Launched in February 2012 through a Letter of Agreement funded by FAO/GSP and implemented by the Institute of Soil Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISSCAS). The objectives were to: a) establish the Asian Soil Partnership and b) develop the Asian Soil Information System Phase I (converting soil information for Harmonized World Soil Database and soil legacy data rescue). Project activities will end in December 2014 and 14 countries participating.
• Nanjing Communiqué, Tsukuba Statement were prepared, where the Institute of Soil Science-Chinese Academy of Sciences is the provisional Secretary.
• A meeting of the ASP was held in Bogor, Indonesia during the ESAFS soil congress where ISSCAS has confirmed as the Secretariat of ASP.
• Agreement was reached to establish a Steering Committee in 2014. But this has not been done yet.
• After the GSP Plenary Assembly, the development of the implementation plan will start.
Nanjing, China 8-11 February 2012
Provission of national inputs for the Asian Soil information System
Mongolia Philippines Sri Lanka
China
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Malaysia
Nepal
Republic of Korea
Vietnam
Way forward
• Full establishment of the Steering Committee.
• Preparation of the Implementation Plan.
• Application of digital soil mapping techniques for improving Asia soil data.
• Finalize phase I of the Asia soil information system and move into the provision of soil information services to different users.
• Sharing soil knowledge and techniques within and beyond the Asia region
• Training young experts in sustainable soil management.