report on the collaboration between itps and spi of unccd, ipbes and ipcc
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Report on the collaboration between ITPS and SPI of UNCCD, IPBES and IPCC
Luca Montanarella (ITPS Chair)European Commission
Fifth Working Session of the Intergovernmental
Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS), 14-18 March 2016
Civil SocietyNGOs
Industry
Land owners
Land users
Farmers
National and
International
Institutions
The GSP: An open voluntary partnership federating all stakeholders concerned with Sustainable Soil Management
Universities
Research Agencies
Scientific Organizations
Governments Research and Academia
UNCCDCBD
Climate Change
BiodiversityDesertification
IPCC
SPIIPBES
Food Security
Bridging the gap between soil science and policy
Mandate of the ITPS
(Rule VI of the GSP Rules of Procedures)
a) provide scientific and technical advice on global soil issues primarily to the GSP and in
relation to specific requests submitted by global or regional institutions (UNCCD, UNFCCC, CBD)
b) advocate for the inclusion of sustainable soil management into different development
agendas.
c) review and follow up on the situation and issues related to soils in the contexts of food
security, use and management of natural resources, ecosystem services provision, climate change
adaptation and mitigation, and other relevant areas.
d) review and endorse from a technical viewpoint the GSP Plans of Action.
e) follow up on the implementation of these Plans of Action with due attention to their impact
and contributions to different global policies and initiatives related to sustainable development,
MDGs, food security, climate change adaptation and other subject matters.
f) in exceptional cases, when complex technical matters arise, request the Plenary Assembly and
the Secretariat to form technical committees aiming to gather specific advice.
Terms of Reference of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP):
7. Links with the Rio Conventions
18. The GSP’s five pillars of action will contribute to the “strive to
achieve a land degradation neutral world in the context of
sustainable development” as agreed by the Rio+20 outcome
document as well as the “zero hunger challenge” proposed by
the United Nations. Sustainable management of soil resources
contributes directly and indirectly to all three Rio Conventions
(UNFCCC, CBD and UNCCD) in terms of sustainable soil
management, soil fertility and productivity, soil carbon fluxes,
and soil biodiversity. To achieve the above, active participation
of other institutions organizations will be required.
Links and collaborations with other scientific panels
Close links developed with the Science – Policy Interface
(SPI) of UNCCD (joint meeting at the 2015 Global Soil Week)
Close links established with the Intergovernmental Platform
for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES):
Appointment of the ITPS Chairperson as co-chair of the thematic assessment
on land degradation and restoration
Still lacking closer collaboration with the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
THE 27 SCIENTSTS MEMBERS OF THE ITPS 2015-2017
Proposed by GSP Partners and nominated by FAO Members
NORTH AMERICA
• Mr. Dan Pennock (Canada)
• Mr. Gary M. Pierzynsky (United States
of America)
EUROPE
Chair: Mr. Luca Montanarella (EC)
• Mr. Gunay Erpul (Turkey)
• Mr. Rainer Horn (Germany)
• Mr. Peter de Ruiter (The
Netherlands)
• Mr. Pavel Krasilnikov (Russian
Federation)
AFRICA
• Mr. Nsalambi V. Nkongolo
(Democratic Republic of Congo)
• Mr. Bhanooduth Lalljee (Mauritius)
• Mr. Martin Yemefack (Cameroon)
• Ms. Isaurinda dos Santos Baptista
Costa (Cape Verde)
• Ms. Botle Mapeshoane (Lesotho)
ASIA
• Mr. Patiram Brajendra (India)
• Mr. Sopon Chomchan (Thailand)
• Mr. Kazuyuki Yagi (Japan)
• Mr. Bahriuloom Amanullah (Pakistan)
• Mr. Gan-Lin Zhang (China)
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
• Mr. Juan Antonio Comerma
(Venezuela)
• Mr. Miguel Taboada (Argentina)
• Ms. Maria de Lourdes Mendonca
Santos Breffin (Brazil)
• Mr. Fernando Garcia Préchach
(Uruguay)
• Ms. Oneyda Hernandez Lara (Cuba)
NEAR EAST
• Mr. Talal Darwish (Lebanon)
• Mr. Ahmad S. Muhaimeed (Iraq)
• Mr. Saéb AbdelHaleem Khresat (Jordan)
SOUTH WEST PACIFIC
• Mr. Neil McKenzie (Australia)
• Mr. Siosiua Halavatau (Tonga)