Ninth Working Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS), 10 ‐ 12 October 2018, FAO HQ, Rome, Italy

1. Natalia Rodríguez Eugenio
GSP Secretariat
Implementation of the GSOP18
recommendations

2. 1. What has already been done?
2. What is under implementation?
3. What needs to be done?
4. Let’s discuss how to do it!
GSOP18:
Recommendations

3. GSOP18:
Recommendations
Recommendation 1
To support the development and
implementation of tools and guidelines
that would support the prevention and
remediation of soil pollution, such as
the International Code of Conduct for
the Use and Management of Fertilizers.

4. GSOP18:
Recommendations
Recommendation 2
To include soil pollution assessment
and minimization measures in the Soil
Doctors Programme in order to
support land users to maintain healthy
soils under local conditions for long-
term benefits.

5. GSOP18:
Recommendations
Recommendation 4
To establish an expert and multi-
stakeholder working group to develop
feasible and regionally contextualized
guidelines for assessing, mapping,
monitoring and reporting on soil
pollution.

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5
4
3
3
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Europe
NENA
Africa
South and Central America
North America
Eurasia
Asia
Pacific
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Participants
GSOP18:
Recommendations
Recommendation 4
Total of participants
85

7. GSOP18:
Recommendations
Recommendation 5
To establish a working group to
develop a technical manual for the
management and remediation of
polluted soils.

8. GSOP18:
Recommendations
Recommendation 5
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5
5
4
3
3
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0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Europe
Africa
South and Central America
NENA
Asia
Pacific
Eurasia
North America
Participants
Total of participants
60

9. GSOP18:
Recommendations
Recommendation 3
To advocate for the implementation of
existing guidelines to ensure safe food in the
face of emerging soil pollutants.

10. GSOP18:
Recommendations
Recommendation 6
To implement capacity development
building and training activities covering
the full cycle of soil pollution: from its
assessment to its remediation -
including the strengthening of facilities
for data analysis and management.
After the technical
manual is ready??

11. GSOP18:
Recommendations
Recommendation 7
To implement the activities of the
global soil laboratory network
(GLOSOLAN), including harmonized
methods to identify and measure soil
contaminants.
Work together with Pillar 5
and REDSOLANs??

12. GSOP18:
Recommendations
Recommendation 8
To implement an assessment of the
status of global soil pollution using a
country-driven process in line with the
UNEA3 resolution.
To promote the establishment of
national soil information systems that
include data/information on
contaminants.

13. GSOP18:
Recommendations
Recommendation 8
HOW to do this global assessment?
a) Bibliographic review (as indicated in UNEA3)
b) Questionnaire to countries through RSP
focal points (our preferred option)

14. GSOP18:
Recommendations
Recommendation 8
On WHAT to do the global assessment?
1. Legislation
2. Main polluting activities
3. Extent of soil pollution
4. Existence of monitoring systems
5. Risks to human health and the environment
6. Main remediation techniques used
7. Capacities available to deal with soil pollution

15. GSOP18:
Recommendations
Recommendation 8
Let’s plan our
activities!
Thank you!

16. Thank you
for your
attention!