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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow regarding the online consultation for developing
Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management.

Amir Kassam

Moderator

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URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca


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*Sent:* 19 February 2016 15:35
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*Subject:* [FSN Forum] RE: Online consultation for developing the Voluntary
Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management - Reply by 29.02.2016



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*DISCUSSION No. 124   •   FSN Forum digest No. 1215*

*Online consultation for developing the Voluntary Guidelines for
Sustainable Soil Management*

until* 29 February 2016*



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Dear Members,

We would like to thank this week's participants, listed below, who shared
their comments on the zero draft *Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil
Management. <http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/discussions/soilguidelines>*

Members interested in soils are invited to contribute to the drafting
process of the *Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management
(VGSSM)*.

The Status of the World’s Soil Resources report identified ten major
threats to our soils that need to be addressed if we are to achieve the
Sustainable Development Goals. Urgent efforts must be made to enable and
engage with sustainable soil management at all levels. Achieving
sustainable soil management will generate large benefits for all, therefore
the availability of comprehensive Guidelines on Sustainable Soil Management
is of major importance.

Comments are welcome both on the questions proposed in the topic note,
available in English
<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/discussions/soilguidelines>, French
<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/fr/forum/discussions/soilguidelines> and
Spanish, <http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/es/forum/discussions/soilguidelines>
and directly on the draft document which can be found online.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

*Your FSN Forum team *





*CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED*

[image: icon]*Prem Bindraban*, VFRC-IFDC, USA

Prem comments focus on the use of appropriate fertilizers containing
well-balanced nutrients.
Read Prem's contribution
<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/contributions/re-online-consultation-developing-voluntary-guidelines-sustainable-soil-manage-9>.




[image: icon]*Pieter Ploeg*, Common Soil, Sweeden

Pieter shares his comments on the Zero Draft, attached to his contribution.
<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/contributions/re-online-consultation-developing-voluntary-guidelines-sustainable-soil-manag-10>



[image: icon]*Ykhanbai Hijaba*, FAO, Mongolia

Ykhanbai suggests adding the proper assessment and management of
socio-ecological production landscapes at local level to Sustainable
Development Goal 2.
Read Ykhanbai's coments online
<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/contributions/re-online-consultation-developing-voluntary-guidelines-sustainable-soil-manag-11>



[image: icon]*Theodor Friedrich*, FAO, Cuba

Theodor congratulates the Global Soil Partnership for drafting the
guidelines and opening up the process for consultation. He highlights that
the document is written from a point of view “before sustainable
intensification”, i.e. with an agricultural paradigm accepting soil tillage
as necessary practice and soil degradation as unavoidable consequence.
Conservation Agriculture should have more space in the document.
Theodor also shares FAO's *Policy Support Guideliner for the Promotion of
Sustainable Production Intensification and Ecosystem Services *
<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/sites/default/files/resources/CA-policy%20book.pdf>as
a useful reference.

Please read Theodor's first comments here
<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/contributions/re-online-consultation-developing-voluntary-guidelines-sustainable-soil-manag-12>
and his second one here
<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/contributions/re-online-consultation-developing-voluntary-guidelines-sustainable-soil-manag-13>



[image: icon]*Ian Hannam*, University of New England, Australia

Ian responds to the questions proposed and shares comments on the draft
document questioning the limitation of use of soils to agriculture.
Read Ian's contribution
<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/contributions/re-online-consultation-developing-voluntary-guidelines-sustainable-soil-manag-14>



[image: icon]*Floria Bertsch*, Asociación Costarricense de la Ciencia del
Suelo, Costa Rica

Floria suggests more focus to be placed on the actual guidelines, in
particular chapter 3.
Read Floria's contribution
<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/contributions/re-online-consultation-developing-voluntary-guidelines-sustainable-soil-manag-15>



[image: icon]*Lal Manavado*, University of Oslo affiliate, Norway

Lal commends the draft guidelines and draws attention to what may be called
"ruins of soil" such as abandoned strip mines, forests destroyed by
uncontrolled logging, advancing desert etc., which are often contiguous to
arable lands.
Read Lal's contribution
<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/contributions/re-online-consultation-developing-voluntary-guidelines-sustainable-soil-manag-16>





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