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. 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, French and Spanish, and directly on the draft document which can be found online. Looking forward to hearing from you. Your FSN Forum team | |
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| | CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED | Prem Bindraban, VFRC-IFDC, USA
| Prem comments focus on the use of appropriate fertilizers containing well-balanced nutrients. Read Prem's contribution. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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