*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE* *for sustainable agriculture and land management* Dear Subscribers, Please see herebelow details of the Webinar on “RECSOIL: Recarbonization of global soils”, 17 June 2020, 15:00 - 16:30 CEST, hosted by FAO. Apologies for any cross-posting. . *Amir Kassam * *Moderator* *Global CA-CoP* e-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture *Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance (no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops); and (iii) diversification of cropping system (economically, environmentally and socially adapted rotations and/or sequences and/or associations involving annuals and/or perennials, including legumes and cover crops), along with other complementary good agricultural production and land management practices. * [image: image.jpeg] <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/newsletters.fao.org/c/1SQPozt25TMyQYU9XRLm72aw__;!!DOxrgLBm!TlQnnVpxStuo_68BgRo4cHgHQfz9WHAPQUpsA1vqKdC11oV2iTskhtafVfvybXNoygb9RW7G8azr$> *Webinar on "RECSOIL: Recarbonization of global soils"* [image: image.jpeg] FAO's Global Soil Partnership is pleased to invite you to its webinar on "RECSOIL: Recarbonization of global soils". The webinar will discuss the *feasibility of moving the SOC agenda into action* and *how RECSOIL can contribute to it.* Details of the event <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/newsletters.fao.org/c/1SQPpv4KDkpL8XoWQmmHCeQh__;!!DOxrgLBm!TlQnnVpxStuo_68BgRo4cHgHQfz9WHAPQUpsA1vqKdC11oV2iTskhtafVfvybXNoygb9RYgStSbo$> *Agenda* *15:00 - 15:15 | OPENING REMARKS* · *Dr Qu Dongyu*, FAO Director-General · *Mr Ibrahim Thiaw*, Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification · *H.E. Carlos Manuel Rodriguez*, Minister of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica *15:15 - 15:25 | Status and challenges of global soil organic carbon sequestration* – *Prof. Rattan Lal*, Distinguished University professor of Soil Science and Director of the Carbon Management and Sequestration Center, The Ohio State University, Ohio, USA *15:25 - 15:35 | Is soil organic carbon sequestration really feasible? How to scale it up?* *Prof. Pete Smith*, Professor of Soils and Global Change, Aberdeen University and Science Director of Scotland’s ClimateXChange *15:35 - 15:45 | Soil organic carbon sequestration: experience from the ground*, *Ms Maria Beatriz Giraudo, *Farmer from Argentina *15:45 - 15:55 | Unlocking the potential of soil organic carbon: RECSOIL*, *Ms Rosa Cuevas/**Mr** Ronald Vargas, FAO* *15:55 - 16:25 | PANEL SESSION* - Moving the SOC agenda into action: · *H.E. Aslak Brun*, Ambassador Permanent Representative of Norway to FAO (tbc) · *Ms Arianna Giuliodori*, Secretary General, World Farmers Association · *Mr Eric Fernandes**, *Global Lead, Technology-innovation-Climate Smart Agriculture, World Bank Group · *Forlin*, Policy officer, DG Clima, European Commission · *Mr Barney Debnam, *Strategy Lead Agriculture at Microsoft *16:25 - 16:30* | *CONCLUSION*, *Ms Maria Helena Semedo*, Deputy Director General Climate and Natural Resources, FAO Moderator: *Mr Eduardo Mansur*, Director Land and Water Division, FAO Register here <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/newsletters.fao.org/c/1SQPpGB5WpK009v6CsuaItMe__;!!DOxrgLBm!TlQnnVpxStuo_68BgRo4cHgHQfz9WHAPQUpsA1vqKdC11oV2iTskhtafVfvybXNoygb9RWiCB3J9$> *More information on how to access the webinar will be sent shortly. *Background* Increased soil organic carbon (SOC) has been identified as one of the most cost-effective options for climate change adaptation and mitigation, as well as combating desertification, land degradation and food insecurity by the IPCC’s special report on climate change and land. *Maintaining existing SOC stocks* and *enhancing SOC sequestration* through *sustainable soil management (SSM) *practices constitute a feasible solution to *offset a portion of global emissions* while providing multiple benefits for the *environment, people and the economy*. While there is substantial scientific evidence that soils could play an important role in the current global challenges, there are still some uncertainty and risks for moving into action and scale up. FAO and its Global Soil Partnership (GSP) have established "*RECSOIL: Recarbonization of global soils* <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/newsletters.fao.org/c/1SQPpS7rfv4eRlBgoyBDOIIb__;!!DOxrgLBm!TlQnnVpxStuo_68BgRo4cHgHQfz9WHAPQUpsA1vqKdC11oV2iTskhtafVfvybXNoygb9ReuRzdUk$>" as an initiative to move the SOC agenda into action using the best tools and technologies available while being aware of the associated uncertainties. [image: image.jpeg] <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/newsletters.fao.org/c/1SQPq3DMyAotIxHqaEJ6UXE8__;!!DOxrgLBm!TlQnnVpxStuo_68BgRo4cHgHQfz9WHAPQUpsA1vqKdC11oV2iTskhtafVfvybXNoygb9RRX_7OIu$> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CA-Cop-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(CA-Cop-L,SIGNOFF);