Announcing the launch of the UN-FAO Global Soil Biodiversity Observatory (GLOSOB)!
On December 3, 2021, the
International Network on Soil Biodiversity (NETSOB) supporting the UN FAO and GSP's Global Soil Biodiversity Observatory (GLOSOB) was launched to begin to monitor, conserve, and restore soil biodiversity and its associated ecosystem services. A Chairperson and four Vice-chairs were elected to organize and set goals for the initiative and its four working groups. Congratulations to the elected leadership!
Chairperson of the NETSOB, Peter de Ruiter, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Technical WG1: measurement, assessment and monitoring of soil biodiversity
Vice-chair George Brown, EMPRAPA, Brazil
Technical WG2: Sustainable use and management, and conservation of soil biodiversity
Vice-chair Zöe Lindo, Western University, Canada
Technical WG 3: Economics of soil biodiversity
Vice-chair Gian Luca Bagnara, Agribusiness consulting and economics of territory, Italy
Technical WG 4: Policies and legal instruments related to soil biodiversity
Vice-chair Rosalina González, LaSalle University, Colombia