2020 UN-FAO Report on Global Soil iodiversity

GSBI and 300+ scientists contribute to “State of Knowledge on Soil Biodiversity: Status, Challenges, and Potentialities” called for by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

GSBI has contributed to, and provided expert review for the following:

EASAC: European Academies Science Advisory Council

 

2018: Opportunities for soil sustainability in Europe

IPBES: Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

2018: IPBES Assessment Report on Land Degradation & Restoration

2017: UN Convention to Combat Desertification

 
 

2017: European Food Safety Authority

FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

 

2015: Food and Status of the World’s Soil Resources: Main Report

The following are other policy reports that the GSBI has not contributed to, but may be useful to the soil biodiversity community.

Framework for a Federal Strategic Plan for Soil Science

In 2016 the Obama Administration released a strategic plan for future U.S. soils.

  • The full report is available here.

  • The summary of the report with specific action steps is available here.

Soil biodiversity: functions, threats and tools for policy makers

Anne Turbé, Arianna De Toni, Patricia Benito, Patrick Lavelle, Perrine Lavelle, Nuria Ruiz, Wim H. Van der Putten, Eric Labouze, and Shailendra Mudgal. Soil biodiversity: functions, threats and tools for policy makers. Bio Intelligence Service, IRD, and NIOO, Report for European Commission (DG Environment), 2010.