implementation of the gsoc17 recommendations: working group on soc management
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Item 12:
GSOC17 follow-up
Special Issue – Global Change Biology• Title:
“Soil organic carbon sequestration in a changing climate”
• Edited by GCB editorial board
• Editorial to be provided by ITPS/GSP
Special Issue – Global Change Biology• Pending:
• Borrelli, P. et al.: Quo vadis soil erosion? Global impacts of 21st century land use change
• Fleskens, L. et al.: A high-resolution spatially-explicit methodology to assess global soil organic carbon restoration potential
• Submitted:• Todd-Brown, K. and Crowther, T.: Field-warmed soil carbon changes alter
21st century Earth System Model projections
• Lal, R.: Digging deeper - A wholistic perspective of factors affecting SOC sequestration
• Chen, J. et al.: Integrated monitoring of carbon storage and loss through emerging isotope technology
• He, H. and Kasimir, A.: Re-wetting drained peatlands can potentially reduce large greenhouse gas emissions
Special Issue - SOIL• Title:
“Regional perspectives and challenges of soil organic carbon management and monitoring –A Special Issue from the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon 2017”
• Guest editors: P. A. Finke (SOIL), P. de Ruiter (ITPS), J. House (IPCC), A. Cowie (UNCCD-SPI),V. Alcántara (GSP Secretariat/FAO)
• All ITPS members have been recommended as reviewers
• Submission deadline: 15 december
Special Issue – SOIL• Invited (still open):
1. Yigini et al. (incl. ITPS), Measuring, mapping, monitoring and reporting SOC stocks and stock changes – national and global scales
2. Razafimbelo, T. et al., The contribution of SOC sequestration to food security in Africa – a review to identify promising practices
3. Mrabet, R. et al., Challenges of soil organic carbon sequestration in drylands
4. Vågen, T.-G. et al., Spatial assessments for the mapping and monitoring of soil organic carbon: Using stakeholder engagement processes
5. Mulder, V. L. et al., Soil carbon assessment for climate change mitigation in the Netherlands
Special Issue – SOIL• Invited (still open):
6. Comeau, L.-P. et al., Soil organic matter derived CO2; comparison of partition methods from an Acric Umbrisol in a subtropical forest
7. Cuevas, R. et al., Interinstitutional networks at continental and national scales a harmonized basis to promote sustainable soil management – The case of the Latin-American Soil Information System SISLAC and the Mexican Laboratory Network REDLABS
8. England, J. and Viscarra Rossel, R.A., Proximal sensing for monitoring soil organic carbon stocks in agriculture
9. Osinaga, N., Álvarez, C.R. and Taboada, M.A., Effect of Deforestation and Management on Soil Carbon Stocks in the South American Chaco
10. Guevara, M., et al., Modelling SOC at the national level in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean: towards the identification of a minimum set of covariates with maximal explanatory power
• Event during UNFCCC COP 23 AGRICULTURE ACTION DAY -Agriculture-based climate solutions:“Unlocking the potential of soil organic carbon for climate change action”
• Opening by Hon. Inia Seruiratu (Minister for Agriculture, Rural & Maritime Development, and National Disaster Management, Government of the Republic of Fiji)
• ITPS Chair reporting on GSOC17 Outcomes
• 2 case studies of SOC management for climate change mitigation/adaptation
• Panel discussion: upscaling SOC conservation and sequestration management and related supporting mechanisms
Working Group – SOC management
• Recommendation from the GSOC17 Outcome Document:
“coordinate the development of a technical and institutional manual on SOC management […] to provide
context-specific guidance on the sustainable management of SOC at the national and local scales”
• Build upon ITPS WG “Global Management of Soil Organic Matter” and the Regional Soil Partnerships, including their Regional Implementations Plans
• Outputs of this WG shall be within the scope of the Voluntary Guidelines of Sustainable Soil Managementprinciples
Output: technical manual – proposed structure
1. Introduction and preparation process of the technical manual
2. Points of consideration when studying, recommending and adopting sustainable soil management practices that target the preservation and/or enhancement of SOC
« Including GHG trade-offs, discussion on the required efforts to measure and monitor SOC stocks, link between SOC and SIC »
3. Recommended management practices, land use systems and actions for preservation and/or enhancement of SOC
« Recommendations and considerations for all land uses (croplands, grazing lands and plantations), including land use changes »
« Consider the local environmental, socio-economic, cultural and institutional contexts, and potential barriers to adoption »
« Case studies and success stories of effective practice adoption and achieved SOC preservation/increase as long as based on measurements and evidence-based results with the adequate statistical accuracy»
Output: technical manual – proposed structure
4. Cross cutting issues and special cases
5. Experiences with diverse incentivizing mechanisms for large scale practice adoption
6. Future directions and identified gaps
3. Recommended management practices, land use systems and actions for SOCpreservation and/or enhancement
3.1 Tundra
3.2. Boreal
3.3. Alpine and montaneous
3.4. Temperate
3.5. Savanna
3.6. Mediterranean
3.7. Arid
3.8. Semi-arid tropics
3.9. Sub-humid tropics
3.10. Humid Tropics
3.11. Peatlands and wetlands
3.12. Coastal ecosystems
4. Cross cutting issues and special cases
4.1 Managed and non-managed ecosystems –priority areas for conservation
4.2 Rice paddy fields
4.3 Irrigated lands
4.4 Urban lands
4.5 Degraded and desertified lands
Working Group – SOC management
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