4th meeting of the Global Soil Laboratory Network (GLOSOLAN) 11-13 November 2020 Ms. Lucrezia Caon

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Ms. Lucrezia Caon
GLOSOLAN Coordinator
Item 17
Definition of the work plan of
GLOSOLAN on soil biodiversity

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Based on the information in the Global Soil Laboratory Assessment 2020 |
laboratories capacities and needs
Africa Asia Eurasia Europe Latin
America
NENA North
America
Pacific
Total number of
countries completing
the survey
35 19 10 30 27* 13 1 7
Soil chemical
analysis 35 19 10 30 26 13 1 7
Soil biological
analysis 12 9 5 16 6 9 1 5
Soil physics analysis
29 13 9 24 20 12 1 7
The number of countries in which soil biological parameters are analysed is
not very high

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Countries reporting NOT to have a large number of laboratories doing soil biological analysis
are:
 Africa: Botswana, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Republic of
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia,
Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome e Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo
 Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Republic
of Korea
 Eurasia: Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Uzbekistan
 Europe: Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Greece, Iceland, Kosovo, Latvia, Romania, Serbia,
Spain, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, United Kingdom
 Latin America: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican
Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama,
Paraguay, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay
 NENA: Kuwait, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
 North America: none
 Pacific: Guam, Papua New Guinea.

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What contribution can GLOSOLAN give to the analysis of soil
biological parameters? Proposals for discussion
Proposal Approved/
Declined
Collaboration with SoilBON Collaboration with
Fields4ever
Harmonization of SOPs Approved X X (for DNA especially)
Preparation of training
material
Approved X X
Training Approved They are working on a programme for
Africa.
The goal is to have all labs doing the
analysis…and eventually send samples to
SoilBON
For the methods used by
Fields4ever
Procurement of equipment
(criteria to identify labs to
support, TBD)*
Approved They are working on a programme for
Africa*
X*
Analysis of soil samples for
countries (comparison of
results)
Approved X
Everybody sending 4 samples can be listed
as co-author in scientific papers. The idea is
be inclusive
X
Support labs, NASOLAN and
country initiatives* also
through experience sharing
Approved X X
*Need to develop a long term strategy on this with a strong focus on the transfer of knowledge

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What contribution can GLOSOLAN give to the analysis of soil
biological parameters? Proposals for discussion
The organization of inter-laboratory comparisons might not be possible due to
custom control procedures requiring soil samples to be sterilized prior shipment.
However, GLOSOLAN encourages the organization of national PTs
Details on how to implement this work plan to be discussed between the GLOSOLAN
Technical Committee, SoilBON and Fields4Ever.
Decisions to be included in the 4th GLOSOLAN report and shared with GLOSOLAN
members.

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Thanks for your
contribution!