GLOSOB: The Global Soil Biodiversity Observatory
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As part of the post-2020 Plan of Action of the International Initiative for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Soil Biodiversity (CBD 2020), adopted at the 2022 Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was mandated to implement a global soil biodiversity and ecosystem function monitoring framework. This initiative aligns with past and recent efforts of the FAO’s Global Soil Partnership (GSP) and its recently created International Network on Soil Biodiversity (NETSOB), as well as those from other international initiatives such as the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative (GSBI) and the global Soil Biodiversity Observation Network (SoilBON). Through these initiatives, participating countries are therefore encouraged to improve their knowledge of soil biodiversity and implement sound policies and actions to prioritize soil biodiversity in National Reports and National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs).
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Copyright (c) 2025 Jacob Parnell, George Brown, Peter deRuiter, Carlos Guerra, Luca Montanarella, Zoë Lindo, Gian Luca Bagnara, Jeff Battigelli, Rosalina González, Rosa M. Poch, Diana H. Wall †, Giulio Malorgio, Ronald Vargas, Rosa Cuevas-Corona, Natalia Rodriguez Eugenio
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