Organization of the AlpSP

Governance

Chair: Michele Freppaz (Italy)

Coordination Unit: Maria Legner (Austria)

The following AlpSP Steering Committee members took over the leadership for the pillars of action:

Pillar 1: Sustainable soil managementMr. Aleš Poljanec (Slovenia)
Pillar 2: Soil awareness raisingMs. Silvia Stanchi (Italy)
Pillar 3: Soil information & researchMr. Borut Vrščaj (Slovenia)
Pillar 4: Regional coordinationMs. Maria Legner (Austria)
Pillar 5: Data comparison & harmonizationMr. Frédéric Berger (France)

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee of the Alpine Soil Partnership consists of the chair and the pillar leaders. Additionally, Mr Thomas Peham (Austria) acts as a link to the Alpine Convention Soil Working Group.

Cooperation

The Alpine Soil Partnership works in close cooperation with the Soil Protection Working Group of the Alpine Convention and implements joint projects. The Alpine Soil Partnership is part of the FAO’s Global Soil Partnership its regional branch, the European Soil Partnership.

Finance

The Alpine Soil Partnership was established in the course of the Interreg Alpine Space project Links4Soils (2016-2020). The Coordination Unit of the Alpine Soil Partnership was financed in the years 2021-2022 by the Austrian Ministry for Climate Action (BMK). Since its official ending, the Chair, the Steering Committee, and the Alpine Soil Partners have been taking part in the Alpine Soil Partnership activities pro bono.