{"id":766,"date":"2025-08-06T09:52:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T07:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/?page_id=766"},"modified":"2025-12-15T11:00:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:00:46","slug":"alpsp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/index.php\/alpsp\/","title":{"rendered":"ALPINE SOIL PARTNERSHIP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"454\" height=\"702\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-26.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1207\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:30px;width:441px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-26.png 454w, https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-26-194x300.png 194w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">The Alpine Soil Partnership (AlpSP) joins <strong>soil experts<\/strong> and the <strong>users of soil knowledge<\/strong> (authorities, practitioners, NGOs, etc.) to better introduce soil protection into land management practices and to promote Alpine-wide cooperation on soil protection &amp; soil ecosystem services management.<br><br>It was established during the EU Alpine Space project Links4Soils, and was founded on a common Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). You can send the sign Memorandum to <strong><a href=\"mailto:info@alpinesoils.org\">info@alpinesoils.org<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-kubio-color-6-color\">As a bottom-up network, people and organisations working for sustainable soil management are invited to join the Alpine Soil Partnership by signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)<\/mark> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-kubio-color-6-color\">below and completing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/?page_id=55\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"55\">Sign-up form<\/a>:<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/?page_id=55\">Join the AlpSP <\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlpSP-MoU_March-2018.pdf\">Sign the MoU!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are other language options of the MoU: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlpSP-MoU_March-2018.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlpSP-MoU_March-2018.pdf\">Memoruandum EN<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlpSP-MoU_2018_04-1_DE.pdf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlpSP-MoU_March-2018.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlpSP-MoU_March-2018.pdf\">Memoruandum<\/a> DE<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlpSP-MoU_2018_04-FR.pdf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlpSP-MoU_March-2018.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlpSP-MoU_March-2018.pdf\">Memoruandum<\/a> FR<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlpSP-MoU_2018_04-IT.pdf\">Memoruandum IT<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlpSP-MoU_2018_04-SLO.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlpSP-MoU_2018_04-SLO.pdf\">Memoruandum SLO<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7946b6b8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e1788bc0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"374\" height=\"346\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-25.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1205\" style=\"border-radius:30px;width:446px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-25.png 374w, https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-25-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-25-324x300.png 324w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;color:#000000;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.234), 17px);\">In the framework of the EU Alpine Space project Links4Soils, the Alpine Soil Partnership (AlpSP) was established, taking into account the sub-regional-level priorities and natural and cultural conditions of the Alpine region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AlpSP is aiming towards federating all the various stakeholders and institutions in the Alpine Region. We aspire for close cooperation with existing network structures such as the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cipra.org\/sl\">CIPRA<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alpine-region.eu\/\">EUSALP AG6<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alpconv.org\/en\/home\/\">Alpine Convention<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu\/\">European Soil Partnership<\/a>&nbsp;(ESP), and the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/global-soil-partnership\/en\/\">Global Soil Partnership<\/a>&nbsp;(GSP).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Caring For Soils \u2013 Where Our Roots Grow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-766_de8096-f8\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-kubio-color-6-color\">The slogan of the EU Alpine Space project Links4Soils \u201cCaring For Soils \u2013 Where Our Roots Grow,\u201d was translated to a common framework of the Alpine Soil Partnership, which can be summarized by the following four bullet points:<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Soils are a relevant factor for a functioning ecosystem&nbsp;and perform essential services for us:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alpinesoils.org\/?page_id=85\">Link to SES.<\/a><br>The UN adopted 17 Goals that are necessary for Sustainable Development (<strong>SDGs<\/strong>). Soils can contribute to at least ten of them (No. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17), and the challenge is to expand particularly No. 2, 4, 11, 13, 17.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Soils affect and are affected by climate change.<\/strong>&nbsp;Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation together. Climate change affects and modifies the balance of nutrients in soils. Alpine soils are even more sensitive and diverse due to the largely diverse soil-forming factors (relief, climate, parent material, organisms, and time). Climate change in the Alps is also more important than in the lowlands. Soils play an essential role in climate change mitigation as well as climate change adaptation by enhancing the resilience of our environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sustainable use of soils has been defined&nbsp;<\/strong>by the Revised World Soil Charter (2015) as:&nbsp;<em>\u201cSoil management is sustainable if the supporting, provisioning, regulating, and cultural services provided by soil are maintained or enhanced without significantly impairing (\u2026) biodiversity\u201d<\/em>. Soils react (slowly) to environmental and climatic changes as well as to land uses and management practices. Soils are currently threatened by soil sealing, soil erosion, and loss of soil organic matter.<br>Sustainable soil management aims at improving soil characteristics (e.g, soil structure, water infiltration and retention, organic matter content, soil fauna) that can be influenced by management practices in different sectors, such as agriculture, forestry, urban and land planning.<br><strong>Sustainable soil management should be integrated across all land-use sectors<\/strong> through the<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>implementation of good soil management practices that maintain, balance, or improve SES while preserving each sector&#8217;s primary functions, such as food production in agriculture. This means linking soil dynamics with the challenges of land use management to guarantee a win-win situation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Alpine Soil Partnership (AlpSP) joins soil experts and the users of soil knowledge (authorities, practitioners, NGOs, etc.) to better introduce soil protection into land management practices and to promote Alpine-wide cooperation on soil protection &amp; soil ecosystem services management. 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