Pacific Conservation Database
Soil Management in the Pacific initiative
PIRT Member organisations
Pacific Community (SPC)
Other partner organisations
Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
Countries of implementation
Regional
About
The Soil Management in the Pacific initiative aims to improve soil management and knowledge through in the region through the following objectives: (i) Identify barriers that are preventing sustainable soil management, (ii) Quantify nutrient cycling in island agricultural and taro production systems and undertake field trials to highlight the importance of budgeting for soil fertility management and increasing yield (iii) Identify problems and subsequently improve current soil sampling, testing and interpretation protocols and develop soil type specific protocols.
Framework Action Tracks
01 – Our people at the centre of conservation action, 10 – Terrestrial ecological integrity, 18 – Preventing terrestrial, freshwater and marine pollution (non-plastic), 19 – Science and traditional knowledge for target-setting and monitoring
Status
Ongoing