Goals and Objectives
| Goal A - INCEPTION & CONCEPTUALIZATION | |||||
| Facilitate the inception and conceptualization of policies, instruments, and mechanisms that support stakeholders' capacity to implement the Initiative. | |||||
| A1 NDCs (CF) | A2 Project Development (GF) | A3 Share Experiences (CF) | A4 Stakeholder Interaction (CF) | A5 Carbon markets (GF) | A6 Conceptual Framework (CF) |
| Ensure Soil Health (SH) and Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) are vital components of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) | Support the development and implementation of numerous innovative projects on Soil Health (SH) and Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) | Facilitate an active multi-stakeholder exchange on innovations and success stories | Facilitate a regional stakeholder exchange to initiate evidence-based transformative programs for on-the-ground action | Improve the transparency, accessibility, and configuration of carbon market mechanisms | Develop a conceptual framework illustrating the interrelations between the driving factors of Soil Health (SH), Soil Organic Carbon (SOC), and carbon balance in Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use (AFOLU) systems |
| Goal B - IMPLEMENTATION | |||
| Enhance the enabling environment for large-scale implementation of the Initiative on the ground. | |||
| B1 Investment Plans (CF) | B2 Technology Database (GF) | B3 GAFOLUP Helpdesk (GF) | B4 MRV Tools (GF) |
| Encourage the development and implementation of investment plans reflecting the targets set out in the NDCs | Provide an easily accessible database of good practices for Soil Health (SH) to practitioners | Develop and implement a decentralized helpdesk providing advice for the successful adoption of Good Agricultural, Forestry, and Other Land Use Practices (GAFOLUP) | Provide tools for Monitoring, Reporting & Verification of Soil Health (SH) and Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) to practitioners |
| Goal C - PROMOTION | |||
| Advocate and raise awareness to foster a commitment to the Initiative's vision by all stakeholders. | |||
| C1 Advocacy & Awareness (CF) | C2 Urge Soil Regeneration (GF) | C3 Increased investments (CF) | C4 Branding & Certification (CF) |
| Increase the awareness of all stakeholders regarding the decisive role of Soil Health (SH) in tackling climate change and improving food security | Ensure that production is based on the principles of agroecology. | Boost investments in Soil Health (SH) and Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) | Develop, improve and implement Soil Health (SH) branding mechanisms. |
| Goal D - COLLABORATION | |||
| Forster interaction and collaboration among stakeholders to achieve the initiative's vision. | |||
| D1 Collaborative Platform (GF) | D2 Regional networks (CF) | D3 Youth & Seniors (GF) | D4 Partnerships & Alliances (CF) |
| Provide a digital collaborative platform, including regional portals | Establish, develop and expand "4 per 1000" regional networks | Foster the engagement of youth and seniors in the transition to agroecology for Soil Health (SH) and climate | Establish partnerships and alliances to enhance transformative action on the ground |
| Goal E - FOLLOW UP | ||
| Establish an international science-based framework for monitoring, reporting & verification, and impact assessment. | ||
| E1 MRV Systems (GF) | E2 Soil Health Observatory (GF) | E3 Impact Assessment (GF) |
| Provide a catalog of Monitoring, Reporting & Verification (MRV) systems for decision-makers | Enable near real-time monitoring of Soil Health (SH) and Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) | Provide impact assessment tools (IATs) to evaluate the consistency of actions with the "4 per 1000" vision |
| Goal F - CROSSCUTTING ACTIONS | ||
| Promote long-term viability and scaling up of the Initiative through citizen involvement, resource mobilization, and reporting on progress. | ||
| F1 Twin Regions (CF) | F2 Resource Mobilization (CF) | F3 "4 per 1000" Dashboard (CF) |
| Establish the Twin Regions concept to boost Soil Health (SH) and climate action | Mobilize sufficient resources to ensure the implementation of the strategy and functioning of the Executive Secretariat | Provide a "4 per 1000" dashboard delivering near real-time quantitative information on the progress of the Initiative |
CF: Core Facility | GF: Global Facility
