Name
Text
Score
Pradip Dey
How we together can make an impact for healthy soil
0
anonymous
Are policy makers aware of soil resources are important?
0
Pradip Dey
Could we come out with a document on responsible soil policy?
0
Pradip Dey
Is there a way to include soil issue with lifestyle?
0
Pradip Dey
Functional food components and soil health - how best we can raise the issue to take general public on board?
0
Pradip Dey
We are what we eat and what we eat is what plant takes up from soil - how best we can put this in policy?
0
Pradip Dey
What are the ways of mainstreaming soil-human-animal health?
0
Pradip Dey
Farmers' aspiration management is a way of of putting forward the soil health issue.
0
Pradip Dey
When we are tired we search for tea. But even our tea is tired of poor soil health - can't we do anything?
0
Ishan Agrawal
Principles of Commons applicable??
0
Pradip Dey
How we together can make an impact for healthy soil?
1
Usharani
When earthworms are regenerated you have unpaid relentless workers for soils
1
Klein Kimme
Let us RESPECT soil!
1
Usharani
Random reports on soil status to be published to draw the attention of society.
This will help in sensitization
anonymous
The term soil is often not mentioned and forgotten. Let's drum up support for it in whatever form for the world to recognize
its importance to life
1
Hailu Araya
Land and soil are beyond food and production
1
Ishan Agrawal
Soil as Commons??
1
anonymous
Soil is life
Let's not kill
2
Usharani
Children should be educated on soil microbes
2
anonymous
Effets des pesticides chimiques que nous utilisons sur la santé de la terre.
2
anonymous
Soil , irrespective of ownership, is common resource, a public good.how can Policy framework be adapted to address this
aspect for SLM?
2
anonymous
Should our contributions not talk to issues that address the effect of different human actions on soils such as farming
mechanism on soil degradation ?
2
anonymous
To bring soil to the front of many important platforms, we need 1 to 3 comprehensive indicators that show the state of soil
health
2
Ishan Agrawal
Organic farming calls for soil Commons..
2
Sergio Sauer UnB Brazil
How about Agroecology? Would it be a way out for land degradation and soil waste?
3
Hailu Araya
Nutrition starts from the SOIL
4
anonymous
Soil / land ... Common public good or not? Access to Best land / soil as competing resource between all sectors is an issue?
6
1
Pradip Dey
How we together can make an impact for healthy soil?
7
Stop Land
Corruption
Land corruption perpetuates poverty #stoplandcorruption #SDG1 #SDG16
16
anonymous
Policies of today need to feature a component of intergenerational justice. Why should the youth of today need to tackle
problems created today?!
0
Nkiruka
Nnaemego - YL Do Youth deserve to receive Land as a Gift or an Incentive to facilitate their involvement in SLM initiatives?
0
Klein Kimme
A wise man said: We talk a lot about saving our soils and land for our children. Perhaps we should save our soils and land
FROM our children
0
Conrad B.
Lack of formal employment opportunities in the agriculture sector drives the youth away to other "high employment"
sectors.
0
Nkiruka
YL: Most stakeholders talk about 'Youth Engagement'. Who do they really engage with, at what level? How does it impact on
Nnaemego - YL youth employment and entrepreneurship?
1
YOD
La jeunesse comme fer de lance de la GdT.
@Patrick, Key to reverse BAU and promote SLM is to change lifestyles of youth of the world from conspicuous consumption
Srinivasa Srigiri to cautious consumption.
1
1
Nkiruka
YL: Most stakeholders talk about 'Youth Engagement'. Who do they really engage with, at what level? How does it impact on
Nnaemego - YL youth employment and entrepreneurship?
2
Haggai Oduori Considering the low return on investment in agriculture visa vis services and industry, will youth choose agriculture first?
2
Nkiruka
Nnaemego - YL Do Youth deserve to receive Land as a Gift or an Incentive to facilitate their involvement in SLM initiatives?
3
Matheus_Glob
al Soil Week
Do we need youth-specific policies? Or do we just need better policies at all?
3
anonymous
3
IT + land = youth
Nkiruka
How do we ensure that youth are actively integrated into current and future policies, plans and programmes on SLM across
Nnaemego - YL the globe?
4
anonymous
Millions of Indian young people have no future in agriculture! Better to accept this soon!
4
Conrad B.
Lack of formal employment opportunities in the agriculture sector drives the youth away to other "high employment"
sectors.
4
Vocational training systems of countries should focus on developing capacities of youth in agri-food processing and
Srinivasa Srigiri marketing.
8
anonymous
I think we need to 'moderzize' agriculture to make it attractive for the youth.
9
Patrick
What is the role of youth in the "Global North" ?They're here today too and also need to be involved in preventing "business
as usual" and further degradation!
9
Jonas
Someone before suggested to "modernize" agriculture to make it attractive to you. What do YOU understand from this term?
Modernization
10
Nkiruka
How do we ensure that youth are actively integrated into current and future policies, plans and programmes on SLM across
Nnaemego - YL the globe?
16
Awo Sourou
Malikiyou
Est-il possible de nous mettre à disposition déjà demain avant la clôture la version complète des différents résultats issus des
groupes de travail ?
0
anonymous
Wish we could all sit in one room rather than typing online
1
anonymous
Are we still at the Global SOIL Week?
1
KA
Reversing the rise in state violations of HR and access to land require a shifting balances of power. How do these guidelines
achieve that?
1
anonymous
As researchets, how do we 'combine policies' legislated by a soverign nation. i think some of our suggestions are wish-lists!
1
anonymous
We need to DEBATE!!
1
anonymous
Enough speakers --- lets debate on how to move forward!!
1
anonymous
Keep the messages short and do not add all the details!
1
anonymous
Message one is too ambiguous. I don't think it is a good representation on the outputs of workshop 2. Could it be made
sharper?
1
anonymous
Can we focus less on reconfirming the obvious amongst ourselves?
2
KA
"Be concrete and be bold" -- that's a statement one could consider while fine-tuning / finalizing the messages of this event.
2
Alexander
Mueller
Great to see the commitment of our partners from African Countries! The African Soil Seminar needs a follow-up.
3
anonymous
Thank you to gov. representatives for their support! Merci aux représentants gouv. pour leur support! Gracias a los
representantes del gobierno para su apoyo!
3
anonymous
Why so many lectures? What about more discussion!? All participants in this room should be given more opportunity to have
equally-weighted voices!
3
anonymous
Why is the term soil only visible in point 5?
4
Matheus_Glob
al Soil Week
How do land rights link with the topics of the two other workshops? (SLM and Land protection)?
12
Marion
Can we still talk face to face?
13
Conrad B.
How do we ensure that policies get off desks and become a lived reality for government officials and the people?
0
Barron Orr,
UNCCD SPI
How can we encourage governments to create the enabling enironment (e.g. policies, market mechanisms) necessary for
SLM farmers to succeed?
0
Conrad B.
Being a critical sector for developing economies, there is need for capital (especially human) by governments ...
0
anonymous
Use, control and governance
anonymous
Is that possible to convince the policy makers in the High Level Political Forum without the presence of the actors (farmers)? 0
Inviolater
Lusweti
To encourage people to practice "organic farming" we should consider introducing the commercial or business angle to this!
0
0
Luca Miggiano
(Oxfam)
Can we imagine a group of governments at HLPF to act as "friends of land" and bring key messages to HLPF?
1
anonymous
How can we link with the "Friends of Land" group that already exists and champions already identified?!
1
anonymous
from the reporting at the CFS and the work done by FAO and others, it seems that most governments embrace the VGGTs.
Let's recognize the space that exists!
1
Pradip Dey
Can we link land abuse with legal action?
1
Joe
The governments and the civil society need to talk with each other and stop talking at each other.Why aint we implementing
the already existing policies.
1
There is a strong thematic group of UNFCCC, Landscape Restoration Group, which has a leverage to influence policy at higher
Tilahun Amede scales. How do we align with them?
2
SLM implementation requires different kinds of capacities at different levels which depends on the needs and aspirations of
Srinivasa Srigiri communities. Any best strategies?
2
Johns Muleso
Kharika
Update on the "Friends of DLDD" in New York: The group of countries is alive and active, co-chaired by Iceland & Namiba. 23
countries are members.
2
Alex
How about referring to the VGSSM (voluntary guidelines on sustainable soil management) in the key messages?
2
Conrad B.
How do we ensure that policies get off desks and become a lived reality for government officials and the people?
3
Alexander
Mueller
Do we need strong shadow reporting from CSO for an alternative reporting on the implementation of the SDGs ?
3
Jes
Is not institution building the pivotal lever for soil restoration? #sdg16
3
Jes
Qualitative reporting as a step until quantitative Land data becomes available?
4
Conrad B.
Have we thought about what to do post-HLPF?
4
anonymous
How to organize cooperation between human rights organizations and institutions working on land rights?
4
Jeremy
Ferguson
Will any action towards SLM be taken as long as the costs of negative external effects are NOT internalised? - and
unsustainable practices thus still rewarded?
4
Steffen
Schweizer YL
Join forces! Soil and oceans! Agrochemistry and NGOs! Men and women! We need change, and we need it fast!
4
anonymous
Translating soil research into actions... how this does could implemented in practice? . Transdisciplinary research is a key
entry point
4
Jes
How would a coherent reporting on #land #governance look like?
7
anonymous
How to enable CSO to provide info and data on land rights to national and global processes?
7
Jes
Monitoring investments and / or monitoring land governance?
7
Luca Miggiano Can we support governments in the room and others to create at HLPF / New York a "friends of land" group to bring forward
(Oxfam)
our messages?
17
anonymous
Pourquoi vous "oubliez" l'ODD 15 et l'Objectif 3 qui met l'accent sur la GDT?
anonymous
How can we recognize and link to existing engagement by the LAND sector on the SDGs? Much is already being done on what
is being proposed.
0
anonymous
Les ODD, en quoi les gouvernements peuvent y trouver leurs intérêts tant les intérêts du peuple passe au second plan
0
1
anonymous
When do we start to challenge things like SDGs? Do we really agree with them, their formulation, targets? If we were given
other 'list' we would have bought in
1
Andreas
What priorities do we set in SDG monitoring given limited resources and capacities?
2
anonymous
We need to recognize and link to other processes leading the engagement on land governance and the SDGs
2
Johns Muleso
Kharika
Correction: "The tragedy of the commons": What should be done to break this retrogressive vicious cycle to achieve the
SDGs?
2
PatNyaundi
Diversity is what we have in common. Case for disaggregated data country plan for sdg implementation
2
anonymous
How can we protect the land rights of urban poor. They are often amongst the most vulnerable in most countries. Need to
build synergies with SDG 11
3
Marion
The land indicator is under SDG1, but equal access to land is a sub-goal of SDG2. Land is for food first!
3
Christian
Schneider
YL
Nathalie van
How can we address potential contradictions between SDGs? for example 2.b and support for small and young farmers?
3
Haren - Both
ENDS
Excellent, let's add Trade & Investment to message 1: '... and guarantee that trade & investment policies contribute to the
implementation of all SDGs'
4
Julian Oram
How can we rally political support for the inclusion of land rights as a cross-cutting theme within the Voluntary National
Reviews of the SDGs?
14
Mitiku Haile
Who is responsible for the ethical and security considerations for open data sharing if it compromises data sources?
0
Pradip Dey
How we can dovetail soil biological and soil physical health with soil chemical health? What may be the minimum data set
required?
1
anonymous
For the open data sharing it is important to involve inter-governmental organizations at regional and/international support
for the policy support!!!
2
Hailu Araya
The right issue of sharing data (ODA) should start from information sharing to smallholder farmers and their farmers ...
international link is secondary.
2
Mitiku Haile
Whose data is to be openly accessed and to be shared?Who will share the cost of collecting and compiling the data?
2
anonymous
Do you think we will be successful for Open Data Access without securing its advantage for the source countries,
organizations, individuals, etc?
4
Conrad B.
Indigenous knowledge/ food culture of local population needs to be incorporated in SLM practices
0
Ivonne Lobos
Alva
Are Member States reporting on how they include vulnerable populations in SDG review? How they address accountability?
2
anonymous
Was very nice to hear someone bring up the needs and rights of indigenous peoples/First Nations ! They cannot be "left
behind" by such messages and processes.
5
On message 4, there is need to have a clear definition of vulnerable people. It varies from country to country and from
William
institution to institution.
NathalieOnura
van
Haren - Both
Let's give names to 'vulnerable people' in message 5: 'women, indigenous people, pastoralists, fisherfolk, forest people &
ENDS
small-scale farmers'
9
16
Steffen
Schweizer YL
Can we reach the SDGs faster if we include the big agricultural corporations? If yes, how?
0
Jes
Large agrochemical companies the only ones on the ground? Like really? #omg
0
anonymous
Nathalie van
Haren - Both
ENDS
Who is corrupting the land? Multinationals are accountable for corruption perpetuated in the developing countries
1
Did you discuss influence of agrochemical companies in SLM policy development?
1
Let's not paint a black and white pictures when speaking about the inclusion of agrochemical companies.
1
Steffen
Schweizer YL
Lien De
Great to hear from Chantal to involve private sector! Companies are diverse. RRI engages leading companies in the Interlaken
Brouckere, RRI Group to respect land rights.
2
Patrick
Solutions need to focus on the culprits of destruction! Greedy corporations need to be held accountable for their actions (and
inaction)!
3
The language of aggressive commercial advertising of agro-chemical products sometimes demeans indigenous farming
methods. regulation!
8
Yes, let's talk about the ELEPHANT in the room: the impact of large corporations on land & soil & their lobby powers & their
ways of dodging responsibility
12
Haren - Both
ENDS
Did you discuss the lobby power of large agrochemical companies that impact policy making processes relevant for land
degradation & soil health?
15
Saydou
Comment prendre efficacement en compte la dimension foncière dans les action gdt ?
0
Saydou
Le problème de la sécurité foncière n'est pas l'existence de lois. Le problème c'est comment lever les principaux défis dans
l'application des ces lois?
0
anonymous
And where would such land come from especially in countries where the dominant tenure regime is freehold
0
Conrad
NathalieB.van
Haren - Both
ENDS
Nathalie van
Haggai Oduori Isn't individual land ownership one of the obstacles to sustainable land management?
1
Marion
1
Message tres important du Benin sur le travail necessaire sur la dichotomie des systemes de foncier et l'inclusion social
Haggai Oduori Land is just a factor of production, why do we assume that rights to land will incentivize investments into SLM?
1
anonymous
Do we as researchers have the mechanisms to enforce findings related to land rights?
1
YOD
Comment pensez vous qu'il.faut agir pour assurer une gouvernance foncière équitable ?
2
Mitiku Haile
What issues are addressed with respect to land rights, land tenure or property rights?
2
Joan Carling
How can we ensure policy cohesion on land rights and sustainable land management with targets for economic growth and
industrialization?
2
There are successful cases of strengthening the capacities of poor in accessing the legal services for securing access to land.
Srinivasa Srigiri These need scaling up. Part 2
2
Téodyl
Nkuintchua
Message 5: Build the bridge with all the other values of land, including cultural heritage (SDG 11.4) or economic value
2
Evidences prove that SLM technologies are not successful without mechanisms that guarantee equitable and secure access to
Srinivasa Srigiri soil and water resources.
3
Srinivasa Srigiri Effectiveness of progressive legislations for secure land tenure depend on access of poor to legal services. Part 1
3
Saydou
3
La GDT commence par la sécurisation des droits fonciers des différentes catégories de producteurs.
Nkiruka
Nnaemego - YL How do we facilitate and ensure Access to Justice for small scale farmers are victims of land grabs or government take over?
4
anonymous
What is the meaning of increasing land investiment? Even saying or stating "land governance" it is too close to support land
grabbing!??
5
Pradip Dey
How we can influence a proper land tenure policy across globe?
7
Nkiruka
Nnaemego - YL How do we facilitate and ensure Access to Justice for small scale farmers are victims of land grabs or government take over?
KA
Most cities grew of agricultural communities, are growing on contested fertile lands. Segregating urban and food production
is 20th C, time to turn the page.
0
Srinivasa Srigiri Strategic planning of inevitable urbanization is crucial for SLM and even more important the livelihoods.
Sarah
15
With the diminishing land sizes we need to consider integrating urban and peri urban farming into SLM interventions and so
far this had not been captured
0
1
Metropolitan governance is becoming more and more centralized as governments view cities as 'golden egg laying geese'.
Srinivasa Srigiri Villages in suburbs losing autonomy.
1
Lien De
Brouckere, RRI In the US, almost half (!!) of food ends in landfill or rots in the field.
0
anonymous
Reduce food waste during breaks, lunchs and dinners. It contributes to protect soil and land and ... save life in poorer
countries
1
Nkiruka
Nnaemego - YL Can Sustainable Consumption be promoted through proper Post-Harvest Handling? How?
2
anonymous
Let s starting reducing our consumption patterns starting from minimising food waste today in terms of coffee breaks,
excessive lunchs and dinners
2
Usharani
Wastage of food is common factor in all countries irrespective whether they are developed or developing
2
Nkiruka
Nnaemego - YL Can Sustainable Consumption be promoted through proper Post-Harvest Handling? How?
3
Usharani
It may be difficult to change consumption pattern
Can we avoid wastage to begin with?
3
anonymous
Missing: Link to SDG 10? Climate justice ? If farmers are "key agents" in protecting soils, why are they not being supported
financially on a larger basis?!
0
anonymous
Fully agree with Mr Lall's view that farmers need to be compensated for providing ecosytem services societal services being
provided by them
0
Pradip Dey
Social change and LDN -is there a relationship?
0
Pradip Dey
Is it possible to include LDN as a lifestyle issue?
1
Pradip Dey
Is there a gender issue associated with LDN?
1
Pradip Dey
How to mobilize corporate social responsibility towards achieving LDN?
1
Pradip Dey
Social change & LDN -issues and ways to achieve?
2
Samson Eshetu How do we ensure learning and co-generation of knowledge in a multi stakeholder platform?
Usharani
Investments are important but the transperancy in
Spending is also more import9
1
1
shadrack
Mutavi
Investments by Governments is guided by policy frameworks. Investments in good and sound National and regional or county
policy frameworks is also necessary.
1
Andries Bosma For the next GSW: invite funding agencies and investors for SLM projects. Perhaps the World Business Council on Sustainable
ISRIC
Development could faciliate?
1
Conrad B.
Very-for-profit companies are now "selling" SLM as investment, targeting individual investors, leaving out the poor rural
farming households!
Andries Bosma Regarding the need for investment: How to use the Green Climate Fund for large scale investment in SLM and
ISRIC
carbonsequestration?
2
2
anonymous
Where the investment is to come from? Probably fostering national investments in soil and land management is the best
option to push for
anonymous
Change in consumption pattern will also impact individuals and they will be forced to change their consumption pattern .will
it not his freedom and human rights
0
anonymous
Les pays développés contribuent aussi à la spoliation des terres en Afrique. Il faut une coalition africaine contre ce
phénomène
1
anonymous
How can the 'virtual land' concept be used to address global inequality?
2
Patrick
And SDG10?! Why do the richest 10% control 40% of global income. It's less about "changing" patterns in high-consuming
countries & more about preventing GREED !
2
anonymous
Is it time for an 18th SDG on "eradicate extreme wealth"?
3
anonymous
So, are going to hear the word "CAPITALISM" before we go home, or will just go on like this? We want land justice, soil
quality, less consumption....and profit?
3
anonymous
Concentration of Power.... are we mentioning and postponing the debate... like the elephant....
5
anonymous
When the elephant in the room was attacked the discussion turned out to another topic: consumption and "global market"
don't have a name nor a face.
6
Steffen
Schweizer YL
Changing consumption and production of high income countries can only happen in partnership with the low income
countries - triangular and south south partners
7
8
anonymous
Why dont we make hidden (environmental and social) costs transparent so that ecological and fair food would be no longer
reserved for a rich Lifestyle?
8
Ivonne Lobos
Alva
Showing footprints by higher consuming countries can support the universality principle of 2030 Agenda. The SDGs apply to
all countries!
10
SB
Changing consumption patterns is very values/culture based. Human/climate footprint labeling perhaps?
10
anonymous
Changing cosumption patterns in Germany is NOT a problem of limited knowledge, its a lack of transfering it into action!
10
Anne
If changing production and consumption patterns is the goal. What are the key policy/regulatory measures to get us there?
12
Marianne
Beisheim
Fair prices for food, also taking externalities in - we need to go beyond labeling, get price incentives for both consumers and
producers right!
15
Ivonne Lobos
Alva
Link between gender and soils is crucial! How do we put that into a policy message for the #HLPF?
5
anonymous
Est ce que les représentants des pays africains ne peuvent pas porter cette préoccupation à l'AU
1
Pradip Dey
Nutrient deficiency and adolescence issues - are they related?
0
Samson Eshetu Learn, unlearn and re-learn
0
anonymous
1
So where do we begin?
How do we enhance our M and E by using Theory of Change (ToC), Experience Capitalization and Outcome Mapping (OM)
Samson Eshetu methods in additon to Log Framework?
1
Steffen
Schweizer YL
How to include the consumers that buy cheap meat?
1
Jonas
Diverty + non-discrimination. But the latest elections in the West are showing the opposite, no? France as an exception
1
Pradip Dey
Is it possible to start a meeting point for plant human/animal doctors? Can GIZ take this responsibility?
1
Jes
5 msgs as levers to upscale SLM!
1
anonymous
Anthropocene or Anthropobscene?
1
Ivonne Lobos
Alva
Marianne, from your experience, what does the #HLPF need to improve to increase inclusion?
1
Conrad B.
Any preliminary feedback from government representatives on the recommendations coming up? Potential for success?
2
Pradip Dey
SLD as a lifestyle- how to go about?
2
SB
HLPF Message #2 -- but how?
2
KA
How do GSW messages include rights of refugees crossing borders and IDPs to soil / land / water and simply dignified
livelihoods?
2
anonymous
MANkind?
2
The way extension is managed determines quality and accountability, could a change in management culture and reHaggai Oduori organization of work processes help?
3
anonymous
How can we improve and fulfil the technical requirement of farmers through limited extension agents?
3
anonymous
Responsible land Governance?
3
We need to find a fertile ground for combining rights based approaches and ecosystem based approaches to sustain life on
Srinivasa Srigiri the planet.
3
Habtamu
5
How many countries have context proven extension/implementation sterategy of SLM ???