Global Soil Erosion Map (GSERmap) Workshop  was held successfully in April 22-25, 2024 in Northwest A&F University, China.

This workshop is sponsored by Global Soil Partnership (GSP) of the FAO in collaboration with the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWAC), organized by the College of Soil and Water Conservation Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, and co-organized by the National Earth System Science Data Center-Loess Plateau subcenter.

The opening ceremony of the workshop was presided over by Professor Hao Feng, Director of College of Soil and Water Conservation Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University. Mr. Lifeng Li, Secretary of the Global Soil Partnership (officer in charge), Director of the Land and Water Division, of FAO, Professor Duihu Ning, President of WASWAC, Professor Yulin Fang, Vice President of Northwest A&F University, and Ms. Isabel Luotto, International consultant (Soil Information/Data), Global Soil Partnership of FAO, expressed high respect and warm welcome to the participating experts and members of the working group, and also expressed strong support for the GSERmap work.

During the workshop, Ms. Isabel Luotto, International consultant (Soil Information/Data), Global Soil Partnership of FAO, and Mr. Li Rui, Professor of Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University and Honorary President of World Association of Soil and Water Conservation, provided detailed presentations on the purpose, progress and plan of the GSERmap work, respectively. Professor Baoyuan Liu from Beijing Normal University and Northwest A&F University, Professor Wang Fei from Northwest A&F University and Professor David Lobb from University of Manitoba in Canada, presented the technical frameworks on global water erosion, wind erosion and tillage erosion, respectively. At the same time, Professor Richard Cruse from Iowa State University, USA, Professor Panos Panagos from Joint Research Centre of European Commission, Professor Pasquale Borrelli from Roma Tre University, ITALY, Professor Xihua Yang, Principal Scientist of NSW Department of Planning and Environment, Australia, and Professor Yun Xie from Beijing Normal University presented excellent academic reports on soil erosion research and mapping in various regions worldwide. The workshop also invited international experts in the field to conduct in-depth and extensive discussions across two round tables.

The successful convening of this effort will further promote the global soil erosion assessment and mapping, and is of great significance to soil and water conservation, regional ecological security and food security, and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. It also promotes the discipline construction of soil and water conservation and desertification prevention, and contributes to our school's global leadership in the field of soil and water conservation research and education.