General Coordination
Ronald Vargas Rojas, FAO-GSP
Inital Managing Editors
Kelly S. Ramirez, FAO-GSP
Monica Kobayashi, FAO-GSP
current managing editors
Rosa Cuevas Corona, FAO-GSP
Vinisa Saynes Santillan, FAO-GSP
report editorial board
Arwyn Jones, EU-JRC
Caridad Canales, CBD
David Cooper, CBD
Diana H. Wall, GSBI
Edmundo Barrios, FAO
Luca Montanarella, EU-JRC
Peter C. de Ruiter, ITPS
Rosa Maria Poch, ITPS
Wim H. van der Putten, GSBI
report lead Authors
Chapter 1: Introduction
Kate Scow, USA
Richard D. Bardgett, UK
Chapter 2: Global diversity and distribution of soil biodiversity
Brajesh K. Singh, Australia
Nico Eisenhauer, Germany
Zöe Lindo, Canada
Chapter 3: Contribution of soil biodiversity to ecosystem functions and services
Anne Winding, Denmark
Elizabeth Bach, USA
Pauline Mele, Australia
Chapter 4: Threats to soil biodiversity - Global and regional trends
George Brown, Brazil
Miguel Cooper, Brazil
Monica Kobayashi, Brazil
Chapter 5: Responsibilities and opportunities
Junling Zhang, China
Patrice Dion, Canada
Sergio Peña Neira, Chile
Chapter 6: State of soil biodiversity at the national level
Monica Kobayashi, FAO-GSP
Chapter 7: Conclusions and way forward
Rosa Cuevas Corona, FAO-GSP
Ronald Vargas Rojas, FAO-GSP