Global management is the executive body at the global level. It is responsible for the
overall coordination and development of WOCAT and currently consists of the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), World Soil Information (ISRIC), and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO).

CDE, Hanspeter Liniger, Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Swizerland

ISRIC, Godert van Lynden, World Soil Information, Wageningen, The Netherlands

FAO, Sally Bunning, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Rome, Italy

Global management has the following responsibilities:

• Technical: coordination of development and maintenance of tools and other technical products and outputs
• Topical knowledge: maintain and strengthen the ability of the global management team to keep abreast of field developments and scholarship in the field of SLM
• Organizational: linkage to regional/national initiatives, organization of annual international workshops and steering meetings
• Coordination: promotion of WOCAT, publications, representation at international programmes and events, coordinate task forces
• Funding (acquisition and coordination): management of core funding proposals
• Monitoring of the WOCAT programme: development and carrying out of monitoring procedures to document outcome, impact and evidence on demand
• Training and Education: provide support and backstopping for regional/national training courses

Global management is assisted by a secretariat (currently at CDE), which
• acts on requests from global management;
• responds to correspondence and requests;
• distributes materials and tools;
• hosts the global database;
• assists in the organization of global workshops and steering meetings.