{"id":582,"date":"2023-10-25T12:22:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T10:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/?p=582"},"modified":"2023-10-25T12:50:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T10:50:59","slug":"iuss-alert-202","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/alert\/iuss-alerts-2021-2022\/iuss-alert-202\/","title":{"rendered":"IUSS Alert 202 (April 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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IUSS News<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WCSS 2022 Preliminary Scientific Programme available<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The WCSS22 organisers are working hard to build an exciting congress programme. The first view is now available online and details the Plenary, Divisional and Interdivisional sessions, initial timings and which sessions will be available online. Over the coming weeks, this programme will be developed to provide information on each session, the speakers and detail the accepted oral presentations. Watch this space for more information!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/22wcss.org\/programme\/scientific-programme\/<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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WCSS 2022 Policy Programme 2 August 2022<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Join policymakers from the UK and internationally on Tuesday 2 August to discuss Sustainable natural systems and effective global policies: how to protect a resource that supports life on earth. The full-day event will include Jack Hannam, Carmen Sanchez-Garcia and Erik Button from the Welsh Government Soil Policy Team, Cranfield University, Swansea University & Bangor University. The event is free of charge for registered delegates.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/22wcss.org\/programme\/policy-programme\/<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

[News on the WCSS 2022 are from the British Society of Soil Science Newsletter, 7 April 2022]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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IUSS Division 2 WCSS Travel Award<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This programme will provide fellowships to graduate students or early-career researchers (within 5 years of PhD) presenting papers (oral or poster) on the divisional sessions related to the IUSS Division 2 at the 22nd World Congress of Soil Science (WCSS), July 31-August 5, 2022 in Glasgow, UK. Travel awards will be provided up to $500 per person for up to 35 individuals. The money will be transferred to the winner’s bank account after the presentation will be completed.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Final Submission by May 30, 2022 \u2013 noon UTC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/media\/iuss_division_2_wcss_travel_award_final.pdf<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Call for contributions to IUSS Bulletin 140<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The IUSS Secretariat (<\/span><\/span><\/span>iuss@umweltbundesamt.at<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>) kindly invites all IUSS members to submit their contributions for our next IUSS Bulletin 140 (to be published in June 2022) no later than\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>15 May 2022.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0In particular, the Secretariat would welcome conference\/meeting reports and reports on activities dedicated to the International Decade of Soils (2015-2024), and any other information you would like to share with the international soil science community. National soil science societies are encouraged to present their recent activities. Please make sure to send high-resolution photos only together with captions and the copyright information (owner of the photos).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Call for Nominations for the Richard Webster Medal 2022<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Richard Webster Medal is an award by the Pedometrics Commission of the International Union of Soil Sciences.\u00a0The award is for the best body of work that has advanced the discipline of pedometrics: the application of mathematical and statistical methods to problems in the understanding of soils in space and time, and the provision of information for their better management.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Richard Webster Medal will be awarded at the 2022 World Congress of Soil Science. The award is judged by the Pedometrics Commission Awards Committee on the basis of nominations received.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Nominations should be sent to the Committee Chair, Professor Murray Lark at\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>murray.lark@nottingham.ac.uk<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0Anyone considering sending a nomination should examine the guidelines for the award carefully at\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>http:\/\/pedometrics.org\/the-richard-webster-medal\/<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0and make sure that their proposed candidate is eligible, and is willing to be nominated.\u00a0 Note that the requirements for the written evidence will be strictly adhered to, and any nomination which consists only of a curriculum vitae for the candidate, with no covering statement as requested, will be discarded.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Nominations must be received by the Committee Chair no later than midday British Summer Time on 31st May 2022.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Patrick H. Walker (1929-2022)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It is with sadness that we advise the passing of Dr, pioneering Australian soil scientist. Dr. Patrick H. Walker has passed away after a short illness on the Central Coast of NSW, aged 93. Pat will be remembered as a perceptive, dedicated and generous researcher, administrator and mentor who made an enduring contribution to our understanding of Australian soils. After beginning his career at the NSW Department of Agriculture in 1951, he spent many years as a senior researcher and later an Assistant Chief at the CSIRO Division of Soils in Canberra. He was a visiting Professor at the Faculty of Applied Science, University of Canberra from 1991-1993, is a past Prescott Medallist and State President of the Australian Society of Soil Science as well as a recipient of many awards and professional affiliations. Soil Science Australia would like to acknowledge Pat’s industrious contribution to soil science and SSA and offers its sincere sympathy to Pat’s family and friends.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

From an obituary written by Associate Professor Vanessa Wong CPSS, Federal President<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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News from national soil science societies<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

News from the British Society of Soil Science<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Our 2021 Annual Report is now available, setting out the significant achievements we have made over the past year. This includes organising 26.5 training hours for members, sending 27 email updates, responding to five consultations and representing members as a Non-Governmental Organisation at COP 26. The Annual Report demonstrates the impact which our activities are having and the progress we are making against our\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>strategic goals<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/soils.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Final-Annual-Report-2021.pdf<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Our Science Note: Soil Carbon is featured in the Spring edition of Science in Parliament. The article, Is Sequestering Carbon in Agricultural Soils A Viable Option for Climate Change Mitigation?, outlines some key messages and recommendations to policy makers.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/soils.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/email-sip-SPRING-2022.pdf<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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News from the Soil Science Society of China<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The most recent newsletter of the Soil Science Society of China – Vol.3 is available online. Starting out with policy highlights it features news on the Dan Yaloon and IUSS Von Liebig awardees, information on new research and recent publications.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/newsroom\/newsletters\/soil-science-society-of-china-sssc-newsletter\/<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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General News<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Innsbruck Nature Film Festival: Special awards for soils and agricultural biodiversity<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Soils\u00a0are not only the foundation of our lives and the provider of ecosystem services, they are the themes and actors of amazing films. Since 2015 the Innsbruck Nature Film Festival (INFF) honors the cinematic representation of this non-renewable resource with a special prize on the topic of soils. Also in 2022, a prize worth 2.000 \u20ac will be awarded.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Register now and submit your films until May 10<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>th<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Further, a special prize on films concerning agricultural biodiversity is awarded.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For more information see:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/naturefestival.eu\/en\/film-2\/#prizes<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Submit your film via Filmfreeway:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/filmfreeway.com\/INFF<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>. The\u00a0INFF would be grateful to receive recommendations for suitable films (prod. year 2020-2022), please mail\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>nina.feistmantl@inff.eu<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Photocontest on #Soils4Nutrition<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Are you a professional, occasional or\u00a0aspiring photographer? Join the contest and send us your photos\u00a0that will compete for public voting during the Global Symposium on #Soils4Nutrition.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Deadline: 10 July 2022<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/www.fao.org\/global-soil-partnership\/areas-of-work\/soil-fertility\/photocontest-on-soils4nutrition-guidelines\/en\/<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

[From Global Soil Partnership Special announcement No. 39, April 2022]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Call for Papers: Special Issue on \u201cSoil biodiversity at the basis of ecological intensification for sustainable agriculture\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Agriculture currently faces several challenges, including the need to (i) increase crop production to respond to the rising demand for agricultural products, (ii) manage sustainably agroecosystems and natural resources, (iii) increase crop productivity to limit further land conversion from forest and natural ecosystems into cropland, (iv) reduce net greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate climate change, and v) make agricultural systems more resilient to climate change. To meet these challenges, soil ecological intensification is a promising solution based on the management of ecosystem services provided by organisms that make a direct or indirect contribution to agricultural production and other ecosystem services, and reduce its environmental footprint.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In this special issue, the editors aim to gather studies that contribute to the mechanistic understanding of how soil biodiversity influences soil functions that are necessary for sustainable and intensified crop productivity. In particular, the editors In particular, welcome studies on:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n