{"id":658,"date":"2023-10-25T18:58:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T16:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/?p=658"},"modified":"2023-10-25T19:06:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T17:06:13","slug":"iuss-alert-147","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/alert\/iuss-alerts-2017-2020\/iuss-alert-147\/","title":{"rendered":"IUSS Alert 147 (September 2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">IUSS Alert 147 (September 2017)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">IUSS News<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">News from the IUSS Website<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The latest\u00a0IUSS\u00a0Fact sheets Soil degradation and desertification, written by\u00a0IUSS\u00a0Past President, Prof. Rainer Horn, and on Soil and Health by Ganga M. Hettiarachchi, Chair of\u00a0IUSS\u00a0Commission 4.2 Soils, Food Security, and Human Health, were uploaded to the\u00a0IUSS\u00a0Website.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iuss.org\/index.php?article_id=647\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>http:\/\/www.iuss.org\/index.php?article_id=647<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The most recent Viewpoint on \u201cThe ecological costs of soil management practices\u201d by Rattan Lal, President of the International Union of Soil Sciences is now available on the\u00a0IUSS\u00a0website.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iuss.org\/index.php?article_id=636\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>http:\/\/www.iuss.org\/index.php?article_id=636<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">First call for contributions for the IUSS Bulletin 131<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The\u00a0IUSS\u00a0Secretariat (<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"mailto:iuss@umweltbundesamt.at\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>iuss@umweltbundesamt.at<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">) will soon start compiling\u00a0IUSS\u00a0Bulletin 131 (to be published in December) and therefore invites all\u00a0IUSS\u00a0members to submit their contributions at their earliest convenience, but no later than 15 November 2017. In particular, the Secretariat would welcome conference\/meeting reports and reports on activities dedicated to the International Decade of Soils (2015-2024), answers to the \u201cFive Questions to a Soil Scientist\u201d, your three favourite soil science books and any other information you would like to share with the international soil science community. Please make sure to send high-resolution photos only.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Soils: The Foundation of Life Workshop proceedings in brief is online<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>Soils: The Foundation of Life Workshop proceedings-in-brief<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">, which summarizes the workshop held at the US National Academy of Sciences in December 2016, is now online for free downloads.<br \/>\nPlease visit\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nap.edu\/catalog\/24866\/soils-the-foundation-of-life-proceedings-of-a-workshop-in\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/www.nap.edu\/catalog\/24866\/soils-the-foundation-of-life-proceedings-of-a-workshop-in<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0or the website of the U.S. National Committee for Soils at\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nationalacademies.org\/PGA\/biso\/SS\/index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>http:\/\/sites.nationalacademies.org\/PGA\/biso\/SS\/index.htm<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0to download your own electronic copy free of charge.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">General News<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Glinka World Soil Prize 2017<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Glinka World Soil Prize honours individuals and organizations whose leadership and activities have contributed, or are still contributing to the promotion of sustainable soil management and the protection of soil resources. The Glinka Prize is a an annual award for dynamic change-makers dedicated to solving one of our world\u2019s most pressing environmental issue: Soil Degradation. Deadline for applications: 30 September 2017<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/global-soil-partnership\/pillars-action\/2-awareness-raising\/glinka-world-soil-prize\/en\/\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>http:\/\/www.fao.org\/global-soil-partnership\/pillars-action\/2-awareness-raising\/glinka-world-soil-prize\/en\/<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">A new way to test soil health<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Experiment in soil biology has farmers burying jockey shorts in April and unearthing them in July.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soils.org\/science-policy\/sspr\/2017-09-06\/#5229\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/www.soils.org\/science-policy\/sspr\/2017-09-06\/#5229<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n(From US Science Policy Report, 6 September 2017)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Are fertilizers punishing our soils?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">USDA\u00a0ARS\u00a0researcher Rick Haney gives an interview with Yale Environment 360 on the benefits of healthy soils and the folly of pursuing ever-greater crop yields using fertilizers and other chemicals.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/e360.yale.edu\/features\/why-its-time-to-stop-punishing-our-soils-with-fertilizers-and-chemicals\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>http:\/\/e360.yale.edu\/features\/why-its-time-to-stop-punishing-our-soils-with-fertilizers-and-chemicals<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n(From US Science Policy Report, 6 September 2017)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Can American soil be brought back to life?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A new idea: If we revive the tiny creatures that make dirt healthy, we can bring back the great American topsoil. But farming culture \u2014 and government \u2014 aren\u2019t making it easy.<br \/>\nReed more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/agenda\/story\/2017\/09\/13\/soil-health-agriculture-trend-usda-000513\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>http:\/\/www.politico.com\/agenda\/story\/2017\/09\/13\/soil-health-agriculture-trend-usda-000513<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n(By Jenny Hopkinson, Politico, 13 September 2017)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Sharing soil knowledge in the 21st Century<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">By better sharing of soil knowledge between people over a sustained period, we can improve soil condition and function, and improve soil management. Soil scientists and practitioners often work independently of each other, with limited opportunity to learn from each other and share their soil knowledge. At the same time, there is a loss of people with a depth of experience, expertise and local knowledge of soil. Yet we have thought little about how we will capture their knowledge and experience and use it to inform and support the next generation. In a paper recently published in Soil Science Society of America Journal, soil educators and extension agents concluded we must value, capture and share the experience and expertise of scientists and practitioners equally, including: farmers, scientists, educators, extension staff, commercial sector and the public.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dl.sciencesocieties.org\/publications\/sssaj\/pdfs\/81\/3\/427\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/dl.sciencesocieties.org\/publications\/sssaj\/pdfs\/81\/3\/427<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n(From US Science Policy Report, 20 September 2017)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Organic farming traps carbon in soil to combat climate change<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Organic farms were found to have 26 percent more long-term carbon storage potential than conventional farms. When it comes to mitigating the worst impacts of climate change, keeping excess carbon out of the atmosphere is the prime target for improving the health of our planet. One of the best ways to do that is thought to be locking more of that carbon into the soil that grows our food.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/civileats.com\/2017\/09\/11\/new-study-shows-organic-farming-traps-carbon-in-soil-to-combat-climate-change\/?org=1364&amp;lvl=100&amp;ite=172&amp;lea=143036&amp;ctr=0&amp;par=1&amp;trk=\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>http:\/\/civileats.com\/2017\/09\/11\/new-study-shows-organic-farming-traps-carbon-in-soil-to-combat-climate-change\/?org=1364&amp;lvl=100&amp;ite=172&amp;lea=143036&amp;ctr=0&amp;par=1&amp;trk=<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n(From US Science Policy Report, 20 September 2017)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">First-ever global erosivity map shows areas most vulnerable to erosion<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Understanding erosion is important in quantifying the loss of topsoil for agriculture, as well as the contamination of food and water by sediments. However, erosion is a very complex process. It depends on many factors, including climate, soil type, and vegetation cover. A new map, published in an open-access paper, tries to quantify how much energy is available to erode the land surface on a given spot globally.<br \/>\nRead more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/davidbressan\/2017\/08\/18\/how-many-continents-are-there\/#efe36866732f\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/davidbressan\/2017\/08\/18\/how-many-continents-are-there\/#efe36866732f<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n(From US Science Policy Report, 6 September 2017)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">3D Soil Hydraulic Database of Europe at 1 km and 250 m resolution<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A consistent spatial soil hydraulic database at 7 soil depths up to 2 m has been calculated for Europe based on SoilGrids250m and various 1 km datasets, and pedotransfer functions trained on the European Hydropedological Data Inventory. Saturated water content, water content at field capacity and wilting point, saturated hydraulic conductivity and Mualem-van Genuchten parameters for the description of the moisture retention, and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity curves have been predicted. The derived 3D soil hydraulic layers can be used for environmental modelling purposes at catchment or continental scale in Europe. It is the only EU provides information on the most frequently required soil hydraulic properties with full European coverage up to 2 m depth at 250 m resolution.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu\/content\/3d-soil-hydraulic-database-europe-1-km-and-250-m-resolution\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu\/content\/3d-soil-hydraulic-database-europe-1-km-and-250-m-resolution<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n(From European Soil Data Centre Newsletter No. 103, July-August 2017)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">ESDAC Map Viewer<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The\u00a0ESDAC\u00a0Map Viewer allows the user to navigate key soil data for Europe. It provides access to the attributes of the European Soil Database and some additional data related to main soil threats as identified in the Soil Thematic Strategy. The\u00a0ESDAC\u00a0Map Viewer is developed according to standards (OGC\u00a0WMS) so that they are interoperable with similar information allowing real-time integration of environmental data from around the world. The Viewer integrates the European Soil Database layers and some other soil layers in one single web-based application. You may navigate and select each of the 70 layers derived from the European Soil Database and other soil threats layers.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu\/viewer\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu\/viewer<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n(From European Soil Data Centre Newsletter No. 103, July-August 2017)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">How human waste is helping Aussie farmers get the best out of their land<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">About 180,000 tonnes of biosolids are generated from Sydney\u2019s sewage each year, but authorities are having no troubles with getting rid of it. Biosolids, which is a by-product of the sewerage treatment process, is proving a hit with New South Wales farmers who want to improve soil health and boost yields. Harvested from 23 of Sydney\u2019s sewerage plants, the waste is processed through reactors which also create renewable energy that is fed back into the system.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2017-09-09\/farmers-using-human-poo-to-improve-their-production\/8887512?sf112663276=1\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2017-09-09\/farmers-using-human-poo-to-improve-their-production\/8887512?sf112663276=1<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">How 12,000 tonnes of dumped orange peel grew into a landscape nobody expected to find<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">An experimental conservation project that was abandoned and almost forgotten about has ended up producing an amazing ecological win nearly two decades after it was dreamt up. The plan, which saw a juice company dump 1,000 truckloads of waste orange peel in a barren pasture in Costa Rica back in the mid 1990s, has eventually revitalised the desolate site into a thriving, lush forest.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/how-12-000-tonnes-of-dumped-orange-peel-produced-something-nobody-imagined\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>http:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/how-12-000-tonnes-of-dumped-orange-peel-produced-something-nobody-imagined<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">The outsized role of soil microbes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Three scientists have proposed a new approach to better understand the role of soil organic matter in long-term carbon storage and its response to changes in global climate and atmospheric chemistry.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2017\/08\/170829091049.htm\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2017\/08\/170829091049.htm<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Conferences, Meetings and Workshops<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">2018<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">TERRA\u00a0ENVISION\u00a0Conference.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Barcelona, 29 January\u20141 February, 2018. This conference aims to focus on the scientific research towards finding solutions for the societal issues of our time.\u00a0TERRAENVISION\u00a0promotes interdisciplinary collaboration and networking. By bringing the people and their knowledge together, we may be able to take the steps towards solutions that can bring our society to a more sustainable situation. In this conference we want to link to International policies such as the sustainable Development Goals, the UN Climate conventions,\u00a0CAP\u00a0and\u00a0COP. Issues proposed for the conference: Climate change, Water Resources, Land degradation and restoration, Erosion processes, Fire in the earth system, Ecosystem services and nature conservation, Science interface: with policy and public. Abstract submission is open.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/terra-envision.weebly.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>http:\/\/terra-envision.weebly.com\/<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">BonaRes2018 Conference: Soil as a sustainable resource<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Berlin, Germany, 26-28 February, 2018.<br \/>\nThe conference brings together researchers from all disciplines of soil science to discuss the functionality of soil ecosystems and how to develop strategies towards sustainable soil management. A sustainable bioeconomy requires integration of soil productivity with a wide range of other soil functions including nutrient cycling, carbon storage, water retention and filtering as well as being the habitat of a myriad of organisms and their activities. For sustainable soil management, we need to understand soils at a systemic level and to assess their value in a socio-economic framework. Abstract submission deadline: November 1st, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bonares2018.de\/index.html\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>http:\/\/www.bonares2018.de\/index.html<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">5th European Conference on Permafrost (EUCOP\u00a02018)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Chamonix-Mont Blanc, France; 23 June \u2013 1 July, 2018. The conference aims at covering all relevant aspects of permafrost research, engineering and outreach on a global and regional level. Abstract submission process is open already!<br \/>\nRead more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eucop2018.sciencesconf.org\/\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/eucop2018.sciencesconf.org\/<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">New publications<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Landscapes in transition<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The\u00a0EEA\u00a0report \u2018Landscapes in transition: an account of 25 years of land cover change in Europe,\u2019 published on 7 September 2017, takes a closer look at the emerging trends over the last two and a half decades in land use and their environmental impacts. The dominant trend is the continued and accelerating shift from rural to urban use, influenced mostly by economic activities and urban lifestyle demands \u2014 such as high mobility and consumption patterns.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eea.europa.eu\/highlights\/unsustainable-land-use-threatens-european-landscapes?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Landscapes%20in%20transition&amp;utm_content=Landscapes%20in%20transition+CID_b6c7faec82d941e84a93a47944b0e9a1&amp;utm_source=EEA%20Newsletter&amp;utm_term=Read%20more\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/www.eea.europa.eu\/highlights\/unsustainable-land-use-threatens-european-landscapes?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Landscapes%20in%20transition&amp;utm_content=Landscapes%20in%20transition+CID_b6c7faec82d941e84a93a47944b0e9a1&amp;utm_source=EEA%20Newsletter&amp;utm_term=Read%20more<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Spoil to Soil: Mine Site Rehabilitation and Revegetation<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Edited by N.S. Bolan, M.B. Kirkham and Y.S. Ok. Published 7 September 2017 by Routledge, 371 pages, 50 B\/W Illus., Hardback\u00a0ISBN: 9781498767613, price \u00a3140.00.<br \/>\nThe remediation of mine spoil is a global environmental issue affecting most nations. This book covers both the fundamental and practical aspects of remediation and revegetation of mine site spoils. It follows three major themes including characterisation of mine site spoils; remediation of chemical, physical, and biological constraints of mine site spoils; and revegetation of remediated mine site spoils. Each theme contains chapters featuring case studies involving mine sites around the world. The book provides a complete narrative of how inert spoil could be converted to live soil.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Spoil-to-Soil-Mine-Site-Rehabilitation-and-Revegetation\/Bolan-Kirkham-Ok\/p\/book\/9781498767613\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Spoil-to-Soil-Mine-Site-Rehabilitation-and-Revegetation\/Bolan-Kirkham-Ok\/p\/book\/9781498767613<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Assessment, Restoration and Reclamation of Mining Influenced Soils<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">By Jaume Bech, Claudia Bini and Mariya Pashkevich (Editors). 1st edition published 12 September 2017 by Elsevier, imprint Academic Press, 520 pages, Paperback\u00a0ISBN: 9780128095881, price paperback\u00a0EUR\u00a0147.66.<br \/>\nThis tome covers processes operating in the environment as a result of mining activity, including the whole spectra of negative effects of anthropopressure and the environment, from changes in soil chemistry, changes in soil physical properties, geomechanical disturbances, and mine water discharges. Mining activity and its waste are an environmental concern. Knowledge of the fate of potentially harmful elements and their effect on plants and the food chain, and ultimately on human health, is still being understood. Therefore, there is a need for better knowledge on the origin, distribution, and management of mine waste on a global level.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/books\/assessment-restoration-and-reclamation-of-mining-influenced-soils\/bech\/978-0-12-809588-1\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/books\/assessment-restoration-and-reclamation-of-mining-influenced-soils\/bech\/978-0-12-809588-1<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Soils of Malaysia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Edited by Muhammad Aqeel Ashraf, Radziah Othman, Che Fauziah Ishak. Published 20 September 2017 by Routledge, 214 pages, 53 colour illustrations, 14 B\/W illustrations, Hardback\u00a0ISBN: 9781138197695, price hardcover\u00a0GBP\u00a0108.00.<br \/>\nThere are approximately 500 different types of soils in Malaysia, most is residual soil and coastal alluvial soil. It covers topics including climate; flora and fauna; geology and hydrology; land use changes for agriculture; soil fertility; human-induced soil degradation; and soil contamination sources.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Soils-of-Malaysia\/Ashraf-Othman-Ishak\/p\/book\/9781138197695\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Soils-of-Malaysia\/Ashraf-Othman-Ishak\/p\/book\/9781138197695<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Biofilms in Plant and Soil Health<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Edited by Iqbal Ahmad and Fohad Mabood. Published in September 2017 by Wiley-Blackwell, 568 pages,\u00a0ISBN: 978-1-119-24634-3, price hardcover: \u00a3160.00\/\u20ac192.00.<br \/>\nBiofilms are predominant mode of life for microbes under natural conditions. The three-dimensional structure of the biofilm provides enhanced protection from physical, chemical and biological stress conditions to associated microbial communities. These complex and highly structured microbial communities play a vital role in maintaining the health of plants, soils and waters. Biofilm associated with plants may be pathogenic or beneficial based on the nature of their interactions. Pathogenic or undesirable biofilm requires control in many situations, including soil, plants, food and water.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/eu.wiley.com\/WileyCDA\/WileyTitle\/productCd-1119246342.html\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>http:\/\/eu.wiley.com\/WileyCDA\/WileyTitle\/productCd-1119246342.html<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Advertisements<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">financially supported<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Can Soil be brought back to Life?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"660\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/alert\/iuss-alerts-2017-2020\/iuss-alert-147\/attachment\/solvita\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Solvita.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"300,96\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Solvita\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Solvita.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Solvita.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"96\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Can American soil be brought back to life?\u201d This is the question posed in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/www.politico.com\/agenda\/story\/2017\/09\/13\/soil-health-agriculture-trend-usda-000513\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>Politico<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0(Sept 13th). The challenges are the same everywhere in the world: over-tilled soil, too much bare soil within crops and between growing seasons, disturbing changes in weather patterns, over-fertilization linked to nitrate pollution in surface and groundwater. \u201cThe UN considers soil degradation one of the central threats to human health in coming decades\u201d, writes the author. Human health and soil health seem to go hand in hand. New farming practices such as No-Till which build soil are being introduced and older practices such as cover-cropping and green-manuring are coming back to life.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">How to measure and quantify biological soil processes which influence productivity and sustainability has been Woods End Laboratories (Maine,\u00a0USA) focus for 30 years. The lab believes that measuring soil\u2019s biological activity can provide valuable insight into how soil management practices may be adversely or favorably influencing sustainable productivity, beyond that which is accounted for by nutrient replacement. Well-managed soils which include those with soil-building crop rotations, cover-cropping and reduced-tillage can accumulate natural reserves, such as microbial-biomass and organic-nitrogen, \u201cpools\u201d that support dynamic soil functions, nutrient bio-availability and natural disease suppression. Typical soil tests are not designed to reveal these traits.<br \/>\nWoods End Lab has introduced several new test methods that complement ordinary nutrient tests which enable labs and farmers to evaluate these added factors. One goal is to establish a biological baseline for soil from which one can monitor and optimize management. One important outcome is the potential to reduce the quantity of fertilizer inputs \u2013 especially nitrogen. Woods End Lab\u2019s new tests are found in the Solvita line of protocols and include: CO2 respiration (a measure of microbial activity),\u00a0SLAN\u00a0(a measure of labile amino-N associated with humus) and\u00a0VAST\u00a0(as rapid test for volumetric aggregate stability).\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/solvita.com\/publications\/\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>Numerous research projects and published papers<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0have demonstrated the utility of these tests. Solvita is committed to helping soil laboratories worldwide introduce new, cost-effective tests to aid growers and crop consultants enhance their management. See more at\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/solvita.com\/soil\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>http:\/\/solvita.com\/soil<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0or contact\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"mailto:will.brinton@woodsend.com?subject=IUSS%20alert%20(September%202017)\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>Will Brinton<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Soil Moisture and Temperature Measurement Sensor<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">The ML3 ThetaProbe delivers exceptional accuracy and durability<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"659\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/alert\/iuss-alerts-2017-2020\/iuss-alert-147\/attachment\/ml3-thetaprobe\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ML3-ThetaProbe.png\" data-orig-size=\"434,167\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ML3 ThetaProbe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ML3-ThetaProbe.png\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ML3-ThetaProbe-300x115.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ML3-ThetaProbe-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ML3-ThetaProbe.png 434w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Soil moisture \u00b1 1% accuracy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Built-in temperature sensor<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Simple logger or meter connection<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Buriable \u2013 IP68<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The ML3 ThetaProbe\u2019s class leading \u00b1 1% accuracy, stability, build quality and reliability have made it the preferred choice of thousands of researchers worldwide.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The ML3 is easy to use. Simply insert the probe into the soil, connect to a data logger or meter, and within seconds you can be accurately measuring soil moisture. A built-in thermistor enables the ML3 to simultaneously measure soil temperature and soil moisture at depth (probe must be fully buried).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The salinity response of the ML3 has been characterised at EC values up to 2000 mS.m-1. It also has a wide operating temperature range, with tests demonstrating that the ML3 can operate down to -40\u00b0C. ML3 cables and connectors are extendable, buriable and environmentally protected to IP68.<br \/>\nRead more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delta-t.co.uk\/product\/ml3\/\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/www.delta-t.co.uk\/product\/ml3\/<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/alert\/iuss-alerts-2023\/iuss-alert-211\/attachment\/decade_of_soils\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Decade_of_Soils.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"503,182\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Decade_of_Soils\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Decade_of_Soils.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Decade_of_Soils-300x109.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Decade_of_Soils-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Decade_of_Soils.jpg 503w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">IUSS\u00a0Alerts are e-mailed to nearly 10,000 people in over 100 countries. 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