{"id":715,"date":"2023-10-25T19:51:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T17:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/?p=715"},"modified":"2023-10-25T19:57:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T17:57:25","slug":"iuss-alert-172","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/alert\/iuss-alerts-2017-2020\/iuss-alert-172\/","title":{"rendered":"IUSS Alert 172 (October 2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"<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: x-large;\">Request for contributions to\u00a0IUSS\u00a0Bulletin 135 \u2013 last call<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We invite all\u00a0IUSS\u00a0members to send their contributions for\u00a0IUSS\u00a0Bulletin 135\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>no later than 20 November 2019<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0to\u00a0<\/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;\">. In particular, we 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. We would like to present recent activities of national soil science societies to. Please make sure to send high-resolution photos only, together with the copyright information (owner of the photos). According to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)\u00a0IUSS\u00a0is only allowed to use photos, if the copyright holders give\u00a0IUSS\u00a0the right to include them in its publications. Please make sure to check the copyright of all photos submitted.<\/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: x-large;\">Hangsheng \u201cHenry\u201d Lin (1965 \u2013 2019)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">IUSS\u00a0is sad to announce that Hangsheng \u201cHenry\u201d Lin passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 26, 2019.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Henry received his BS and MS in China, PhD at Texas A&amp;M University. He was on the faculty of the University of Massachusetts \u2013 Lowell and the University of Wisconsin \u2013 Stevens Point before joining the Pennsylvania State University in 2001. He was a professor of water quality and environmental science in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management in the College of Agriculture. He had mentored over 40 graduate students and postdocs and published over 240 scientific articles. He was the Fellow of Soil Science Society of America and Agronomy Society of America. His research was highly regarded internationally and he was named the founding father of hydropedology. Henry Lin was chair of the\u00a0IUSS\u00a0Working Group Critical Zone System. Henry was a devoted husband, a loving father and a great friend. He will be greatly missed.<\/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:\/\/kochfuneralhome.com\/tribute\/details\/1979\/Hangsheng-Lin\/obituary.html#tribute-start\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/kochfuneralhome.com\/tribute\/details\/1979\/Hangsheng-Lin\/obituary.html#tribute-start<\/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: x-large;\">Newsletter of the Malaysian Society of Soil Science (MSSS)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The most recent newsletter of the Malaysian Soil Science Society is now available on the\u00a0IUSS\u00a0website. It contains information about recent events such as the Soil Science Conference of Malaysia (SOILS\u00a02019), a Course on Soil Identification and Classification, about the initiative \u2019One Hand Saves the World\u2019 and an outlook towards World Soil Day on 5 December 2019.<\/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.iuss.org\/newsroom\/newsletters\/malaysian-society-of-soil-science-newsletter\/\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/newsroom\/newsletters\/malaysian-society-of-soil-science-newsletter\/<\/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: x-large;\">News from the Latin American Soil Science Society:\u00a0SLCS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">XXII\u00a0Latin-American Congress of Soil Sciences (XXII\u00a0CLACS)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">With more than 700 people attending, the Latin-American Congress of Soil Science (CLACS) was a very successful event, and the city of Florian\u00f3polis, Brazil, was chosen as venue for the\u00a0XXIII\u00a0CLACS, which will be held in 2021.<br \/>\nFor the first time in the 67 years of its existence, the Latin-American Soil Science Society has a woman as President, Dr. Elis\u00e2ngela Benedet da Silva. At the same time, Dr. Mary Selva Viera was elected as the new Latin-American Soil Science General Secretary.<br \/>\nDuring the Congress, Professor Dr. Rainer Horn was presented with the Latin-American Soil Science Award 2019.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Thus are the Soils of my Nation\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In the framework of the\u00a0XXII\u00a0Latin-American Congress of Soil Sciences (XXII\u00a0CLACS) in Montevideo, Uruguay, 150 children from Argentina, Colombia, Spain, Peru and Uruguay participated in the\u00a0VII\u00a0Latin American Symposium on Educational Innovations on Teaching and Learning of Soil Sciences for children and young people, presenting their \u2018scholar orchards\u2019 research and didactic presentations about the resource \u2018soil\u2019 (orally or on posters). The children\u2019s conference was organized by Dr. Ronald Vargas, who is the Secretary General of\u00a0FAO\u2019s Global Soil Partnership.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">All 150 children received a commemorative\u00a0WSD\u00a0t-shirt as a gift from\u00a0FAO, and\u00a0SLCS\u00a0offered some books as part of a raffle.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Latin-American Soil Science Society Collaboration Booth<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A Collaboration Booth for Soil Science Societies, to be shared free of charge, was set up successfully during the\u00a0XXII\u00a0Latin-American Congress of Soil Sciences to promote\u00a0IUSS\u00a0books and materials,\u00a0EUROSOIL\u00a02020 and\u00a0XXIII\u00a0CLACS-2021.<\/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: x-large;\">Stop Soil Degradation and the\u00a0IUSS\u2019s Educative Projects to Achieve It<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Soil Science Society of Poland, is inviting you to participate in the \u201c4th Soil in the Environment Conference:\u00a0SITE\u00a02020\u201d. This invitation goes especially to Young Researchers involved in soil science. The Conference will be held on 28th June \u2013 1st July 2020 in Toru\u0144, a beautiful medieval city in the north of Poland.<\/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:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/site-torun-2020\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/site-torun-2020<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\nThe Spanish Soil Science Society organizes the school contest \u201cChallenge stop soil erosion\u201d.\u00a0IUSS\u00a0invites you to send your drawing to\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"mailto:edafoeduca@upv.es\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>edafoeduca@upv.es<\/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: x-large;\">Soil Sequences Atlas vol. 5 \u2013 request for contributions<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Edited by Marcin \u015awitoniak &amp; Przemys\u0142aw Charzy\u0144ski<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Dear Colleagues,<br \/>\nWe would like to invite you to contribute a chapter to a 5^th^ volume of series of Soil Sequences Atlases we are co-editing, and which we are planning to publish in 2021.<br \/>\nMain pedogeographic features presented in the form of sequences give a comprehensive image of soils, their genesis and correlations with the environmental factors in typical landscapes. Depending on dominant differentiated factors affecting the soil pattern, different types of sequences can be distinguished \u2013 toposequences, lithosequences, chronosequences, anthroposequences, etc. Volumes 1-4 of the Atlas include more than 20 Reference Soil Groups represented by over 250 profiles.<br \/>\nThe atlases are both printed in a paper form and also freely available in electronic (pdf) form:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/www.soils.umk.pl\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>www.soils.umk.pl<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">, ResearchGate and Academia.edu.<br \/>\nIf you are interested in this venture, as we hope you are, please take note of the following:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">An\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>abstract<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0of 150-250 words should be submitted to the editors by email (<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"mailto:swit@umk.pl\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>swit@umk.pl<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"mailto:pecha@umk.pl\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>pecha@umk.pl<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">) preferably by\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>end of January 2020<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">. Abstracts should feature the working title of the proposed chapter, the author or authors responsible for it and\u00a0WRB\u00a0classification of soil profiles to be included in soil sequence..<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Chapters need to be written in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>English<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">, and language editing is the responsibility of the authors.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The editors have the right to\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>select<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0chapters submitted;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We will be aiming to have a broad representation of soils from different continents\/regions,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>first draft<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0of the chapter is to reach the editors by\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>30th September 2020<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Chapters will need to follow the pattern of chapters from previous volumes. The style sheet for references and bibliography will be forwarded to all authors.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We do hope you will feel able to respond positively to this invitation, and we look forward to hearing from you.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>M. \u015awitoniak &amp; P. Charzy\u0144ski<\/i><\/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;\">IUSS\u00a0on social media<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">There are new posts on\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Twitter<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0in October, see:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iuss_org\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/twitter.com\/iuss_org<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\nFollow us on our Official Twitter Account\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iuss_org\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>@IUSS_ORG<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0, where we promote our official activities and remain in touch with the Soil Science Scientists community worldwide.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Check out the new shared video of Soil Science Australia on our\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>YouTube<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0channel:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLi-8j0XEXF7nrixZwcMAXA6-8PB3MPvOk\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLi-8j0XEXF7nrixZwcMAXA6-8PB3MPvOk<\/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;\">General News<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Be active: even small actions count \u2013\u00a0WORLD\u00a0SOIL\u00a0DAY, 5 Dec. 2019<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Stop soil erosion, Save our future<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Erosion is putting our\u00a0soils in danger. Due to climate change and unsustainable management practices, we are witnessing an alarming decline in fertile soils, which is forecast to continue and make them progressively sterile and ever more prone to drought, desertification and floods.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">On World Soil Day \u2013 5 December 2019 \u2013 focus your attention on being part of the solution\u2026 Small actions can have a significant impact on the health of our soils for Zero Hunger!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Greening the future photo challenge<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In the framework of the World Soil Day 2019, the\u00a0FAO\u00a0Global Soil Partnership would like to challenge children, teens, young people, and adults worldwide\u00a0to cover the soil and take a step to #StopSoilErosion. Planting\u00a0local species\u00a0is a fun and easy way to help the soil, fight erosion\u00a0and raise awareness for\u00a0WSD.\u00a0<\/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\/world-soil-day\/challenge\/en\/\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>http:\/\/www.fao.org\/world-soil-day\/challenge\/en\/<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Download the\u00a0FAO\u00a0communication kit\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Are you planning to have an event on soils for World Soil Day or to spread the word on social media? Use and share our key messages, infographics, action cards, postcards and videos to raise awareness on soil erosion. Discover our posters, web banners and T-Shirts\u00a0in different languages\u2026Our material is yours!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Download the kit:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/world-soil-day\/campaign-materials\/en\/\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>http:\/\/www.fao.org\/world-soil-day\/campaign-materials\/en\/<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">[From:\u00a0GSP\u00a0Special announcement #19 \u2013\u00a0WSD: Get involved!, 23 October 2019]<\/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: x-large;\">Signals 2019 \u2013 Land and soil in Europe<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We cannot live without healthy land and soil. It is on land that we produce most of our food and we build our homes. For all species \u2014 animals and plants living on land or water \u2014 land is vital. Soil \u2014 one of the essential components of land \u2014 is a very complex and often undervalued element, teeming with life. Unfortunately, the way we currently use land and soil in Europe and in the world is not sustainable. This has significant impacts on life on land.<\/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\/signals\/signals-2019\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/www.eea.europa.eu\/signals\/signals-2019<\/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: x-large;\">Uncovering how microbes in the soil influence our health and our food<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Until recently, most agricultural experts thought of soil as nothing more than a matrix to hold plants and minerals. But the same technologies that have allowed us to better understand the bacteria and fungi that make up our microbiome have led to breakthroughs in soil science. And what they are showing is that those microbes play key roles in preventing soil erosion, conserving water and breaking down environmental pollutants. They also capture and store atmospheric carbon \u2014 which might help fight climate change. If this were all soil microbes did, they would clearly be central to our well-being and survival on this planet. But emerging research suggests that the soil microbiome might have an even more direct effect on our health by communicating directly with our own cells and by boosting the nutrient content of 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=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/science\/uncovering-how-microbes-in-the-soil-influence-our-health-and-our-food\/2019\/09\/27\/81634f54-a4ba-11e9-bd56-eac6bb02d01d_story.html\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/science\/uncovering-how-microbes-in-the-soil-influence-our-health-and-our-food\/2019\/09\/27\/81634f54-a4ba-11e9-bd56-eac6bb02d01d_story.html<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">[From:\u00a0ASA-CSSA-SSSA\u00a0Science Policy Report, 2 October 2019]<\/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: x-large;\">New sensor measures biological activity in soil at field scale in real time<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Measuring carbon dioxide emissions from soils at both the soil surface and deeper down at the plants\u2019 roots is key to understanding biological activity in soils, which offers a measure of a soil\u2019s health, including its ability to cycle nutrients and support plant growth. Scientists have been working on techniques to quantify carbon dioxide concentrations in soils for the last century. Now, for the first time, researchers have developed an autonomous sensor that allows for constant measurements of soil and root respiration in heterogeneous soil. The primary goal of measuring both soil and root respiration is to characterize the soil in terms of plant\u2013soil\u2013microbe interaction. But respiration concentrations also provide information on greenhouse gas production from soils, which has implications for global climate change as well as soil\u2013gas dynamics that affect soil fertility and plant growth.<\/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:\/\/dl.sciencesocieties.org\/publications\/csa\/articles\/64\/10\/8\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/dl.sciencesocieties.org\/publications\/csa\/articles\/64\/10\/8<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">[From:\u00a0ASA-CSSA-SSSA\u00a0Science Policy Report, 16 October 2019]<\/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: x-large;\">Soil on moon and Mars likely to support crops<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Researchers at Wageningen University &amp; Research in the Netherlands have produced crops in Mars and Moon soil simulant developed by\u00a0NASA. The research supports the idea that it would not only be possible to grow food on Mars and the Moon to feed future settlers, but also to obtain viable seed from crops grown there. Wieger Wamelink and his colleagues at Wageningen University &amp; Research, cultivated ten different crops: garden cress, rocket, tomato, radish, rye, quinoa, spinach, chives, peas and leek. The researchers simulated the properties of Lunar and Martian regolith and \u201cnormal\u201d soil (potting soil from Earth) as a control. Nine of the ten crops sown grew well and edible parts were harvested from them.<\/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\/2019\/10\/191015115359.htm\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2019\/10\/191015115359.htm<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">[From:\u00a0ASA-CSSA-SSSA\u00a0Science Policy Report, 16 October 2019]<\/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: x-large;\">Linking Coffee to Soil \u2013 Can Soil Health Increase Coffee Cup Quality in Colombia?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Understanding the effects of soil health (SH) on the quality of high-value crops such as coffee may enable farmers to receive financial benefits prompted by product differentiation and price premiums. This study assessed the existence and nature of the relationship between coffee cup quality and SH. Soil and coffee seed samples were collected from 68 member-farms of a cooperative participating in a high-quality coffee value chain and 67 non\u2013member-farms located across six municipalities in Cauca, Colombia, and 117 farms across two municipalities in Antioquia, Colombia. Elevation was recorded on each farm. Soil samples were tested for 13 SH indicators including wet aggregate stability, available water capacity, active carbon, organic matter (OM), protein, respiration, pH, P, K, Mg, Mn, Fe, and Zn. Coffee samples were tested by professional cuppers for physical, granulometric, and sensorial traits including fragrance\/aroma, flavor, aftertaste, acidity, body, uniformity, sweetness, clean cup, and balance. Pearson correlation tests, principal component analysis, and canonical correlation analysis were conducted on all measured variables for Cauca and Antioquia separately and combined. Results show that coffee quality and sensorial traits tended toward a negative relationship with physical and biological SH, primarily with the indicators available water capacity and OM and the labile OM-related soil properties active carbon and respiration, whereas chemical indicators variably correlated with coffee quality. This suggests that coffee may be similar to wine grapes in that high-quality products not necessarily derived from soils with high values of SH indicators. The results of this study can guide further work to identify suitable management strategies that maximize coffee quality without significantly jeopardizing production or the environment.<\/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:\/\/journals.lww.com\/soilsci\/Abstract\/2019\/02000\/Linking_Coffee_to_Soil__Can_Soil_Health_Increase.4.aspx\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/soilsci\/Abstract\/2019\/02000\/Linking_Coffee_to_Soil__Can_Soil_Health_Increase.4.aspx<\/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: x-large;\">Retention and release of nutrients from polyhalite to soil<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Recent discoveries of polyhalite (K<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><sub><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">2<\/span><\/span><\/sub><\/span><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">SO<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><sub><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">4<\/span><\/span><\/sub><\/span><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.MgSO<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><sub><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">4<\/span><\/span><\/sub><\/span><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.2CaSO<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><sub><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">4<\/span><\/span><\/sub><\/span><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.2H<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><sub><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">2<\/span><\/span><\/sub><\/span><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">O) in the UK provide an alternative to conventional fertilizer sources. This work investigated the interaction of polyhalite, commercially known as POLY4, with soil using leaching columns. Different physical forms of polyhalite (powder, crushed rock and granules) were compared to potassium chloride (KCl) for the movement of potassium, calcium, magnesium and sulphur (as sulphate) through the soil profile using 19.7 L of water, equivalent to 4500 mm rainfall.<\/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:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/sum.12548#.XaMBI58gLgc.twitter\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/sum.12548#.XaMBI58gLgc.twitter<\/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;\">2019<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Symposium on Soil Erosion: Connecting Science, Policy and Practice<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">5 &#8211; 6 December 2019, Leuven, Belgium.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">During the symposium, one of the major causes of declining soil and water quality within Europe will be tackled in three thematic sessions. The symposium aims to close the gaps between science, policy and practice, thus contributing to a more sustainable land use and the adaptation to climate change.\u00a0After the international sessions, a session in Dutch on Friday afternoon will focus on the current soil erosion policy in Flanders and the latest developments, insights and experiences.<\/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.eventbrite.nl\/e\/tickets-symposium-on-soil-erosion-connecting-science-policy-and-practice-74793345911?utm_source=Bodemerosie+congres&amp;utm_campaign=9737ffc831-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_02_02_20_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_c19d1b2390-9737ffc831-244817517\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/www.eventbrite.nl\/e\/tickets-symposium-on-soil-erosion-connecting-science-policy-and-practice-74793345911?utm_source=Bodemerosie+congres&amp;utm_campaign=9737ffc831-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_02_02_20_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_c19d1b2390-9737ffc831-244817517<\/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;\">2020<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity: Keep soil alive, protect soil biodiversity<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">#SoilBiodiversity<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">10 \u2013 12 March 2020 |\u00a0FAO\u00a0HQ, Rome, Italy;<br \/>\nSoils host a tremendous diversity of organisms that are fundamental to terrestrial ecosystems. Soil biodiversity drives many ecological processes, including soil formation, nutrient and water cycling, climate regulation, production of food, medicine and fibre, disease and pest control. In the presence of a changing climate, land degradation and biodiversity loss, soils have become one of the most vulnerable resources in the world.<\/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\/about\/meetings\/soil-biodiversity-symposium\/en\/\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>http:\/\/www.fao.org\/about\/meetings\/soil-biodiversity-symposium\/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: x-large;\">Soil Science Society of Nigeria (SSSN) \u2013 44th\u00a0Annual Conference, Coal City, 2020<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Climate-smart soil management, soil health\/quality and land management: synergies for sustainable ecosystem services\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">16\u00a0\u2013 20\u00a0March 2020, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Main Campus Ebeano\u00a0City, Agbani Enugu State, Nigeria<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Soil Science Society of Nigeria is delighted to invite you to join us at the 44th\u00a0edition of the its annual conference. As in previous editions, the aim is to discuss the importance of soils. In the 2020 edition, the focus will be on \u201cClimate-smart soil management, soil health\/ quality and land management: synergies for sustainable ecosystem services\u201d. To do this we will adopt a new style of conference, with traditional conference talks in the mornings, followed by a range of scientific and interactive topic masterclasses in the afternoons (at no extra fee, fee is included in conference fee).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Call for posters:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/media\/call_posters_-_soil_science_society_of_nigeria_44th_annual_conference.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/media\/call_posters_-_soil_science_society_of_nigeria_44th_annual_conference.pdf<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Website:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.soilsnigeriaconference.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>http:\/\/www.soilsnigeriaconference.com<\/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: x-large;\">EGU General Assembly 2020<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">3\u20138 May 2020, Vienna, Austria<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The EGU General Assembly 2020 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience. The EGU is looking forward to cordially welcoming you in Vienna.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Deadline for abstract submission: 15 January 2020<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>Particular call for papers for\u00a0SSS5.7\u00a0session co-sponsored by IHSS called\u00a0Mutual interaction of humic substances with heavy metals, pesticides and PAHs<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Conveners: Jerzy Weber, Teodoro Miano, Aleksandra Ukalska-Jaruga<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Fate and activity of heavy metals, pesticides, PAHs and other xenobiotics depend on their interaction with humic substances present in soil, coal, freshwater and marine systems. They may be deactivated due to various interactions with humic substances, and from the other hand, xenobiotics may affect the properties of humic substances. These processes play a crucial role in many various processes affecting quality of the terrestrial and aquatic systems, and they are dependent on the properties of specific fractions, including humic acids, fulvic acids and humin. Papers covering various aspects of mutual interaction between humic substances and heavy metals, pesticides and PAHs are welcome. This will provide deeper insights and understanding of the mechanisms of xenobiotics sorption on humic substances, as well as their influence on properties of humic substances occurring in terrestrial and aquatic systems.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The EGU journal SOIL is considered (provisional acceptance) to publish selected papers presented at the session. It also will be open for all volunteered submissions within its scope.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The deadline for abstract submission (100 to 500 words) is 15 January 2020 at 13 CET. Online submission:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/meetingorganizer.copernicus.org\/EGU2020\/session\/34793\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/meetingorganizer.copernicus.org\/EGU2020\/session\/34793<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Information concerning the submission process:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/egu2020.eu\/abstracts_and_programme\/how_to_submit_an_abstract.html\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/egu2020.eu\/abstracts_and_programme\/how_to_submit_an_abstract.html<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Website:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/egu2020.eu\/\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/egu2020.eu\/<\/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: x-large;\">8th International Crop Science Congress (ICSC)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">June 21 \u2013 25, 2020, Saskatoon, Canada. The scientific programme will cover the following topics: Genetics, Genomics and Breeding; Biotechnology and Agriculture; Germplasm and Evolution; Agronomy and Translational Physiology; Climate Change and Food Security; Addressing Biotic Challenges; Role of Omics Technologies in Food Sustainability and Predictive &amp; Digital Agriculture<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Early Bird registration until March 2, 2020<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Submissions to be considered for oral presentations close: February 28, 2020<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Submissions for poster presentations close: May 15, 2020<\/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.icsc2020.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/www.icsc2020.com\/<\/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: x-large;\">WRB Workshop Summer 2020<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">21 &#8211; 26 June 2020, Toru\u0144, Poland.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Globalization itself and solving the global environmental issues, as well as the unification of research and teaching on the global level require harmonization of technical languages, such as the terminology and classifications used in soil science. Important part of professional language are rules of soil characterization and classification. As so many \u201elanguages\u201d \u2013 national systems are used in the world, the common\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>Lingua Franca<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0is needed to understand each other. The World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) is probably the best proposal to facilitate international exchange of information in soil science. The second edition of \u201cWRB summer\u201d follows the successful first meeting in July 2019. Under the auspices of IUSS Working Group WRB, the Workshop will be held by experts who have been organizing the soil classification trainings for nearly 10 years. The aim of event is to help beginners using WRB or enhance skills in soil classification during one day indoor and 3 days intensive field activities. Field days will be organized in various environmental conditions to show widest variety of soils possible.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The venue is in a beautiful UNESCO World Heritage city of Toru\u0144. One of fieldwork days will be in vineyard (wine tasting included).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Students, PhD students and young researches are particularly invited (but senior researchers are also welcome)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Registration opening: 21 November 2019<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Early-bird fee payment deadline: 1 February 2020<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Website:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/summerwrb\/home\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/summerwrb\/home<\/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: x-large;\">Eurosoil 2020, Connecting people and soil<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">24-28 August 2020, Geneva, Switzerland<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The objective of Eurosoil 2020 is to bring together leading research scientists working on soil related topics and stakeholders dealing with issues of public concern, such as soil degradation and consequences of climatic changes. The important bridging role of soil practitioners to translate scientific knowledge into practice will be emphasized during Eurosoil 2020.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Call for Contributions opens 2 December 2019 Call for Contributions deadline: 20 February 2020 Early Bird Registrations deadline: 28 May 2020<\/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.eurosoil2020.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>www.eurosoil2020.com<\/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: x-large;\">16th International Conference on Soil Micromorphology (ICoSM)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">August 30 &#8211; September 3, 2020, Krak\u00f3w, Poland. Venue: Jagiellonian University, 3<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">rd<\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0Campus, Gronostajowa Str.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Download the second circular:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.icosm2020.sggw.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2nd_Circular_ICoSM_2020_Krakow.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>http:\/\/www.icosm2020.sggw.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2nd_Circular_ICoSM_2020_Krakow.pdf<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The optional micromorphological course will take place on August 25\u201330, 2020. All necessary information is available at\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.icosm2020.sggw.pl\/course\/\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>http:\/\/www.icosm2020.sggw.pl\/course\/<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The optional post-conference trip will take place on September 4\u20136, 2020. Detailed information about the trip will be announced later.<\/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.icosm2020.sggw.pl\/\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>http:\/\/www.icosm2020.sggw.pl\/<\/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: x-large;\">First IUSS Conference on Sodic Soil Reclamation\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">17-19 September, 2020, Changchun, China.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The conference will focus on the key issues of sodic soil reclamation, covering theory and also management. The activity will be organized in oral and poster presentations, seminars and a field trip for the participating researchers, enterpreneurs and decision-makers. The overall objective of the meeting is to contribute to the improvement and utilization of sodic lands in different regions of the world.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Deadline for abstract submission: July 1, 2020<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Deadline for full text of paper: Aug. 1, 2020<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Contact:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"mailto:wangzhichun@iga.ac.cn\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>wangzhichun@iga.ac.cn<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Website:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ssr.csp.escience.cn\/dct\/page\/65578\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>http:\/\/ssr.csp.escience.cn\/dct\/page\/65578<\/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: x-large;\">Soils Conference 2020<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">29 November 2020 \u2013 4 December 2020, Cairns, Queensland, Australia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The joint conference will be hosted by Soil Science Australia and the New Zealand Society of Soil Science.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Temporary website:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soilscienceaustralia.org.au\/soils-conference-2020\/\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/www.soilscienceaustralia.org.au\/soils-conference-2020\/<\/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: x-large;\">Soil Carbon &#8211; Science, Management and Policy for Multiple Benefits<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Edited by: Steven A\u00a0Banwart, Elke\u00a0Noellemeyer and Eleanor\u00a0Milne. Published in paperback by CABI in October 2019, 420 pages, ISBN: 9781786395504.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This book brings together the essential evidence and policy opportunities regarding the global importance of soil carbon for sustaining Earth&#8217;s life support system for humanity. Covering the science and policy background for this important natural resource, it describes land management options that improve soil carbon status and therefore increase the benefits that humans derive from the environment. Written by renowned global experts, it is the principal output from a SCOPE rapid assessment process project.<\/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.cabi.org\/bookshop\/book\/9781786395504\/\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/bookshop\/book\/9781786395504\/<\/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: x-large;\">The Soils of Georgia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Edited by Matchavariani, Lia. 1st Edition published in the World Soils Book Series in October 2019 by Springer, 179 pages, 153 illustrations, 145 illustrations in color. Hardcover ISBN 978-3-030-18508-4, prices hardcover: 129.99 \u20ac | \u00a3109.99 | $159.99; eBook ISBN 978-3-030-18509-1, prices eBook: 107,09 \u20ac | \u00a387.50 | $119.00.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This book provides an extensive overview of the diversity of soils in Georgia. It highlights the soil-forming environment (climate, geology, geomorphology), the characterization of the physical, chemical and morphological (macro-, micro-) properties of soils, the history of soil research in Georgia, and the geographic distribution of different soil types. In addition to describing the soil cover, the book also zones and classifies the soils. Past and current land use issues, ecological properties and implications of soils, and many other aspects are elaborated on; special attention is paid to anthropogenic soil degradation due to the contamination and erosion of soils in Georgia. This comprehensive and richly illustrated book, which includes a wealth of pictures and soil maps, offers an essential field guide for soil scientists, geographers and researchers in related areas.<\/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.springer.com\/de\/book\/9783030185084\"><span style=\"color: #976036;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>https:\/\/www.springer.com\/de\/book\/9783030185084<\/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: x-large;\">The Soils of Argentina<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Edited by Rubio, Gerardo, Lavado, Raul S., Pereyra and Fernando X. 1st Edition published in the World Soils Book Series in October 2019 by Springer, 268 pages. Hardcover ISBN 978-3-319-76851-9, prices hardcover 139,99 \u20ac | \u00a3119.99 | $169.99; Softcover ISBN 978-3-030-08309-0, prices softcover: 139,99 \u20ac | \u00a3119.99 | $169.99; eBook ISBN 978-3-319-76853-3, prices eBook: 118,99 \u20ac | \u00a395.50 | $129.00.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #384452;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This is the first comprehensive book on Argentinian pedology. It discusses the main soil types of Argentina, their geographical distribution, classification, functions, agricultural use, ecological aspects, and the threats to which they have been subjected during centuries of intensive and extensive management. The description of the soils is accompanied by a complete set of data, pictures and maps, including benchmark profiles and an overview of the country&#8217;s agricultural production. It also deals with future scenarios of the relationships between soil science and other disciplines and the main challenges that soil science will face in the future. 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