IUSS News

Election of President of the IUSS

Nominations Process for the Position of President

Nominations are to be made by two Nominators who should be accomplished, highly respected senior soil scientists, ideally from two different countries. The Nominators should also supply joint or individual supporting statements in their covering letter(s).

The Nominators together with the Nominee must provide the information in the attached file (President Election Full Info 2024), including an important ‘Statement of Intent’ plus a full CV. All information submitted by the Nominee must also be provided to the Nominators to ensure that they can perform their task effectively.

Full Nomination documentation should be submitted electronically to Prof. Dr. Rainer Horn by 30^th June 2024 (Email: rhorn@soils.uni-kiel.de).

All information in attached file (President Election Full Info 2024).

A copy should also be sent to: Irene Fabbri, IUSS Secretary,

email: iuss.secretariat@crea.gov.it

Honorary members – New Deadline

The Honorary Members call is still ongoing, and the deadline has now been delayed to March 31.

Nominations must be submitted to the IUSS Secretariat at iuss.secretariat@crea.gov.it within March 31.

The Honorary Members will be elected during the Council meeting within the Inter-Congress meeting. According to the IUSS Statutes the Honorary members group can be represented by three honorary members who then are allowed to vote in Council decisions.

The next Council meeting will take place during the Inter-Congress meeting in Nanjing/China, October 20/24, 2024.

The Secretariat will be informed by the people that are going to participate into the Council meeting; participation is highly encouraged as the Council is the pinnacle of the IUSS activities.

Centennial of the IUSS

Sunday, 19 May 2024 to Tuesday, 21 May 2024

Florence, Italy

Website: https://centennialiuss2024.org/

Download: media/iuss_2024_brochure.pdf

SUITMA upgrades to Commission

In the late summer of 2023, the Working Group (WK) SUITMA (soils of urban, industrial, traffic, mining and military areas), established in 1998 during the 16th WCSS held in Montpellier, thanks to profs. W. Burghardt and J. L. Morel, has applied to become a Commission. This WK has a long and successful history having organized 12 conferences in 11 different countries, 7 symposia during different WCSS, and published a book in 2017, “Soils within cities – Global approaches to their sustainable management”; and several special issues of Journal of Soils and Sediments. The application was successfully approved by the Executive Committee and by the Council as well.

Stimulus fund

3^rd Chilean Meeting of Young Researchers in the Soil Sciences (EJICS) “Highlighting the importance of soils from Patagonia”

Date: April 15^th – 18^th, 2024

Location: Coyhaique, Chilean Patagonia

One of the milestones of this 3^rd EJICS will be the development of the first National Soil Description Competition, which will allow the formation of the first Chilean soil description team to participate in international soil evaluation competitions.

This 3^rd EJICS will address 3 thematic lines: 1. Functions of soils in the ecosystem; 2. Soils and their impact on society; 3. Proposals and challenges for soil science.

Important dates:

Deadline for submit the abstracts: 15 March 2024

Deadline for participate in the National Soil Description Competition: 29 March 2024

Read more: www.ejics.cl

News from national and regional soil science societies

Registration is now open for our first course of the year, “A Practical Introduction to Soils in Great Britain”, to be held at Shuttleworth College in Bedfordshire on Wednesday, April 10 and Thursday, April 11.

If you work in a land industry and would like to improve your skills in soil investigation and description, this course is for you. This two-day training course is led by a team of national experts in soil description, mapping and classification. Participants will learn how soils are formed, why they differ from place to place, and why and how they are classified.

Delegates will learn how to identify and record key soil properties, such as texture and structure, and will then be taken into the field to put their newly acquired skills into practice. On the second day you will be able to study a range of different soil types with the guidance of experts.

If you or your colleagues are interested in attending, please contact us (British Society of Soil Science – A Practical Introduction to Soils in Great Britain (Shuttleworth) to receive an exclusive 20% discount.

Places are limited, so book now to avoid disappointment.

Register interest: admin@soils.org.uk

Malaysian Society of Soil Science

INTERNATIONAL SOIL SCIENCE CONFERENCE 2024

May 14, 2024 – May 16, 2024

8:00 am – 5:00 pm

KUANTAN, PAHANG, MALAYSIA

“Cultivating Earth’s Future: Nurturing Soil Health for Sustainable Agriculture”

The Soil Science Conference is a conference that is conducted annually, where the MSSS is the main organizer, together with selected research institutions or universities as the co–organizers. It serves as a significant platform for researchers, scientists, academicians, practitioners, and industry experts from around the globe to convene and deliberate on the latest advancements, challenges, and opportunities in the realm of soil science. This conference will foster interdisciplinary collaborations and knowledge exchange, aiming to unlock the hidden secrets of soil and harness its potential for sustainable development.

Austrian Society for Soil Science (ÖBG)

BODENFORUM ÖSTERREICH – SPRING MEETING 2024

May 15, 2024 – May 16, 2024

Innsbruck, Austria

The Federal Environmental Agency, the Austrian Society for Soil Science (ÖBG) and the Land of Tyrol invite you to the spring meeting of the Austrian Soil Forum to be held on 15 and 16 May 2024 in Innsbruck. The Soil Forum has been held twice a year in Austria since 2002 and offers all interested parties an established format for exchanging information, communicating and discussing current soil issues. The Soil Forum creates interfaces to other topics that are important for soil protection, such as spatial planning or geology.

THEME: Soil value – total soil value

Healthy and fertile soils are the basis for food production and thus for security of supply. Changes caused by climate change, management or soil conditions have an impact on soil productivity. Our floors, and the functions they perform, are a valuable asset. This includes a wide range of technical aspects to address the topic of ‘soil value’.

Argentinean Soil Science

The XXIX Argentinean Soil Science Congress will be held from 21 to 24 May 2024, in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca. The Argentinean Association of Soil Science (AACS) organizes every two years in different locations throughout the country, the Congress of Soil Science, being in the year 2024 the twenty-ninth congress to be held in the city of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, from 21 to 24 May.

International Science Council (ISC)

Launch of Pilot Science Missions for Sustainability

International Science Council is pleased to announce the “launch of a Global Call to co-design and embark on Pilot Science Missions for Sustainability”.

With this call, we invite novel collaborative consortia of scientists and scientific organizations, policy-makers, non-governmental organizations, communities, and the private sector, working on the cutting edge of identifying solutions for complex sustainability challenges, to co-design science missions for sustainability over an initial 18-month period.

The call is open to bids for pilot missions worldwide, while pilots led by institutions located in the Global South are strongly encouraged to apply.

Deadline for application: 31 May 00:00 UTC

More information: https://council.science/mission-science/

Information sessions
Virtual Q&A sessions will be held on

25 April, 13:00 – 14:00 UTC
26 April, 07:00 – 08:00 UTC

Please register for your preferred session at https://council.science/events/mission-science-information-sessions/

More information about call: katsia.paulavets@council.science (ISC Senior Science Officer)

Canadian Society of Soil Science CSSS 2024 CONFERENCE

9 June 2024 to 13 June 2024

Location University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Details Soil Functions for Future Generations

The theme of the 2024 annual conference of the Canadian Society of Soil Science is Soil Functions for Future Generations. This theme encourages soil scientists to think about how we can safeguard the vital resource of soil into the future and how we can ensure that the many functions of soil are continued on into perpetuity.

Soil Science Society of America

SSSA 2024 SUMMER CONFERENCE COMMON GROUND: SOILS BEYOND BORDERS JUNE 10-12

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO Home | ASA, CSSA & SSSA International Annual Meetings

The Soil Science Society of America is hosting a summer conference that provides unlimited networking opportunities, innovative scientific abstracts, poster sessions, invited symposia, exhibitors, technical workshops, and professional tours.

Read more: https://www.acsmeetings.org/

(SSSA) Soil Science Society of America

2024 SUSTAINABLE AGRONOMY CONFERENCE (FULLY VIRTUAL)

July 10, 17, 24, and 31, 2024

The Sustainable Agronomy Conference will provide Certified Crop Advisers (CCAs), agricultural sales professionals, and growers with the opportunity to more fully understand and implement sustainable agronomy in the field. Learn the drivers, economics, agronomics, environmental benefits, and implementation techniques for sustainable crop production. Economic, environmental, and social aspects of sustainable agronomy will be considered.

Brazilian Society of Soil Sciences

XXI Brazilian Meeting on Soil and Water Management and Conservation (RBMCSA) and VIII Minas Gerais Soil Science Symposium (SMCS)

28/07/2024 @ 08:30 – 03/08/2024 @ 17:00

A forum to discuss the main issues and potential alternatives and strategies on the management and conservation of soil and water in mountain farming areas (AMo), bringing together people involved in research, dissemination and teaching from associated governmental, nongovernmental and private institutions and from all regions of Brazil. This will be an opportunity for focused discussion in a productive context never addressed, either in Brazil or elsewhere.

Soil Science Society of Türkiye

Eleventh International Soil Congress on “Challenge Soil Threats Save Your Future Horizon”

Date: September 23^rd– 25^th, 2024

Location: Nevsehir-Cappadocia, TÜRKİYE

Important dates:

Deadline for early registration: 01 May 2024

Deadline for registration: 01 July 2024

Abstract submission deadline: 15 July 2024

Announcement of accepted papers: o1 August 2024

Deadline for submission of full texts: 01 September 2024

Announcement of the Congress Program: 15 September 2024

Publication of the Congress Book: 15 October 2024

Read more: https://www.soilcongress.org/

Federation of Eurasian Soil Science Societies

9th International Symposium of Interactions of Soil Minerals with Organic Components and Microorganisms (ISMOM)

10- 14 October 2024

Tsukuba, Japan

Commission 2.5 Interfacial reactions of soil International Union of Soil Science

Key topics such as climate change mitigation, soil C sequestration, rock erosion enhancement, and modeling of soil C and N dynamics are directly or indirectly controlled by the interactions of soil minerals with organic matter and microbes (ISMOMs) that occur at different scales. Progress requires the exploration of interfacial reactions between minerals, organic matter and microbes in the soil, not simply the study of soil C in isolation.

Soil Science Society of China-Inter-Congress 2024 – CSSS.ORG.CN. – Congress Theme: Soil Health for Future Generations

Date: October 20^th– 24^th, 2024

Location: Nanjing, China

The 6^th International Conference on Soil Pollution and Remediation Organized by Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISSAS) Soil Science Society of China (SSSC) Jiangsu Environmental Protection Group Co., LTD Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISSCAS). (Flyer attached)

https://iussic2024.aconf.org/

IUSS Inter-Congress 2024 (aconf.org)

European Society for Soil Conservation.

Global Soils Conference 2024

Caring Soils Beyond Food Security: Climate Change Mitigation & Ecosystem Services

19-22 November 2024

NASC Complex, New Delhi

Indian Society of Soil Science, New Delhi under the aegis of International Union of Soil Sciences, Italy in collaboration with Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi.

The main objective of the Global Soils Conference 2024 is ‘Caring soils beyond food security: Climate Change mitigation and Ecosystem Services”. This conference aims to address various challenges, issues and concerns/ importance of soils and the latest technology developments in sustainable soil/resource management in the light of the global issues such as food security, soil health improvement, enhancing input use efficiency through new fertilizers, rapid soil assessment techniques, land degradation, environmental quality, biodiversity protection and climate change adaptation and mitigation.

NZSSS – THE NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY OF SOIL SCIENCE

2024 Moana Oceania Soil Judging Competition

28 November – 1 December 2024, Rotorua

This prestigious professional development event aims to develop skills and knowledge in practical soil description and classification for understanding and interpreting soil and land use capability. No experience required.

The competition aims to teach and develop knowledge and practical skills in soil description, classification, and land use interpretation. These skills are vital when it comes to understanding and protecting soils. It is a great opportunity for students, researchers, contractors, council scientists, and anyone interested in soils to learn, network, and experience new landscapes and soils.

Soils Rotorua 2024 – A joint NZSSS & SSA conference

“Weaving soil science across cultures & environments”

2 – 5 December 2024

Rotorua Energy Events Centre, New Zealand

Conferences, Meetings and Workshops

2024

European soil ERosion field measurements at Plot scale

EUSO is launching a collaborative network targeting soil erosion by water data from European field experiments (EU_ERPlot). The aim of this network is to reach out to Researchers from European institutions to come together and create an open-access database (EU_ERPlot) of soil erosion records collected at plot scale, through a series of diverse land use and land cover features across Europe. This is an action promoted by the EU Soil Observatory Technical Working Group on Soil erosion.

Deadline: first stage March 31^st, 2024

European Geosciences Union. General Assembly 2024 – Exhibition

Date: April 14^th – 19^th, 2024

Location: Vienna, Austria

The exhibition is scheduled daily from:

Monday, 15 April to Friday, 19 April 2024

The exact hours as follows: Monday, 15 April to Thursday, 18 April: 10:00-18:00 CET Friday, 19 April: 10:00-13:00 CET

Read more: egu24@copernicus.org

5^th Virtual Micromorphology Meeting (ViMi5)

Date: April 24^th – 25^th, 2024. Virtual event

The ViMi5 workshop will have a mix of sessions: break-out rooms, live microscopy and methodological presentations. We are open to non-English sessions by/for students as well.

Read more: vimi.micromorph@gmail.com by 29 February, 2024

Zoom link for registration: https://univienna.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Uucu2pqj8rHdwB9tAWS7W-MXvqkHIw8k_n#/registration

The international Symposium “Agriculture, Biodiversity and Food Security: From Commitments to Actions”

Date: April 30^th – May 2^nd, 2024

Location: Quebec City, Convention Centre (Canada)

The event is co-organized by Université Laval’s Graduate School of International Studies (ESEI), the Quebec government’s ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie (MRIF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

It is possible to participate in the Symposium in person or virtually. Some sessions will not be webcast.

Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit

Date: May 7^th – 9^th, 2024

Location: Nairobi, Kenya, Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC)

4^th ISMC Conference. Advances in Modelling Soil Systems

Date: May 7^th – 10^th, 2024

Location: Tianjin, China

The theme of the 4^thISMC Conference is “Advances in Modelling Soil System Science, Earth System Science, and Beyond.”

Sessions of ISMC 2024:

1: Modelling soil processes in land surface modelling

2: On representing memory effects, hysteresis and feedback in the Critical Zone

3: Toward characterizing and modelling the temporal variability of effective soil properties

4: How to include root hydraulic architecture in soil models to simulate root water uptake

5: Saturation kinetics in soils: stochiometric limits, mineral-organic interactions, and microbial explicit models

6: Constraining soil hydrologic processes using in-situ and remote sensing observations

7: Data fusion for characterization of soil states and heterogeneity

8: Application of Machine Learning and Non-Linear Methods for Spatial Data Analysis

9: General Session of any model related research

Important Dates:

The Online Registration Deadline: April 30^th, 2024

In response to the requests from some conference delegates, on-site registration and payment will be accepted.

Plant Fascination Day 2024

Date: May 18^th, 2024

The seventh international day “The Fascination of Plants” will be launched by plant scientists from all over the world under the aegis of the European Plant Science Organization (EPSO).

The goal of this activity is to get as many people as possible around the world fascinated by plants and enthusiastic about the importance of plant science for agriculture and the sustainable production of nutritious foods, as well as for horticulture, forestry and the production of plant products. non-food products such as paper, lumber, chemicals, energy and pharmaceuticals.

Everyone is invited, from schools to producers, to join and contribute to this initiative. Numerous plant institutions, universities, schools, botanical gardens and museums, together with farmers and industries, have opened their doors during past editions of Plant Fascination Day.

Events can be organized throughout the month of May 2024.

Read more: Fascination of Plants Day 2024 – EPSO (epsoweb.org) and https://plantday18may.org/category/europe/italy/, where it will be possible to upload individual events

The 9^th International Symposium on Soil Organic Matter- SOM 2024

Date: May 26^th – 31^st, 2024

Location: Mohammed VI polytechnic University, Ben Benguerir, Morocco

The first edition in Africa, UM6P Conference Centre in Ben Guerin. This symposium will highlight the latest discoveries on soil organic matter and reinforce its importance in global decarbonization. SOM 2024 features plenary and keynote contributed oral talks and posters by participants, awards for the top student contributions and exhibitions by publishers, technical service providers and soil organic matter advisors.

Read more: som2024.um6p.ma

Twelfth Plenary Assembly of the Global Soil Partnership – GSP/FAO

Date: June 3^rd – 5^th, 2024

Location: FAO headquarters and on zoom for those connecting remotely (hybrid)

In the framework of the twelfth Session of the GSP is launching a Call for Side

Events. Side events will provide GSP partners with the opportunity to launch

initiatives, promote projects or programmers, and share outputs of common

interest in line with the call’s guidelines.

Submission & timetable: Fill out and attach the below application form and

send it to GSP-Secretariat@fao.org, indicating “Call for Side Events/Your full

name” in the subject line.

Deadline: 8 April 2024

Notification of selected side events (including logistical information, meeting

set-up and equipment) will be provided by 19 April 2024.

Accepted side event proposals will be listed in the Plenary Assembly agenda and

participants to the Plenary Assembly and FAO staff will be invited to join.

Annual Science Days 2024

5^th General meeting

Date: June 10^th – 14^th, 2024

Location: Vilnius, Lithuania

Call for abstracts: deadline 20 April 2024

https://ejpsoil.eu/annual-science-days-2024

5^th International Conference of Young Scientists – Soil in the Environment (SITE)

Date: June 16^th – 19^th, 2024

Location: Warsaw (campus of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences) and in European Centre for Geological Education in Korzecko

The main aim of the Conference is to present the research results related to soil science. The additional goal of the Conference is exchange of experiences between young soil scientists from around the world and to establish cooperation between Polish and foreign research centers. The conference fee (420€) includes conference proceedings, field trip, accommodation and full board. For more information, please find attached the 1st announcement of the conference, as well as link to the website

Important dates:

March 1^st, 2024: Deadline for registration

March 25^th, 2024: Deadline for conference fee payment

April 1^st, 2024: Deadline for the articles and abstracts submission

April 15^th, 2024: 2^nd Announcement and final conference programme

To know more: All colleagues wishing to participate or to be informed about further details are requested to send an e-mail to us: site.warsaw.2024@gmail.com

13th Conference AISTEC “Filiere cerealicole rigenerative. Cambiamenti climatici e nuove esigenze qualitative e nutrizionali”

Date: June 19^th– 21^st, 2024

Location: Turin, University of Turin Aldo Moro Complex Auditorium, Turin

Important deadlines:

Deadlines for submitting abstracts: Orals or Poster: 23 February 2024

Send summaries of oral/poster communications to:

segreteria.aistec@gmail.com

The publication of the conference proceedings is expected containing the full

works of all communications and i posters in a dedicated volume with ISBN.

Early bird registration deadline: 04 March 2024

Read more: www.aistec.it

XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024: Forests and Society Towards 2050

Date: June 23^rd – 29^th, 2024

Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Deadline: the registration for Presenting Authors of accepted abstracts is 15 January 2024. 30 April 2024 program update.

Read More: Congress website: https://iufro2024.com/

Third International Symposium on Climate-Resilient Agri-Environmental Systems (ISCRAES 2024)

Date: June 25^th – 28^th, 2024

Location: ICD O’Brien Centre for Science Dublin, Ireland

The main theme of the ISCRAES 2024 is “Reframing strategies for low carbon future in agro-farming systems”.

Important deadlines:

Early bird registration deadline: 04 March 2024

Deadlines for submitting abstracts: Orals: 04 March 2024

Posters and Flash Talks: 18 March 2024

For submitting full papers to journal special issues: 30 November 2024

For register and read more: https://www.iscraes.org/

AISSA#under40 – “Agricultural Sciences in the Anthropocene: from productivity to the protection of material and cultural heritage”

Date: June 26^th– 27^th, 2024

Location: Florence, Italy

This event is also part of the program of initiatives to celebrate 110 years of agriculture in Florence. The conference is aimed at enhancing the commitment of young researchers from all disciplines relating to science Agricultural, Environmental, Food, Forestry and Animals.

Read more: Aissa Under 40| Aissaunder40

mail: aissaunder40@dagri.unifi.it

From the floods impact to alluvial soils reclamation. Scientific and cultural days of Imola (Italy) – 17^th year

Date: July 2^nd – 4^th, 2024

Location: Palazzo Sersanti, Imola

XI SCAR Open Science Conference 2024 “Antarctic Science: Crossroads for a New Hope”

Date: August 19^th – 23^rd, 2024

Location: Pucón, Chile

The opening and closing ceremony, plenary lectures and mini-symposia will be live-streamed. The Business Meetings (17-18 & 24-25 August) and Delegates Meeting will be hybrid. The Science Group Business Meetings (21 August), poster and parallel sessions will be in-person only.

Read more: www.scar2024.org

50^th CIEC International Fertilizer Conference – Unleashing Fertilizer Use in the Belt and Road Initiative

Date: September 4^th– 7^th, 2024

Location: Weihai, Shandong (P.R. China)

The purpose of the 50th CIEC International Fertilizer Conference is food security, which is of primary concern on a global scale, as are environmental aspects and issues related to soil protection. China’s new Belt and Road initiative will unleash the potential of vast regions of the globe for sustainable agriculture. CIEC’s ambition is to strengthen scientific exchange and cooperation to support this global challenge.

Read more: https://ciec.iae.ac.cn/ or contact the jieli@iae.ac.cn; with cc to: CIFC50@vodafonemail.de.

22^nd IUFoST World Congress 2024 of Food Science and Technology

The future of food is now: Development, Functionality & Sustainability

Date: September 8^th– 12^th, 2024

Location: Rimini, Italy

Deadline for abstract submission: March 7, 2024

Read more: https://iufost2024-italy.com/

The Announcement of the WASWAC 4th International Youth Forum on Soil and Water Conservation (IYFSWC)

Date: September 21^st– 24^th, 2024

Location: Shenyang, China

In order to help the youth worldwide to play greater roles in the scientific research, technological development, and demonstration & popularization of soil and water conservation, encourage and support the young generation to undertake the historical responsibility entrusted by the times, and to achieve sustainable development in soil and water conservation, World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWAC) will continue to organize the International Youth Forum on Soil and Water Conservation (IYFSWC) in Shenyang in this coming September.

WASWAC will continue to evaluate the Outstanding Youth Paper, 20240325151638875.pdf (waswac.org.cn), which is set up by WASWAC especially for the outstanding young researchers under the age of 40. The paper passed evaluation will have chance to be published in the official journal of WASWAC – International Soil and Water Conservation Research, and the winners will also be able to obtain a certificate issued by WASWAC and a USD 1000 honorarium.

As an important platform of academic progress presentation and to research ideas exchange, we sincerely invite worldwide scholars, students, and relevant enterprises engaged in the scientific research, technology development, management, teaching and training and engineering design of soil and water conservation, to participate in this forum to share your latest research or technology progress, with oral presentation or poster display.

Application Deadline: April 15, 2024

Full Paper Submission: May 15, 2024

Award Announcement: Final awardees will be announced in September 2024. The award presentation will be at the 4th International Youth Forum on Soil and Water Conservation.

Read more: WASWAC

ISTRO 2024 22nd Conference “Living Roots, Living Soils”

Date: September 23^rd – 27^th, 2024

Location: Virginia Beach VA, USA (Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront Resort)

The theme of ISTRO (International Soil and Tillage Research Organization) 2024 is ‘Living Roots, Living Soils’ and focuses on regenerative agriculture, soil health, cover crops, residue systems and sustainable agricultural production as a whole.

Important dates:

End early bird registration: 01 April 2024

Extended abstract deadline: 15 March 2024

World Conference on Soil, Water, Energy and Air – EUWCSWEA – 2024

Date: October 5^th – 6^th, 2024

Location: Bogota, Colombia

The conference provides a platform for professionals involved in Soil, Water, Energy and Air to exchange knowledge and gain an insight into the state of the art in the current technology, techniques and solutions in Soil, Water, Energy and Air as they have been developed and applied in different countries.

Important dates:

Submission Deadline: 22^nd September 2024

Registration Deadline: 27^th September 2024

http://eurasiaweb.com/Conference/43678/EUWCSWEA/

10th International Symposium on Forest Soils (ISFS 2024)

Date: October 15^th – 19^th, 2024

Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, PR China.

The theme of ISFS 2024 is “Forest Soils under Global Change: Processes, Biodiversity and Ecological Services”, and seven topics will be included that range from assessing the impact of global change factors on carbon, water and nutrient cycling, and ecosystem functioning and services to reclaiming degraded forestlands and managing the resilience of reclaimed land.

IUSS Inter-Congress 2024, First Announcement

Date: October 20^th – 24^th, 2024

Location: Nanjing International Youth Cultural Centre (IYCC), Nanjing, China

Organizers:

Soil Science Society of China

International Union of Soil Sciences

The Inter-Congress agenda consists of IUSS Executive Committee and Council

member meetings, with a goal to prepare for the World Congress of Soil Science

2026 (WCSS 2026). In addition, a field trip will be organized to explore the soil

resources and rich culture in Nanjing.

Theme:

Soil Health for Future Generations

Important Dates:

Abstracts submission deadline: June 30^th, 2024

Meeting Format

The IUSS Inter-Congress 2024 consists of Executive Committee Meetings, Council

Meetings, an international symposium (October 21, 2024), a site visit to the venue of WCSS 2026 (October 22, 2024) and a field trip (October 24, 2024)

International Forum, Monday 21 October 2024

The international forum features four parallel sessions. Talks will be arranged in areas of the four IUSS Divisions (Soil in Space and Time, Soil Properties and Processes, Soil Use and Management, and The Role of Soils in Sustaining Society and the Environment). Online attendance is supported.

Please contact the Chairs of four IUSS Divisions for further details:

Division1: Chair: Richard Heck, e-mail: rheck@uoguelph.ca

Division2: Chair: Giuseppe Corti, e-mail: g.corti@staff.univpm.it

Division3: Chair: Renfang Shen, e-mail: rfshen@issas.ac.cn

Division4: Chair: Claudio Zaccone, e-mail: claudio.zaccone@univr.it

Contacts

Soil Science Society of China:

Xin Song (International forum)

Lingbo Zhou (Payment)

Feifei Tang (Registration)

e-mail: ic2024@issas.ac.cn

International Union of Soil Sciences:

Irene Fabbri

e-mail: iuss.secretariat@crea.gov.it

Website: https://iussic2024.aconf.org/

8^th International Symposium on Biofumigation, green manures and cover crops

Date: October 21^st – 25^th, 2024

Location: San Pedro (BA), Argentina

Deadline abstracts: May 31, 2024

Each author can send two abstracts in English or Spanish.

To submit your abstract please complete this form: https://bit.ly/submission_biofumigation24

Read more: https://biofumigacion.ar/en/home/

Opportunities for the IUSS members

Grand Prix de la Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie 2024 – Call for Nominations

The prize is intended to reward original work in chemistry of benefit to mankind, society or nature. The GRAND PRIX will be awarded for the nineteenth time in 2024, to one or several persons, irrespective of nationality. The prize will carry a monetary award of 35,000 Euros.

All entries must imperatively be presented through a learned society or a national or international scientific organization without any direct link with the nominee. Entry forms, together with a report detailing the arguments for the nomination, must be returned to the Foundation de la Maison de la Chimie by 30th April 2024.

These documents should be sent by e-mail to the following address: presidence@maisondelachimie.com

The Mission Soil

As part of the EU Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’, the European Commission launched the Mission Soil Manifesto, which calls for action to respond to the urgent need to protect and improve soil health in Europe and beyond. Sign the Manifesto as a representative of a legal entity or as an individual and stand up for soil health!

You will join a community that cares about soil, have the chance to network with others and be informed about the latest research results and activities of Mission Soil.

https://mission-soil-platform.ec.europa.eu/about/mission-soil

9TH INTENSIVE TRAINING COURSE ON SOIL MICROMORPHOLOGY

Location: Universitat de Lleidae (Tremp,Catalonia) at Departament de Química, Física i Ciències Ambientals i del Sòl – Av. Rovira Roure 191E 25198 Lleida CATALUNYA

Duration: 2-weeks in September-October

New publications

New video on soil description and soil classification

Peter Schad and Chris Just from the Technical University of Munich (Germany) made a new video on Soil Description and Soil Classification. It uses the 4th edition of the World Refefence Base for Soil Resources (WRB). The description is according to the new WRB Field Guide (Annex 1 of the WRB Manual – replacing for WRB the FAO Guidelines for Soil Description, 2006) and the classification considers the new WRB edition. It is available here: https://wrb.isric.org/teaching-material/.

During COVID, the authors were unable to go on field trips with the students and therefore produced some videos: in German the description according to the German field manual and the classification according to the German national soil classification, and in English and Spanish according to the FAO Guidelines for Soil Description (2006) and the 3rd edition of the WRB (2015). They were published on their university’s teaching platform in 2020. In 2022, their institution created a YouTube channel and they were published there too: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-dL7jrqhzwoFfKNLTwGXxQ.

Soil science in Italy 1861 to 2024

By: Dazzi C., Benedetti A., Corti G., Costantini E.A.C. Publisher: Springer, Edition N. 1, 2024. XX, 676 p. 28 b/w illustrations, 328 illustrations in colour

ISBN: 978-3-031-52743-2 (€ 37.99)

eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-55583-1 (€ 32.09)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55583-1

URL: https://link.springer.com/book/9783031555824

Descriptive text: Quantitative assessments of the effects of global change on soil development are mostly focused on soil carbon, some nutrients, pollutants and soil water. Soil, however, is a complex entity with interacting biological, physical and chemical processes that are rarely modelled in their entirety. Additionally, for the sake of simplicity various soil properties are considered constants whereas in reality they are not. Soil as we observe it is the resultant of many processes driven by varying boundary conditions such as climate and organisms including men. This is not different when we study global change, thus modelling soil development under global change overlaps with modelling soil formation. This book gives an overview of what such a model should entail, with ample descriptions to use SoilGen, a simulation model to study pedogenesis.

Micro- and nanoplastics in soil ecosystems: Analytical methods, fate, and effects

By: Yu Wang, Leilei Xiang, Wulf Amelung, Martin Elsner, Jay Gan, Stephan Kueppers, Laforsch Christian, Xin Jiang, Joseph Adu-Gyamfi, Lee Heng, Yong Sik Ok, Natalia P. Ivleva, Yongming Luo, Damià Barceló, Andreas Schäffer, Fang Wang. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Volume 169, 2023, 117309

Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2023.117309.

ISSN 0165-9936, Published by Elsevier, December 2023

Descriptive text: As emerging contaminants, microplastics and nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) are increasingly widespread in soil environment. The present paper reviews available analytical methods for detecting MPs/NPs in soil and plants, and examines the migration processes of MPs/NPs at multiple interfaces as well as the potential toxic effects of MPs/NPs.

Environmental Science and Soil Ecology: A Glossary

By: Farooq Ahmad Lone, Subhash Chand, Suraj Kumar, Bhawani Singh, and Azrah

Satish Serial Publishing House

Descriptive text: This book contains information about basic terms and concepts of environmental science and related/allied subjects.

UN World Water Development Report 2024 (WWDR); 2024 United Nations

Launch of the 2024 UN World Water Development Report: Water for Prosperity and Peace Water for Prosperity and Peace is the title of the upcoming United Nations World Water Development Report. which will be released:

Date: 22 March 2024 – 2:00 pm – 22 March 2024 – 2:30 pm

Location: UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France

Room IX Room I; Type: Cat VIII – Symposia; Arrangement type Hybrid

Launch of the 2024 UN World Water Development Report: Water for Prosperity and Peace | UNESCO

EUSEDcollab: a network of data from European catchments to monitor net soil erosion by water.

Francis Matthews et al.

By: Francis Matthews et al.

Ed. Scientific data, August 2023, pp.11

Doi :https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02393-8

Descriptive text: A network of researchers release an open-access database (EUSEDcollab) of water discharge and suspended sediment yield time series records collected in small to medium sized catchments in Europe. EUSEDcollab is compiled to overcome the scarcity of open-access data at relevant spatial scales for studies on runoff, soil loss by water erosion and sediment delivery. Across ten European countries, EUSEDcollab covers over 1600 catchment years of data from 245 catchments at event (11 catchments), daily (22 catchments) and monthly (212 catchments) temporal resolution and is unique in its focus on small to medium catchment drainage areas (median = 43 km2, min = 0.04 km2, max = 817 km2) with applicability for soil erosion research. The aim of uniting people, knowledge, and data through the European Union Soil Observatory (EUSO).

Modeling arsenic in European topsoils with a coupled semiparametric (GAMLSS-RF) model for censored data

By: Arthur Nicolaus Fendrich a,b,c,*, Elise Van Eynde a, Dimitrios M. Stasinopoulos d, Robert, A. Rigby d, Felipe Yunta Mezquita a, Panos Panagos

Ed.: Environment International, Published by Elsevier

Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.108544

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