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📚 Read this new paper by Niels Batjes, Luis Calisto & Luís Moreira de Sousa on the WoSIS snapshot 2023! In it, they highlight the work done to process #ForestSoil data collected in #HoliSoils! 🌲🌱 ➡️ doi.org/10.5194/essd-1… #soil | #SoilHealth | #SoilMapping | ISRIC - World Soil Information

📢Don't forget to tune in tomorrow evening for the 7th #4p1000 #soil #carbon #science webinar! We would also like to announce that the discussion will be led by Dr Jagdish Ladha instead of Dr Deborah Bossio. 🗓 October 29 🕙10pm (UTC+00) 👉wiki.afris.org/pages/viewpage… #SoilHealth

🎉Publication alert!!! Boron (B) availability in soils is difficult to predict. Using plant uptake as an indicator for soil B availability, we tried to gain more understanding on the soil characteristic affecting availability. Curious? read more here: doi.org/10.1002/jpln.2…

🚨Glossary alert! Are you familiar with the term 'Above-ground biomass'? You might guess it is to do with vegetation. But what do we exactly mean by it? 🌱🌿🌳 #Glossary #Biomass #SoilHealth #Benchmarks

📷Last week, ISRIC, CSIR-Soil Research Institute and OCP AFRICA conducted a two-day workshop on soil sampling-field survey in Kumasi, Ghana, as part of the Soil Fertility and Crop Nutrient Management project in Ghana.

Soil geographer Dr Annegret Larsen with her VIDI grant will research how the interaction between rivers and living beings affect rivers' functioning. This can help restoration efforts of rivers in Europe while strengthening nature and biodiversity!intranet.wur.nl/umbraco/en/new…

🌇 Is there life beneath the asphalt? On #WorldCitiesDay, let's reflect on #UrbanSoils, often overlooked in our bustling cities.  Join BENCHMARKS experts in our Urban Soils Series! 🎥 Watch here: tinyurl.com/mr3tk3hc #Benchmarks #SoilHealth

🚨 New Paper: “How to monitor the ‘success’ of agricultural sustainability” Introducing a flexible, transparent framework to select indicators for monitoring sustainability efforts in agriculture, combating greenwashing & supporting ecosystem health. 🌱📈 #SoilHealth #Benchmarks

Nice and inspiring day yesterday in Nijmegen at the Center for Soil Ecology day Radboud University....various researchers from the Soil Science cluster - WUR present and a great presentation from Carmen Vazquez Martin about the Benchmarks project!

📣 Register to attend the sixth virtual showcase event of the Africa #SoilInformation Community of Practice on data organisation. 🗓️ 7 November ⏲️4PM (CET) 🎙️ CSIR-Soil Research Institute Ghana 👉 Register here: bityl.co/SZec

A recent study is improving our understanding of #soilerosion around the globe. This enables more accurate predictions, especially in tropical regions, helping us better understand and manage soil loss.🌍💧 Read here #openaccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.scit…

Last weekend the outreach Soil, LIVE! project with Remco de Kluizenaar was at the Dutch Design Week with the Vibes from Below installation! So much interest for soil biology in the world beneath our feet! More to come....ddw.nl/en/programme/1…

Save the date: Soil Science cluster - WUR seminar from Christian von Sperber, associate professor (Department of Geography - McGill University in Montreal) on 'Phosphorous biogeochemistry in hydromorphic soils of temperate and boreal ecosystems'. Wedn 27 10-11 am, Lumen 1 Hope to see you!

Last Monday at the Agroecology network meeting (agroecologie.nl) in the beautiful Boterbloem farm passionate discussions about collaboration betweeen farmers and research: where do we stand? what are the barriers? how can we do this better? More to come......

Join us for the next World of Soils lecture! 🎨 Palette of the Earth: The Use of Earth Pigments in Visual Arts 📆 Date: 4 December ⏰ Time: 12:25-13:00 📍 Location: ISRIC - World Soil Information World Soil Museum 🔗 Register here: bityl.co/SfnX

NEW Mapping soil thickness by accounting for right-censored data with survival probabilities and machine learning van der Westhuizen et al. Stellenbosch University Wageningen U&R Lancaster University New Mexico State doi.org/10.1111/ejss.1… Wiley Earth and Space Science Soil Use and Management British Society of Soil Science #Soil #Research

A recap from the side event "Soil Information Systems for Attainment of Soil Health in Africa: Pathway for Progress" during the 15th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security (ADFNS) soils4africa-h2020.eu/news/key-takea…

🌱1 billion tonnes of soil is washed away by erroison each year. 🌍74% of agricultural land faces excessive nitrogen inputs 🪱Yet soil hosts 60% of all biodiversity on terrestrial land. Read EU's new report: The state of soils in Europe: op.europa.eu/en/publication… #MissionSoilWeek