*** BSSS Soil Training Course *** 🆕Practical Introduction to Soils in Great Britain 📆 11-12 September 📍 Harper Adams University If you would like to improve your soil investigation and description skills, this course is for you. BOOK HERE: members.soils.org.uk/event-5700985

"Soils are alive." Professor Stephen McGrath FRS tells us about the many ways that healthy soils benefit us, and why we should protect them. #biodiversity

Many of the Sustainable Development Goals cannot be achieved without healthy #soils and sustainable land use. 🌱 Here is an overview of 7 SDGs that have strong links to soil. Via United Nations

NEW Towards Transformative Soil Science: Who am I in relation to my research? Wiersma et al. doi.org/10.1111/ejss.1… Wageningen U&R Wiley Earth and Space Science Soil Use and Management British Society of Soil Science #Soil #Research

***NOW ONE OF OUR MOST READ PAPERS*** Agroforestry potential for adaptation to climate change: A soil-based perspective Rolo, Rivest, Maillard & Moreno🇪🇸🇨🇦 #soil #Climate #OpenAccess British Society of Soil Science victor rolo UQO doi.org/10.1111/sum.12…

🪱🌿🌱Soil is the second largest place for storing carbon after the #oceans. Restoring key ecosystems on land and a sustainable use of the land in urban and rural areas, can help us mitigate and adapt to #climatechange. More here ⤵ eea.europa.eu/media/infograp… 🖼️by EU EnvironmentAgency

NEW Wheat varieties show consistent differences in root colonization by mycorrhiza across a European pedoclimatic gradient Veršulienė, Hirte et al. doi.org/10.1111/ejss.1… @Agroscope TU München ETH Zurich Wiley Earth and Space Science Soil Use and Management British Society of Soil Science #Soil #Research

Save the date ‼️ Global Soil Conference 2024 Deadline for abstracts submission September 17 #IUSS100 #globalsoilsconference2024 #soilscience #bringingforward

In GSBI's latest blog, Dr. Helen Phillips (Helen Phillips) discusses how Global Change impacts soil fauna 🐛🐜🕷️🪱. Their study found that soil pollution ⚠️ has the largest negative impact on soil fauna. To learn more, check it out 👇 globalsoilbiodiversity.org/blog-beneath-o…

Soil Scientists vacancies with Jacobs More info here: careers.jacobs.com/en_US/careers/…

British Society of Soil Science are exhibiting at the British Science Festival at the Uni of East London on 12th September. 🚨Volunteers required to help on the stand🚨 BSSS will be able to assist with travel expenses if needed. Get in touch if interested!

TODAY: Join us for our next Zoom into Soil webinar on from 12- 1pm (UK time) which will be on Agricultural Land Classification and led by BSSS members, Gill Shaw and Rob Askew. The webinar includes one hour BASIS and NRoSO CPD points. REGISTER FOR FREE: ow.ly/9Iyw50SYsNc

NEW Land use and soil property effects on aggregate stability assessed by three different slaking methods Poeplau et al. doi.org/10.1111/ejss.1… Hochschule Osnabrück Wiley Earth and Space Science Soil Use and Management British Society of Soil Science #Soil #Research

***NOW ONE OF OUR MOST READ PAPERS*** Mapping #peat thickness and #carbon stock of a degraded peatland in West Sumatra, Indonesia Fiantis et al. 🇮🇩🇲🇾🇰🇷🇦🇺 #soil #OpenAccess Universitas Andalas Budiman British Society of Soil Science Wiley Earth and Space Science doi.org/10.1111/sum.12…

BENCHMARKS is advancing soil health monitoring using drones! 🚁 We've used multi-band, hyperspectral, and thermal sensors for high-res data from agriculture and forest case studies. 🌾🌲 🎥Watch the video to learn more from our GIS expert! #UAV #SoilHealth #Agriculture #Flevoland

Don't miss the 2nd YOUNG SOIL RESEARCHERS FORUM🤎 You can present your findings + follow a full session dedicated to funding & job opportunities with European Research Council (ERC) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and EU_ScienceHub HR! 14-15 Oct 24 Free registration & abstract submission➡️ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runne…

Soil is a living, non-renewable natural resource, crucial #ForOurPlanet and our lives #DYK soil 🌱stores the most carbon 🌱hosts 25%+ of biodiversity 🌱provides 95-99% of food for 8 billion people Read our proposed #EUSoil Monitoring Law to #SaveSoil 👉 europa.eu/!BFpxGK

NEW Reduced tillage intensity does not increase arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity in European long-term experiments Vahter et al. doi.org/10.1111/ejss.1… University of Tartu Uni Göttingen INRAE USAMV CLUJ-NAPOCA Wiley Earth and Space Science Soil Use and Management British Society of Soil Science #Soil #Research

The call for Fellow applications is now open! Have you achieved a high level of professional experience within soil science? If so, we are accepting applications for Fellow membership who have at least 10 years experience in the sector. soils.org.uk/news/become-a-…