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Commission 4.4. Soil education and public awareness
Officers
Mission
To contribute to build the missing link between Soil Science
and Society by developing awareness about the vital importance
of soil for life, for every citizen.
Objectives
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To help for the discovery of Soil:
to invite soil scientists to address not only
soil scientists, but also
- Scientists and professionals from other disciplines
- non scientists: young people, large public gatherings
or forums and institutions dealing with them (ex:
Ministry of education, Ministry of sports, Ministry
of culture, …)
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To help for the exploration and the study of
the Soil Cover, on the field:
- to reinforce the high value of scientific field
work for the scientific career (curriculum, awards
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- to stress on developing scientific programs, with
multi-disciplinary collaborations, for long-term in-situ
studies on soil cover organization, and on soil cover
transformations, in particular under the influence
of man activities.
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To help for expressing the social
demand towards soil |
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To help for renewing of teaching in Soil Science:
- by opening and demonstrating the relevance of
soil science to other disciplines
- by developing multidisciplinary studies for students,
in the field
- by using new technologies
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To help to express the definitive
responsibility of Man towards the Soil Resource:
- in different types of public debates
- in different types of workshops
- in encouraging exhibitions at different scales |
Means
- Working in relation with the four Divisions of IUSS and
specially Division 4 Commission 4.5
- National Soil Science Societies
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