There are a number of Soil Science Societies all over the world working on soil protection; these Societies are cooperating within the framework of the IUSS.

For the International Year of Soils the IUSS and the Soil Science Societies have decided to enforce networking and to provide information about all the activities of each Soil Science Society.
On this site each month one Soil Science Society will introduce itself and provide information on topical soil issues in the respective country.

Information will be about

• WHO – Presentation of the responsible Soil Science Society (500 characters max)
• WHAT – Description of activity, idea, topic or event (max 1,500 characters)
• WHEN & WHERE – When and where will the activity or event take place, when & where should the idea be implemented (max 300 characters)
• SOIL MESSAGE – During the IYS a soil message will be presented.