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IUSS Viewpoints also available on Youtube IUSS president, Rattan Lal, continues to publish monthly viewpoints on soil-related issues including topics such as The Glamour of Soil Science (April 2018), Soil Degradation: The Case of Human Parasitism (May 2018), The Urbanization Challenge (June 2018), Drylands (July 2018), Did the Stone Age End Because …

We are sorry, but due to holiday reasons this Alert could be sent out just today.   21st World Congress of Soil Science in Rio was a success The IUSS thanks the Brazilian organisers of this Congress, in particular the Brazilian Soil Science Society, Flavio Camargo as Chairman of this congress and his …

21st World Congress of Soil Science in Rio With less than 3 weeks to go, the last preparations are being made for this major soil science event to be held 12-17 August in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. IUSS will be represented at booth no 32 in the exhibition hall. We are looking …

IUSS Bulletin 132 The IUSS Secretariat (iuss@umweltbundesamt.at) would like to thank all IUSS members for their contributions to Bulletin No 132 which shall be published online end of June 2018.   IUSS viewpoints on YouTube In the beginning of each month a Viewpoint on soil issues from the desk of Rattan Lal, IUSS president, is published on the IUSS website, …

Contributions to the next IUSS Bulletin 132 The IUSS Secretariat (iuss@umweltbundesamt.at) would like to thank all IUSS members for their contributions to our next IUSS Bulletin 132 which shall be published in June 2018.   IUSS Special Alert on personal data protection – Reminder According to the European General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 coming into force on May …

Announcement of IUSS Special Alert on personal data protection According to the European General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 coming into force on May 25, 2018, the IUSS Secretariat located in Vienna is obliged to ask all subscribers to the IUSS Alert for their explicit consent to further use their personal data (e.g. your name and …

National voting of Officers for IUSS Divisions and Commissions 2017 – results Every four years the officers for the IUSS Divisions and Commissions are newly elected. Voting by IUSS Members is conducted electronically on a one vote per individual in each National Member Society basis. In line with the IUSS Bye-laws (version Oct. 2014) the national Soil Science …

IUSS Global Soil Icon Contest Soil is the essence of all terrestrial life, and critical to the delivery of major ecosystem services for human wellbeing and nature conservancy. So far the iconic symbol that represents major ecosystem services of soil, while being simple and easy to be comprehended by the general …

21st World Congress of Soil Science – extension of submission deadline The 21st World Congress of Soil Science (21WCSS) will take place in Rio de Janeiro, August 12 – 17, 2018. Dedicated to the theme “Soil Science: Beyond food and fuel”, it will review the key role of soil science …

IUSS News Season’s Greetings The IUSS would like to wish all its members and friends a very merry Christmas, and a prosperous and happy New Year!   21st World Congress of Soil Science – latest news The 21st World Congress of Soil Science (21WCSS) will take place in Rio de Janeiro, August …