Welcome to the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative
Seeking to promote expert knowledge on soil biodiversity in environmental policy and sustainable land management to protect and enhance ecosystem services
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The 3rd GSB Conference Dublin, Ireland 13-15 March 2023
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS NOW OPEN!
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT ABSTRACTS FOR TALKS, POSTERS, AND WORKSHOPS: 26 September 2022
Meet the Keynote Speakers at GSB3!
Richard Bardgett, University of Manchester, UK
Lydie-Stella Koutika, CRDPI, Republic of the Congo
Yuting Liang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Kelly Ramirez, University of Texas-El Paso, USA
Tom Crowther, ETH Zurich
Edith Hammer, Lund University, Sweden
GSBI submits position paper to the Executive Secretary of the UN Convention of Biological Diversity on the need to protect soil biodiversity
The Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative Secretariat and Scientific Advisory Committee recently submitted a position paper to Executive Secretary of the UN Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD), Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, urging science policy officials at the UN CBD to protect, restore, and promote soil biodiversity. Read and download the paper below.
Read the first-ever report on the State of Knowledge of Soil Biodiversity!
Produced in conjunction with the UN-FAO, ITPS, GSBI, SCBD, the European Commission (EC), and 300+ contributing-scientists, this report is the primary science and policy guiding-document in the world for connecting science to policy recommendations for the conservation and monitoring of soil biodiversity.
Citation: FAO, ITPS, GSBI, SCBD, and EC. 2020. State of knowledge of soil biodiversity - Status, challenges and potentialities, Report 2020. Rome, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb1929en
The Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas
Soil biodiversity affects our environment and our wellbeing. Learn about soil organisms around the world in the Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas jointly published by the European Commission Joint Research Centre and the GSBI.
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A new article presents the first-ever large-scale assessment of soil microbiome in Africa🌍🤎 Open access link:… https://t.co/BS3AcnAlpO
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