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Soil Pollution: A Hidden Reality
Posted by the FAO, this document presents key messages and the state-of-the-art of soil pollution, its implications on food safety and human health. The publication has been reviewed by the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soil (ITPS) and contributing authors. Read the publication here.
New World Atlas of Desertification
JRC published the World Atlas of Desertification, offering a tool for decision makers to improve local responses to soil loss and land degradation. The Atlas provides the first comprehensive, evidence-based assessment of land degradation at a global level and highlights the urgency to adopt corrective measures.
Launch of the Brazilian- Portuguese version of the Soil Atlas of Latin America and the Caribbean- Atlas de solos da America Latina e do Caribe
The European Commission's in-house science service published the first ever comprehensive overview of the soils of Latin America and the Caribbean. Through colorful maps and illustrations the atlas explains in a simple and clear manner the diversity of soil across Central and South America and the Caribbean. It highlights the vital importance of a natural non-renewable resource which provides food, fodder and fuel for 580 million people. The atlas shows the delicate relationships between soils and the functions that they provide. It raises awareness of the inter-relationships with climate and land use while illustrating the role of soil in food security, particularly in relation to climate change. Latin America's soils also support some of the world's most biodiverse ecosystems.
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Soil ecologist Diana Wall named to National Academy of Sciences
University Distinguished Professor Diana Wall, director of the School of Global Environmental Sustainability and a professor in the Department of Biology, was elected May 1 to the National Academy of Sciences, a top honor in recognition of her distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. She is Colorado State University’s eleventh faculty member elected to the reigning body of national thought leaders on all things scientific.
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