The symposium aims to advance the adoption of the Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management (VGSSM) to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It will focus on solutions for black soil degradation, including policy reviews, innovative practices, and global advocacy for sustainable management. Key objectives include: enhancing existing strategies, sharing innovative practices, reporting on network progress, advocating for global action to ensure food security and mitigate climate change, all while aligning with the SDGs.

Miguel Angel Taboada, Chair of International Network of Black Soils, the Argentine Republic

Yakov Kuzyakov, Professor, University of Göttingen, Germany

Ravendra Naidu, Professor, Global Centre for Environmental Remediation, University of Newcastle,  Australia

Michael Thompson, Professor, Iowa State University, President of Soil Science Society of America, the US

Ivan Vasenev, Professor, Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Russian Federation

Jiabao Zhang, Academician, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Qirong Shen, Academician, Nanjing Agricultural University, China

Feihu Yin, Academician, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Reclamation Sciences

Wei Zhou, Academician, Henan Agricultural University, China

Minggang Xu, Academician, Shanxi Agricultural University, China

Yongguan Zhu, Academician, Research Center of Ecology and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Ming Jiang, Professor, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Lichun Wang, Professor, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China