El Director General de la FAO insta a los países a incrementar el potencial de los suelos para hacer frente al cambio climático

1.5 tonnes of publications, communication and promotional material run out in few hours from the official opening

G20 Meeting of Agriculture Ministers to help build a sustainable food future

27-28 July 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The 21^st World Congress of Soil Science (WCSS) will take place next 12 – 17 August 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with the theme “SOIL SCIENCE: Beyond food and fuel”. Traditionally held every four years since 1927 under the guidance of the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS), this year WSCC is hosted by the IUSS, the Latin American Soil Science Society (SLCS) and the Brazilian Soil Science Society (SBCS) with the support of FAO and the Global Soil Partnership.

Global Change Biology and Soil have just published scientific articles on Soil Organic Carbon that contribute to understanding the soil system and its interaction with humans and the entire Earth system.