Do you have interesting news to share with the world? Don't hesitate to contact Dr. Giulia Bongiorno, the Soil Science cluster Outreach supporter!
We believe there is momentum and appetite to engage with alternative methods of understanding soil. Are you a PhD candidate or post-doc and would you like to learn how to transform yourself and your research? Are you willing to look at yourself and your community, and to envision new ways of knowing soil and caring for soil?
From 18-20 November, we are organizing a three-day graduate course on Transformative Soil Science: https://www.wur.nl/en/activity/course-transformative-soil-science.htm. Please contact Giulia Bongiorno for more information.
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New video released:
Water hyacinth & hippo grass spread in fresh-water bodies in Zambia causing various problems. Chindi Kapembwa in his PhD studies how these plants can be used as fertilizer for improving the yield of Sorghum in Zambia. Check out the video here or on the Biodiverse agroecosystem projects page!
Podcasts released
With around 70 per cent of Europe’s soils in poor health, the European Union has launched the EU Soil Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ to reverse this deterioration. It’s the first time that soils have achieved such political importance across the EU. Together with various individuals working towards the goal of soil regeneration, Rachel Creamer (SBL) explains diverse approaches to soil health, and how they are adapted to the enormous diversity of geological and climatic conditions across Europe. To know more listen here to the podcast.
Gerlinde’s scientific voice takes us to the world of soils. Despite being “out of sight and often out of mind”, soil life plays a determinant role in the functioning of the world above ground and it is the basis of both agricultural and natural systems. Loosing good soils can happen extremely fast while their formation takes considerable time. To know more listen here to the podcast resulted from the Eco-serve project.
