Uptake of soil management practices and experiences with decisions support tools
News
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International Workshop SOMpatic. International Workshop „Evaluation of Soil Organic Matter Balance methods as practice-applicable tools for environmental impact assessment and farm management support“ (SOMpatic). Rauischholzhausen/Germany, Nov 20th - 22nd 2013. Organized by Christopher Brock (JLU), Uwe Franko (UfZ), Hans-Rudolf Oberholzer (ART)
- First announcement for the next international conference on "Soil Carbon Sequestration - a solution for climate, food security and ecosystem services" Iceland, May 27-29, 2013. Read more here: First Announcement and Expression of interest.
- A new report published by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the European Environment Agency provides a comprehensive overview of soil resources and degradation processes.
- Some five years after the adoption of the Soil Thematic Strategy, on 13 February 2012 the European Commission published a policy report on the implementation of the Strategy and ongoing activities (COM(2012) 46).
SmartSOIL publications and documents
- Soil and Soil Organic Carbon within an Ecosystem Service Approach Linking Biophysical and Economic Data. Read more... SmartSOIL Report, Deliverable 3.1
- Uptake of soil management practices and experiences with decisions support tools: Analysis of the consultation with the farming community. Read more... SmartSOIL Report, Deliverable 5.1
- Clay Dispersibility and Soil Friability—Testing the Soil Clay-to-Carbon Saturation Concept /P. Schjønning et al..Published in Vadose Zone Journal, Vol. 11 No. 1, 2012, doi: 10.2136/vzj2011.0067
- Soils and climate change / Pete Smith. Published in Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2012, 4:1–6, doi: 10.1016/j.cosust.2012.06.005
- Download the SmartSOIL leaflet in nine different languages: UK, DK, NL, ES, HU, PL, IT, DE, FR
The project SmartSOIL (Grant Agreement N° 289694) is co-funded by the European Commission, Directorate General for Research & Innovation, within the 7th Framework Programme of RTD, Theme 2 – Biotechnologies, Agriculture & Food.
The views and opinions expressed in this website are purely those of the writers and may not in any circumstances be regarded as stating an official position of the European Commission.
People
The project is coordinated by Professor Jørgen E. Olesen, Aarhus University, Denmark.
Contact:
Aarhus University
Jørgen E. Olesen
Dept. of Agroecology, Climate & Bioenergy
Blichers Allé 20
8830, Tjele
Denmark
jorgene.olesen@agrsci.dk
Direct phone: +45 87157778
Mobile phone: +45 40821659