Upcoming global symposium on soil biodiversity

The FAO is holding a global symposium on soil biodiversity, ‘Keep soil alive, protect soil biodiversity’ from 19-22 April 2021. In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, this event will be fully virtual. 

The main objective will be to fill some critical knowledge gaps and promote discussion among policymakers, food producers, scientists, practitioners and other stakeholders on solutions to live in harmony with nature, and ultimately, achieve the SDGs through the conservation and sustainable use of soil biodiversity.

New paper from SoilCare: Inconsistent effects of agricultural practices on soil fungal communities across twelve European long‐term experiments

Several SoilCare partners have collaborated to write the above paper, which explores the inconsistent effects of agricultural practices on soil fungal communities.

The Seventh SoilCare Newsletter is here!

The 7th SoilCare newsletter has now been published and can be downloaded HERE. This issue covers a range of topics, including:

• Plenary meeting - December 2020
• The impacts of COVID-19 on SoilCare
• Field day at Brandvall Prestgarden, Norway
• News from the UK case study
• A new policy brief exploring how soil-improving cropping systems contribute to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals
• The social factors that influence farmer’s uptake of sustainable soil-improving cropping systems
• New SoilCare SICS fact sheets
• Celebrating World Soil Day 2020
• Website relaunch: new resources for farmers, researchers and policymakers