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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable agriculture and land management*

Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the European Soil Data Centre Newsletter No. 120
(oct-Nov 2019).

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture



*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting);  (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops);
and (iii) diversification of cropping system (economically, environmentally
and socially adapted rotations and/or sequences and/or associations
involving annuals and/or perennials, including legumes and cover crops),
along with other complementary good agricultural production and land
management practices. Conservation Agriculture systems are present in all
continents, involving rainfed and irrigated systems including annual
cropland systems, perennial systems, orchards and plantation systems,
agroforestry systems, crop-livestock systems, pasture and rangeland
systems, organic production systems and rice-based systems. Conservation
Tillage, Reduced Tillage and Minimum Tillage are not Conservation
Agriculture, and nor is No-Till on its own* (more at:
http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture).

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From: PANAGOS Panos (JRC-ISPRA) <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 at 10:52
Subject: European Soil Data Centre Newsletter No.120 (Oct - Nov 2019) -
https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/public_path/newsletter/201906.pdf
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ESDAC: http://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu     ESDAC Newsletter No *120*
(October-November 2019)

Soil Organic Matter (SOM) fractions
<https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/content/soil-organic-matter-som-fractions>*
for 186 LUCAS-2009 soil samples (grassland, forest)*

Land management for C sequestration is most often informed by bulk soil C
inventories, without consid­ering the form in which C is stored, its
capacity, persistency and N demand. Recent frameworks suggest that soil C
accrual, its persistence and response to N availability can be better
described if SOM is broadly divided into a Particulate Organic Matter (POM)
and a Mineral Associated Organic Matter (MAOM) pool. In the published
study, LUCAS was used to determine topsoil C and N storage in Europe­an
forests and grasslands on 9415 geo-referenced points and separate by size
POM (2000-53 μm) and MAOM (<53 μm) in more than 180 subsamples. The
methodology and more details can be found in the relevant publication
<https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-019-0484-6> in Nature Geoscience.
Data and R scripts are available in ESDAC:

https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/content/soil-organic-matter-som-fractions

*Joint *JRC/Vigo University PhD vacancy
<https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/vacancy/phd-towards-reliable-european-assessment-soil-biodiversity-status-under-current-land-use>*
in “European assessment of soil biodiversity”.*

Within the CDP framework we are looking for a PhD candidate willing to
embrace a multidisciplinary approach by gaining ecological/taxonomical
knowledge at the University of Vigo and the modelling/ biogeography
capabilities within the JRC. The PhD candidate will expand the knowledge on
soil ge­netic diversity beyond soil microorganisms and will interpret
findings on soil biodiversity in relation to soil quality, biological
habitat formation and ecosystem services. Deadline: 22.11.2019

https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/vacancies

*World Soil Day: Stop soil erosion #StopSoilErosion (5 December 2019)*

FAO celebrates the World Soil Day and promotes the campaign "Stop soil
erosion, Save our fu­ture". Get involved in the WSD campaign and join the
global effort to fight against erosion on 5 December 2019. More details:
http://www.fao.org/world-soil-day/en/.

The government of Flanders is pleased to invite you to the international
Symposium on Soil Ero­sion: Connecting Science, Policy and Practice:
https://www.lne.be/symposium-soil-erosion-english

ENSA - JRC Workshop
<https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/networkcooperations/european-network-soil-awareness>*
(Amsterdam, 19-20 September 2019)*

This JRC-European Network on Soil Awareness (ENSA) meeting took place as
part of the “Summer of Soil” in Fruittuin Van West Organic Farm, Amsterdam,
during September 19-20, 2019. The conference was open to everyone with in
interest in raising awareness of soils as well as other interest groups
(planners, teachers, and local authorities). Presentations are available:

https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/networkcooperations/european-network-soil-awareness

Land and Soil management Award
<https://www.europeanlandowners.org/awards/soil-land-award>

The prize rewards land use and soil management practices mitigating soil
threats i.e. soil degrada­tion, erosion, reduction of organic matter
content, diffuse contamination, and compaction as well as the reduction of
soil biodiversity, salinization, sealing, flooding and landslides. In doing
so, the award sheds light on outstanding achievements, encouraging new
concepts of land and soil protec­tion as well as enhancing awareness about
the importance of land/soil functions. Deadline: 31.12.19.
https://www.europeanlandowners.org/awards/soil-land-award

*More Details*

*Download the ESDAC Newsletter*: PDF Format
<http://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/public_path/newsletter/201906.pdf>.
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