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

*for sustainable agriculture, land use and ecosystem management*

Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest ESDAC Newsletter (March 2021).

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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


*Conservation Agriculture is an ecological approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and ecosystem 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).* *These
practices are complemented with other complementary good agricultural
production and land management practices to generate and sustain optimum
performance.* *Conservation Agriculture systems are present in all
continents, involving rainfed and irrigated systems*


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Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2021 at 16:06
Subject: European Soil Data Centre Newsletter No.128 (Mar 2021) -
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ESDAC: http://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu     ESDAC Newsletter No *128* (Mar
2021)

New EU soil strategy
<https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12634-Healthy-soils-new-EU-soil-strategy/public-consultation>*
(public consultation)*

All citizens and organisations are welcome to contribute to this
consultation. The Commission is, given the scale of this subject concerning
essentially the broad public interest, looking for input from a wide range
of stakeholders, including citizens, non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
and other organisations dealing with environmental and nature protection.
All types of land managers, farm advisors, urban planners, rural and
landscape developers, agro- (agrochemical, seed and other), food and
beverage industry, extractive industries, other rele­vant industry
stakeholders, research and academia as well competent public sectors in
particu­lar those dealing with the environment, agriculture, soil
management and land planning are invited to participate.   *Deadline* for
comments: 27.4.2021. The survey link:

https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/SoilStrategySurvey2021

Open vacancy in Soil group
<https://recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/showprj.php?type=A&id=1913>*:
Development of an integrated soil monitoring system for the EU*

JRC is recruiting a Scientific Officer for the development of an *Integrated
Soil Monitoring System *for the EU, combining the current LUCAS soil
monitoring system of the European Commission with exist­ing National soil
monitoring systems in Member States. The system will especially collect *new
data on soil biodiversity* in the EU. The research officer will support the
implementation of the EU Soil Observatory. Candidates must possess a degree
in biology, soil science, earth sciences, environ­mental sciences or
agricultural sciences, together with at least 5 years job-related
experience on soil ecology, soil survey, soil monitoring and soil
classification and analysis. Candidates are expected to lead and contribute
to scientific publications and policy briefs. *Deadline for applications*:
15.3.2021.
https://recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ (2021-IPR-D3-FGIV-016568)

*The European Commission is looking for *specialists in agricultural
development
<https://epso.europa.eu/content/administrators-field-sustainable-agriculture-and-rural-development_en>

The European Commission (EC) is currently looking for specialists with
professional experience in the field of sustainable agriculture and rural
development. Recruited policy officers will mainly work at the EC’s
Directorate General Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) in
Brussels. Your main tasks will be to develop policies and new legislation,
implement and manage existing legislation and pro­grammes, perform economic
analyses and provide policy perspectives. You will also negotiate and/or
monitor trade agreements, contribute to evaluation activities on the
performance and the EU added value of measures under the responsibility of
DG AGRI. *Deadline for applications* 9.3.2021

Protocol for the assessment of Sustainable Soil Management
<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/GSP/SSM/SSM_Protocol_EN_006.pdf>

This protocol, elaborated in the context of FAO’s Global Soil Partnership,
constitutes a fundamental tool to assess if any intervention in the field
is carried out in a sustainable manner. In practical terms, the protocol
provides key indicators and a set of tools to assess soil functions based
on its physical, chemical and biological properties. A set of
methodologies, instructions and guidelines will be developed and re­leased
in an updated version of the protocol during the first half of 2021. JRC
soil team has contributed to it.
http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload//GSP/SSM/SSM_Protocol_EN_006.pdf
<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/GSP/SSM/SSM_Protocol_EN_006.pdf>

*Stream sediment concentrations (or yields) from measured watersheds *

We launch a call to collect available data on stream sediment
concentrations (or yields) from measured watersheds in European Union. We
currently focus on small catchments, mainly agricultural land use (no
badland or steep mountains). These collected data will allow users to
validate/calibrate their models. The data collection will be concluded with
a joint publication. In case you are interested, contact Panos Panagos

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