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World Maritime Day
Every year IMO celebrates World Maritime Day. The exact date is left to individual Governments but is usually celebrated during the last week in September. The day is used to focus attention on the importance of shipping safety, maritime security and the marine environment and to emphasize a particular aspect of IMO's work.
Find out more »SmartSOIL conference
SmartSOIL: Sustainable soil management aimed at reducing threats to soils under climate change Farming practices that lead to declining returns and inputs of carbon (C) to soils pose a threat to soil health and ecosystem services that soils deliver. In the SmartSOIL project, an innovative approach using the soil C flow and stocks concept has been used to assess the impact of C management on crop productivity, soil organic C stocks and other ecosystem services. The project has developed a…
Find out more »The Thin Skin of Earth – Our Soils
Exhibition Opening View the invitation flyer for more information.
Find out more »Bioenergy and Development. The investment case for sustainable production systems
The conference on bioenergy and development brings together leading thinkers and practitioners from countries and organizations that have made advancements in innovative and sustainable bioenergy production models. The conference is co-organized by the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) and the World Agroforestry Centre, and will take place in Berlin. Bioenergy is a fast-growing sector, but experiences have been mixed and there are conflicting messages about the potential for different sources of bioenergy to contribute to low carbon energy…
Find out more »4rd Meeting of the European Network on Soil Awareness (ENSA)
The European Network on Soil Awareness (ENSA) has been established in September 2009 in Osnabrück, Germany. The goal of the network is to bring soil scientists together with other experts working on soil in Europe to enlarge the group of people interested in soil awareness in one or the other way. ENSA, kindly supported by the European Land and Soil Alliance (ELSA) and the European Commission, will help the public to become more familiar with soil and soil protection. The…
Find out more »High-Level Event: Follow-up and Review of the Post-2015 Development Agenda
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Find out more »Ethiopian Soil Week
For registration, please click here. // Download the full programme here. Programme excerpt from agriprofocus.com Monday November 16 in National Theater Addis Ababa: 2-4 pm official launch of the SOIL WEEK with speeches, film, discussions with particpants 4-6 pm networking and market: various activities; registration for the workshops, demonstration, events and other activities on November 17,18 and 19 6-8 pm special cultural event for the greater public about soil, with famous artists, songs, poems, etc Tuesday November 17 at Hope College of Technology; buses will bring…
Find out more »FCCC Paris COP
The 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11), otherwise known as “Paris 2015”.
Find out more »COP21 Side Event: Soil and land for climate change mitigation and adaptation
This open debate among policy-makers, scientists and civil society will address the relevance of land resource and sustainable soil management for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Find out more »World Soil Day
World Soil day celebrates the importance of soil as a critical component of the natural system and as a vital contributor to the human commonwealth through its contribution to food, water and energy security and as a mitigator of biodiversity loss and climate change.
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