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Call for Experts “Soils at Risk”

15 July 2016

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EASAC are seeking nominations for the for new project “Soils at Risk”.

The background to this project and the lead taken by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences KNAW is to analyse solutions to prevent future soil degradation, consider how to secure the capacity of soils to deliver goods and services in a rapidly changing world, and provide scientific guidance on how to support policy on sustainable and multifunctional soil management. This requires a broad study including ecology, agronomy, environmental sciences, socio-economic factors, as current soil degradation is often caused by trade-offs among these aspects.Please see here, for further details on this initiative.

If you are interested in apply for this position please contact John Maguire (j.maguire@ria.ie) by August 4 2016.

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