World Soil Resources

Commitment to Global Outreach

• Technical Papers Index
• Global and Regional Maps Index

Professional Organizations

• International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS)
• Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
• Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS)
• 22^nd World Congress of Soil Science - Glasgow, Scotland, July 31 - August 5, 2022.

Natural Resources / Agriculture Links

• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
  Provides economic development, and humanitarian assistance as part of the foreign policy of the United States.
• United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Natural Resources Department (FAO)
  FAO Natural Resources Department program information and project descriptions.
• United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
  Information on sustainable development, program activities, publications and the GRID program.
• Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
  CGIAR is a system of 16 research centers promoting sustainable agriculture for food security in developing countries.
• International Soil Reference and Information Centre
  ISRIC is a foundation for documentation, research and training about the soils of the world with emphasis on developing countries.
• Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network
  CIESIN specializes in global and regional network development and science data management helping scientists, decision-makers and the public to better understand their changing world.
• The GLOBE Program
  GLOBE is a worldwide hands-on primary and secondary school-based soil science education program.
• GlobalSoilMap.net
  Initiative to create a new digital soil map of the world.
• Global Soil Partnership
  An FAO led partnership to improve global governance of soil resources.
• European Soil Portal
  Information on European soils from the EU - Joint Research Centre.
• World Reference Base for Soil Resources
  Information on this international framework for classification, correlation and communication.

Questions or Comments

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Last Modified: 04/17/2019