ESDAC Highlights
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9 Mar 2021 |
There is a new version of the PERSAM tool (v3.0.5) for predicting environmental concentrations of pesticides in top-soil. In support of the EFSA Guidance Document for predicting environmental concentrations of active substances of plant protection products in soil (EFSA, 2017) |
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22 Feb 2021 |
The JRC is recruiting a Scientific Officer for the development of an integrated soil monitoring system. Details of the post and application can be found here. Deadline for application submission is 15 March 2021. |
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17 Feb 2021 |
Land degradation in global arable lands: data and peer-reviewed paper. |
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3 Feb 2021 |
The European Commission has launched an online public consultation on the development of a new EU Soil Strategy. (Feedback period: 02 February 2021 - 28 April 2021) |
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21 Jan 2021 |
Mercury assessment in EU topsoils. A new Hg dataset at 250m resolution is available as described in the recent publication. |
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11 Jan 2021 |
Multispectral reflectance data on LUCAS 2015 are available |
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16 Nov 2020 |
The EU Soil Observatory was launched on Friday 4 December 2020. See Launch Event. |
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6 Nov 2020 |
Today the European Commission has published the roadmap for the new Soil Strategy. It welcomes stakeholders’ feedback via the ‘have your say’ website until 3 December 2020. |
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29 Oct 2020 |
On 10 September 2020, the European Soil Partnership held its Seventh Plenary Meeting (online). Agenda, input documents, presentations and final report of the meeting are available from this site. |
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20 Oct 2020 |
Reconstruction of past erosivity and trend detection. Modelled datasets on past erosivity (1961-2018) are available |
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7 Oct 2020 |
LUCAS 2015 Topsoil data are released, containing soil properties data (texture, coarse fragments, pH, OC, CaCO3, N, P, K, EC (Electrical conductivity)) for 21,859 samples in EU. |
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16 Sep 2020 |
Publications in Journals include more than 280 published papers from the Soil Group in the JRC. |
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11 Sep 2020 |
Global phosphorus losses due to soil erosion. P loss for arable soils, due to erosion by water, globally of approximately 5.9 kg ha-1 yr-1. A research article published in Nature Communications has published. Data are also available |
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8 Sep 2020 |
Carbon mitigation potential and radiative agricultural land management. The role of Albedo in mitigating soil climate. Data also available. |
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1 Sep 2020 |
Climate change and anthropogenic land use could result in an average increase in soil erosion of up to 66% by 2070. A research article in PNAS has published on this topic and the data are available.
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31 Jul 2020 |
The relevance of sustainable soil management within the European Green Deal |
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18 Jul 2020 |
A new research on Plutonium and Cesium inventories in European topsoils. Data available |
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1 Jul 2020 |
Joint JRC/LSCE PhD position in “Carbon and nutrient balances as affected by soil erosion in Europe” |
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26 Jun 2020 |
"Caring for Soil is Caring for Life" is the title of the mission proposed by the Soil Health and Food Mission Board |
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7 Jun 2020 |
PhD Position in Soil Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning - JRC and University of Zurich |
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5 Jun 2020 |
Call for proposals for action grants to finance Preparatory projects under the LIFE sub-programmes for environment and climate action. Deadline: 10.9.2020 |
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16 May 2020 |
The sediment data are now also available at 25m resolution |
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29 Apr 2020 |
We make available the scoreboard for soil erosion indicators including SDG Soil erosion indicator, CAP Context indicator. A recent publication proposes the use of those indicators for agricultural, environmental, climate policies. |
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27 Mar 2020 |
JRC vacancy in Land and Soil degradation assessment. The application deadline was extended to 25.5.2020 |
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12 Dec 2019 |
Joint PhD on soil biodiversity JRC/University of Zurich. New deadline for application (7.2.2020) |