World Soil Resources

Commitment to Global Outreach

• Working Group on Land Degradation and Desertification of the International Union of Soil Sciences
• Technical Papers Index
• Global and Regional Maps Index

Online Soil Education Series

• Global Soil Resources
  A Multimedia Educational Tool
• Soil Under the Microscope
  Evaluating Soils in Another Dimension

Professional Organizations

• International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS)
• 5th International Conference on Land Degradation — Valenzano, Bari, Italy, 18-22 September 2008
• American Society of Agronomy, ASA, CSSA, SSSA, ASF.
• Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS)
• 19th World Congress of Soil Science - Brisbane, Australia, 1-6 August 2010

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 (FAO)
  Program information and project descriptions.
• Africa Data Dissemination Service (ADDS)
  A source for digital environmental information on Africa.
• 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 education and science program.
• Natural Resources Research Information Pages
  A collection of international links to sites representing the various branches of the natural resource sciences.

Questions or Comments

We welcome questions or comments regarding the information provided.  Please contact any of our WSR Staff.

Last Modified: 03/13/2008