ISRIC - World Soil Information is an independent, science-based foundation. The institute was founded in 1966 following a recommendation of the International Soil Science Society (ISSS) and a resolution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). ISRIC has a mission to serve the international community with information about the world’s soil resources to help addressing major global issues. ISRIC is the International Council for Science (ICSU) accredited World Data Centre for Soils (WDC-Soils) since 1989 and it maintains the World Soil Museum.

In partnership, ISRIC operates in three priority areas:

soil data and soil mapping
application of soil data in global development issues
training and education

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Soil Gallery

More about soils in the museum

Current themes

Web based soil maps

ISRIC develops a range of web-based digital soil maps, for scientists, policy makers and land users

World Soil Museum

The new World Soil Museum has been officially opened on April 7th, 2014. The museum displays a selection of soil monoliths from all over the world. Multi-media facilities in the museum provide access to data on the global soil resources.

25.000 articles and 8000 maps

Do you need soil information of Amsterdam, Zimbabwe, Asia or the whole world? ISRIC’s library has built up a collection of around 8000 (digitized) maps and 15.000 reports and books.

Soil in focus
Soil of a termite hill in South Nyanza, Kenya

News

05/Dec/2016

ISRIC – World Soil Information supports the Land Degradation Neutrality Target Setting Programme

ISRIC – World Soil Information supports the Land Degradation Neutrality Target Setting Programme (LDN TSP) implemented by the UNCCD Secretariat and the Global Mechanism.

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05/Dec/2016

ISRIC – World Soil information participates in World Soil Day celebrations in the Russian Federation.

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24/Nov/2016

Alexander von Humboldt Medal for Professor Johan Bouma

Professor Johan Bouma, Emeritus Professor of Soil Science (Wageningen University), has been awarded the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Medal by the European Geosciences Union (EGU). We wish to congratulate our Honorary Fellow, and long-term friend, with this important achievement.

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