ISRIC - World Soil Information is an independent foundation with a global mandate, funded by the Netherlands Government, and with a strategic association with Wageningen University and Research Centre. Our staff are involved in a wide range of national and international projects and are active in various policy advisory bodies and professional working groups.
Our aims:
- To inform and educate - through the World Soil Museum, public information, discussion and publication
- As ICSU World Data Centre for Soils, to serve the scientific community as custodian of global soil information
- To undertake applied research on land and water resources
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ISRIC participated in the global launch event of the International Year of Planet Earth on 12-13 February 2008, in Paris. ISRIC, together with the IUSS, is a founding partner and has a seat on the board (Dr David Dent); Dr Alfred Hartemink leads the soil science implementation team. A brochure is available (in English, French, Portuguese, Romanian and Japanese) as well as an A4 flyer |
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The WDC for Soils pages have been updated. Our digital datasets are being characterized in the World Data Centers Portal of the Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) using uniform metadata. more … |
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ISRIC - World Soil Information Database – The data handling system has been improved in collaboration with Wageningen UR Library. New features include: geographic searches using Google maps; on-line access to some 3700 down-loadable maps; over 900 full-text reports on-line; and a pick-up list of links related to soil science. more … |
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