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The e-SOTER project, due to start in September 2008 and run until February 2012, is a European contribution for a global soil observing system as part of the Global Earth Observing System of System (GEOSS). The EU Framework Programme 7 (FP7) is funding the research through a grant of €2.6 million. Coordinated by ISRIC –World Soil Information, it brings together 12 research organizations from Europe as well as 2 from non-European countries. more ....
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ISRIC - World Soil Information Database – The data handling system for the ISRIC World Soil Library is being improved in collaboration with Wageningen UR Library [2006 - ongoing] more ....
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NUFFIC Rwanda project - ISRIC is a partner with Wageningen University in the development of a MSc programme in Agroforestry and Soil Management at the National University in Butare, Rwanda [2006-2011]
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Desertification Mitigation and Remediation of Land (DESIRE) - Global project to combat desertification and land degradation, coordinated by Alterra, with an international consortium of 28 partners. ISRIC co-ordinates one of the six Working Blocks [2007-2011]
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Green Water Credits (GWC)- Proof-of-concept of a global mechanism to pay rain fed land users for water management activities, supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) [2006 - 2008]
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Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (GLADA) - Global project under GEF/UNEP/FAO; ISRIC and WUR Centre for Geo Information are responsible for the spearpoint Global Assessment of Land Degradation and Improvement based on 22 years of fortnightly NDVI data [2006 - 2009]
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World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) - International project founded as a global network of land users and soil and water conservation (SWC) [1992 - present]
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ISRIC World of Soils- A virtual tour through the world of soils based on ISRIC's world soil reference collection [2005 -ongoing]
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World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) - Development and fine-tuning of WRB, the international reference base for soil classification, the latest version of which was presented during the 18th WCSS at Philadelphia PDF [1998- ongoing]
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World Soil and Terrain Database (SOTER) - Programme implemented by ISRIC, FAO and UNEP, under the aegis of the IUSS, in collaboration with a wide range of national soil institutes, aimed at developing a global SOTER, at scale 1: 5 000 000, containing digitized map units and their attribute data in standardized format [1986 - present]
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IUSS website - ISRIC hosts and manages the website of the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS). It provides information on the IUSS, Divisions and Commissions and includes a list of upcoming meetings, book reviews and the IUSS Bulletins [2002 - present]
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