General Topics
To cover a wide range of topics in Soil Sciences, seventeen General Topics (GTs listed below) were identified that should encompass most areas of interest. In addition, the topic, "5th EUSO Stakeholders Forum - Cutting edge developments with the EU Soil Mission", is included for those who submit their work to the event organized by the EU-Soil Observatory, which will take place in parallel on Tuesday, 9th.
When submitting an abstract, the authors will be asked to
rank their top two GT preferences for consideration. Specific Scientific Committee (SC) members will handle the GTs. Following the SC's review process, additional Sessions (subtopics) may be introduced for the final program based on the themes received. In addition, the
opening of Sessions (subtopics) will also be considered upon request by individual participants or groups.(
deadline 31st March 2025 extended to
14st April 2025 contact us at
info@eurosoil2025.eu).
GT 1. Soil Genesis, Evolution and Classification
Session 1.1. Soils in Time from the Past to the Future.
Conveners: F. Scarciglia (Univ. Calabria, Italy) & F. Kurbanova (Inst. Geography RAS, Russia). From the IUSS 1.6.
Session 1.2. Advances in Soil Mapping
Conveners: Samuel Guerreiro (Univ. Lisboa, Portugal) & Andrea Vacca (Univ. Cagliari, Italy)
GT 2. Soil Physical Chemistry
Session 2.1. Impact of the Physical-Chemical Properties of Soil and Subsoil on the Provision of Ecosystem Services
Conveners: F. González (Evenor-Tech, Spain)
GT 3. Soil Biogeochemistry & Global Change
Session 3.1. Soil greenhouse gas fluxes in agricultural and forest systems: measurements, synthesis and modelling
Conveners: J. Álvaro-Fuentes (EEAD-CSIC, Spain) & R. Zornoza (Univ. Politécnica Cartagena, Spain)
GT 4. Soil Biology & Microbiology
GT 5. Soil Hydrology & Erosion
GT 6. Soil Productive Sectors: Economy and Sustainability
GT 7. Soil Amendments & Fertilizers
Session 7.1. Valorization of Chars as Soil Amendments and Impact on the Soil-Plant-Microorganism System
Conveners: F.J. Moreno-Racero (IG-CSIC, Spain) & H. Knicker (IG-CSIC, Spain)
GT 8. Soil-Plant-Water Interactions
GT 9. Soil Health
Session 9.1. Soil Health indicators and thresholds
Conveners: F. González (Evenor-Tech, Spain)
Session 9.2. Soil health monitoring
Conveners: F. González (Evenor-Tech, Spain)
Session 9.3. Soil health management strategies and policies
Conveners: F. González (Evenor-Tech, Spain)
Session 9.4. Missions to Protect Soil
Conveners: A. Morris (BSSS, UK) & P. Hallett (Univ. Aberdeen, UK). From the BSSS
Session 9.5. Soil Functions and Ecosystem Services in a Changing Environment
Conveners: M. Muñoz-Rojas (IRNAS-CSIC, Spain) & P. Pereira (Mikolaq Romeris Univ., Lithuania)
GT 10. Soil Carbon Dynamics and Stabilization
Session 10.1. Imaging Techniques to Characterize Soil Carbon at the Pedon to Micro Scale
Conveners: S. O’Rourke (Univ. College Dublin, Ireland)
Session 10.2. Advances in the In-situ Measurement of Soil Carbon and Agronomic Soil Properties by On-the-go Sensors (vis-NIR, MIR) and Sensor Networks
Conveners: S. O’Rourke (Univ. College Dublin, Ireland)
GT 11. Soil Degradation, Desertification, Contamination - Conservation, Mitigation, Remediation
Session 11.1. Soil Degradation Control and Reclamation of Degraded Lands
Conveners: S. Norra (Univ. Karlsruhe, Germany) & A. Karczewska (Wroclaw Univ. Environ. Life Sci., Poland). From the IUSS3.5.
Session 11.2. Remediation of Contaminated Soils
Conveners: A. Karczewska (Wroclaw Univ. Environ. Life Sci., Poland) & S. Norra (Univ. Karlsruhe, Germany). From the IUSS3.5.
GT 12. Soil Natural Hazards: Fires, Floodings, Landslides
GT 13. Land Fragmentation, Urban and Anthropogenic Soils
GT 14. Soil Data Acquisition, Curation, Sharing & Modelling
GT 15. Cross Cutting, Emerging & Transdisciplinary Topics in the Soil
Session 15.1. Soils in Space Exploration
Conveners: A.Z. Miller (IRNAS-CSIC, Spain) & J. Martín-Frias (IGEO-CSIC, Spain)
Session 15.2. Soils and Volcanism
Conveners: N.T. Jiménez-Morillo (IRNAS-CSIC, Spain) &
GT 16. Connecting People and Soils
GT 17. EUrope: Research, Education, Communication & Policy
Session 17.1. (Posible) Status of the World’s Soil Resources Report 2025
Conveners: (ITPS & FAO-GSP)
Session 17.2. Digital Soil Mapping, Decision Support Tools, and Soil Monitoring Systems in Europe and the Mediterranean Region
Conveners: C. Schillaci (JRC EU Ispra, Italy), A. Jones ( JRC EU Ispra, Italy) & .From the EU-Soil Observatory
5th EUSO Stakeholders Forum - Cutting edge developments with the EU Soil Mission
