ISRIC recently delivered two capacity-strengthening trainings through the African Union Soil Observatory (AUSO) project, aimed at strengthening knowledge and skills of consortium partners and other interested stakeholders in key project areas. The first training introduced participants to the Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) principles for effective soil data management. The second training focused on soil data management with ISO 28258. Learn more and watch the training recordings here: https://lnkd.in/emqg3X-d #AUSO #SoilHealth #DataStandards #AfricaSoils
ISRIC - World Soil Information
Environmental Services
Provider of quality-assessed soil information. Host of the World Data Centre for Soils and World Soil Museum.
About us
ISRIC is an independent, science-based foundation. Founded in 1966 following the recommendation of the International Soil Science Society (ISSS) and a resolution by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), ISRIC's mission is to serve the international community with information about the world's soil resources to help address major global issues. ISRIC is home to the World Soil Museum. ISRIC produces and serves quality-assessed soil information with global, regional and national partners. ISRIC stimulates the use of this information to address global challenges such as improved food security, land degradation, and climate change mitigation through capacity strengthening, awareness-raising, and direct cooperation with users and clients. ISRIC has been a regular member of the ISC World Data System (ISC-WDS) since 2011; originally, it was accredited as the World Data Centre for Soils (WDC-Soils) in 1989. For 25 years, ISRIC has been a consortium member of the World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT). ISRIC is a member of Global Open Data on Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) and co-chairs the GODAN Working Group on Soils, focusing on interoperability of soil databases for better policy and investment decisions and risk mitigation. ISRIC strategy considers four priority areas: • Global Soil Information and Standards • Community of practice for soil information providers • Products and services to support sustainable land management decision making • Awareness, Education and Dialogue Supporting services include: • World Data Centre for Soils • Scientific research to support methodology development • Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) • Reference Collection and Library
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www.isric.org
External link for ISRIC - World Soil Information
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Wageningen
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1966
- Specialties
- Soil standards, Soil data, Soil mapping, Soil information, Soil collection, Education, Digital soil mapping, and Sustainable land management
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Droevendaalsesteeg 3
Building 101
Wageningen, 6708 PB, NL
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The second EO4Soil Symposium is approaching🌱 Submit your abstract related to Earth Observation for Soil Protection and Restoration until 13 August 2026. The symposium will provide a forum to present the latest advances in: • Satellite-based soil monitoring and mapping • Soil organic carbon and greenhouse gas monitoring • Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) frameworks • Integration of EO with in situ observations and modelling • Operational services supporting the EU Soil Strategy, the Soil Monitoring Law, and international soil initiatives 🗓️ 4–6 November 2026 📍 ESA-ESRIN, Frascati, Italy More information: https://lnkd.in/e3Y5_rjG
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📢 Join us on 12 August (14:00–16:00 CET) for the webinar "𝐒𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚" jointly organised by the Africa Soil Information Community of Practice (CoP) and the Soil Science Society of South Africa. 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eEm3D4bh The webinar will feature two presentations: 1️⃣ 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐨𝐟, by Johan van Tol, Professor of Soil Science at the University of the Free State. 2️⃣ 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭, by George van Zijl, Professor in the Agriculture subject group at North-West University / Noordwes-Universiteit.
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Great to see the European Commission Joint Research Centre and the African Union Soil Observatory (AUSO) project working together to align activities and build on each other's strengths, with support from our ISRIC colleagues. Together we can achieve more!
Now available: the 𝗘𝗨𝗦𝗢 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 The European Soil Observatory (EUSO) has launched an interactive policy-support tool to: 📊 Visualize threats to soil health across Africa and their combinations. 🧩 Create customized indices and explore synergies with other policy priorities. 🌱 Assess the potential impacts of soil health policies on food security and macroeconomic outcomes. 📄 Export report-ready tables and figures. A stepping stone towards evidence-based soil health policies in Africa, aligning with the African Union Soil Observatory (AUSO) funded by the EU Mission Soil. 🔗 Launched at the #AASW9, the dashboard is available at: https://lnkd.in/ed7Xch_d 💬 We welcome your feedback: https://lnkd.in/eY-jYxgq 🤝 Developed through the collaborative efforts of the EUSO team (Elise Van Eynde, PANOS PANAGOS, Arwyn Jones and colleagues), with valuable contributions from many partners and experts. Special thanks to the colleagues from the #AUSO project: Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa - FARA, Kombat Richard, Thaïsa van der Woude, Christian Omuto, Dr Samuel A. Mesele PMP®, 'Wole Fatunbi, David Robinson, Johan Six, Ulan Turdukulov, Liesl Wiese (PhD), Luuk Fleskens, among many others. EU Science, Research and Innovation #EUSO #SoilHealth #Africa #EvidenceBasedPolicy #FoodSecurity #EuropeanCommission #HorizonEurope #AgricultureScienceWeek
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📘ISRIC proudly presents its Annual Report 2025, highlighting the organisation’s key achievements, collaborations, and milestones from the past year. 🌍 The report reflects ISRIC’s continued commitment to advancing the availability and use of reliable soil data to address global environmental and societal challenges. 📖 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/dAUQnF_9
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🌱 Missed our latest lecture at the ISRIC World Soil Museum? Watch the recording of “Fashion footprints in soil: Fiber, mining and waste”, presented by Dr. Anna Paltseva, Ph.D. (Purdue University), founder of House of Soil LLC 👗 🎥 Watch the event recording: https://lnkd.in/eBTmgkvQ The lecture was organised by ISRIC, a partner in the CURIOSOIL project.
Lecture: Fashion footprints in soil: Fiber, mining and waste
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🚲 Join us for a 10 km cycling tour through the diverse landscapes of Wageningen and its surroundings. Along the route, Willem Dragt, former geography teacher and guide at the ISRIC World Soil Museum, will share the fascinating story of Dutch soils. Halfway through the tour, participants will stop at the museum. 🗓️ 23 July (Dutch language tour) or 30 July (English language tour) ⏰ 13:00 (duration approximately 2.5 hours) 📍Casteelse Poort Museum 🎟️ Free. Max 6 participants per tour 👉 For info and registration: https://lnkd.in/dPQBGnFE
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Two years on, the Regional Hub for Fertilizer and Soil Health for West Africa and the Sahel continues to grow stronger through the power of strategic partnerships. Throughout this journey, ISRIC - World Soil Information has been a key partner whose support in #digitalsoilmapping and #SoilInformationSystems is helping countries gain access to reliable soil data for improved decision-making and strengthened agricultural resilience. In this video, Chrow Khurshid, Project Manager at ISRIC, shares on behalf of the ISRIC - World Soil Information team why this collaboration matters and how it contributes to the Hub's mission of improving soil health and enhancing food security across the region. Watch more: https://lnkd.in/epN26553 #SoilHealth #DigitalSoilMapping #SoilInformationSystems #FoodSecurity #SustainableAgriculture #WestAfrica #Sahel ISRIC - World Soil Information, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI), International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), OCP AFRICA, UM6P - University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA), CGIAR, ECOWAS-CEDEAO
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📢 Join us on 15 July (13:00–15:00 CET) for the webinar "𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 – 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫" jointly organised by the Africa Soil Information Community of Practice (CoP) and the Soil Science Society of East Africa (SSSEA) – Kenya Chapter. 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eA5SjMCs The webinar will feature a presentation by Dr. Duba Golicha, PhD, Chair of the SSSEA-Kenya Chapter. In addition, Dr Denny Rigby from Elsevier will announce the collaboration between Elsevier and the Africa Soil Information CoP to advance peer-reviewed journal publications from Africa. Prof. dr. Gerard. Heuvelink from ISRIC and Wageningen University & Research will chair the discussion panel.
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🔔 Don't forget to subscribe! Join us on 15 July for a day of creativity at the 𝐈𝐒𝐑𝐈𝐂 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦 with two inspiring painting workshops—one for adults and one for children. 🖌️ 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 (10:00-12:00) The workshop will start with a brief introduction to the history of painting with soil pigments. Participants will then make egg tempera from soil pigment. Using this tempera, together with charcoal, participants will set up a still life. 🎨 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 (15:00 – 16:30) A fun and engaging workshop where young artists will make their own paint from soil pigments and use it to create their own artwork. 👉 Spaces are limited, so be sure to book your place: https://lnkd.in/dz6g5uW5 We can't wait to welcome you for a wonderful day of art and creativity!
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