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Soils@Hutton

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Soils & natural capital [1]

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Soils & food security [2]

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Soil maps, data & apps [3]

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Soils & water security [4]

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Soils & climate change [5]

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Soil information & education [6]

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Soils & pathogens [7]

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Soil survey & monitoring [8]

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Soil analysis & characterisation [9]

 

Welcome to Soils@Hutton

This website provides a window into the diversity of soils research, skills and resources at The James Hutton Institute. Please use the image links above to find out more about individual research areas, resources and facilities.

We have a large team of highly skilled scientists, technicians, economists and social scientists who provide unrivalled expertise, knowledge, information and data about soils in their own right and also about soils within the wider social, economic and environmental contexts. Ultimately our efforts are focussed on sustainable soil use and management to tackle the world’s most challenging problems e.g. food security, water associated with food, water, energy, biodiversity, natural capital and climate change.

Our scientists are involved in many national and international initiatives which are working to deliver sustainable soil management practises and effective soil monitoring around the world. These activities include

  • the UK Soil Observatory [10], which recently won the prestigious AGI award for Excellence with Impact.
  • Membership of the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soil [11]
  • Chairing of the European Soil Bureau Network [12]
  • Participation in the Global Soil Partnership [13] and the European Network on Soil Awareness [14]

Recent News and Events

  • Conferences

  • British Society of Soil Science annual conference (4th December 2020) [15]
  • FAO - Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity (19-22 April 2021) [16]
  • 22nd World Soil Congress, Glasgow, 31 July - 5 August 2022 [17]
  • The 3rd Global Soil Biodiversity Conference, Dublin, Ireland (13-15 March 2023)  [18]
  • Other Events

  • Launch of EU soil observatory on 4th December 2020 [19]
  • Valuing Your Soils Workshop for farmers at Farnell (near Brechin, Scotland) [20]
  • 2015-2024 Declared the International decade of Soils by IUSS [21]
  • Save Our Soils web page [22] and tool kit [23]
  • Soils Maps (1:250 000) of Scotland are freely available to download [24]
  • Find out more information about Scotlands soils from here [25]
  • International Year of Soils essays [26]
  • EU soil strategy [27]

Links to external websites & downloadable documents

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO):

  • World Soils Day (5 December 2020) [28]
  • Soils Portal [29]
  • Global Soils Partnership [30]
  • International Year of Soils [31]
  • International Year of Soils tool kit [32]
  • Online Webinar: Glosolan - Soil spectroscopy training workshop [33]

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Links to other sites

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Getting in Touch

For further information about Soils@Hutton please contact us  [40]

Related Staff

Related staff 

Helaina Black [41]
Colin Campbell [42]
Allan Lilly [43]
Related Content

Related content 

Scotland's Soil Data [44]
Soils Maps of Scotland [45]

1. External link title 

Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative

1. External link 

http://www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/

2. External link title 

FAO: Global Soil Partnership

2. External link 

http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/world-soil-day/en/

3. External link title 

UK Soil Observatory

3. External link 

http://www.ukso.org/

Source URL (retrieved on 2023-01-31 03:46): https://www.hutton.ac.uk/node/10518

Links:
[1] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/soilshutton/soil-and-natural-capital
[2] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/soilshutton/soil-and-food-security
[3] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/soilshutton/soil-data-and-maps
[4] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/soilshutton/soils-and-water-security
[5] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/soilshutton/soil-and-climate-change
[6] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/soilshutton/soil-information-and-education
[7] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/soilshutton/soils-and-pathogens
[8] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/soilshutton/soil-survey-and-monitoring
[9] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/soilshutton/soil-analysis-and-characterisation
[10] http://www.ukso.org/
[11] http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/intergovernmental-technical-panel-on-soils/en/
[12] http://eusoils.jrc.ec.europa.eu/esbn/esbn_overview.html
[13] http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/regional-partnerships/europe/en/
[14] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/events/european-network-soil-awareness
[15] https://soils.org.uk/news/bsss-annual-conference-soil-in-action/
[16] http://www.fao.org/about/meetings/soil-biodiversity-symposium/en/
[17] https://22wcss.org/
[18] https://gsb2021.ie/
[19] http://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/event/workshop/launch-event-eu-soil-observatory
[20] https://www.crew.ac.uk/publication/valuing-your-soils
[21] http://www.iuss.org/index.php?article_id=588
[22] http://www.saveoursoils.com
[23] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/soils/Save our Soils Toolkit - ENG.pdf
[24] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/themes/safeguarding-natural-capital/soilshutton/soils-maps-scotland
[25] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/themes/safeguarding-natural-capital/soilshutton/soils-maps-scotland/download
[26] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/soilshutton/international-year-soils-series-articles
[27] https://environment.ec.europa.eu/strategy/soil-strategy_en
[28] http://www.fao.org/world-soil-day/en/
[29] http://www.fao.org/soils-portal/en/
[30] http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/world-soil-day/en/
[31] http://www.fao.org/soils-2015/en/
[32] http://www.fao.org/soils-2015/communications-toolkit/en/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social+media&utm_campaign=fao+facebook
[33] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7326H2LlDY4
[34] http://www.fao.org/
[35] https://www.fao.org/world-soil-day/en/
[36] https://www.iuss.org/about-the-iuss/general-information/
[37] https://soils.org.uk/wcss22/
[38] http://www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/
[39] https://natalietaylorartist.co.uk
[40] mailto:soils@hutton.ac.uk?subject=Enquiry%20from%20Soils%40Hutton%20web%20site
[41] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/staff/helaina-black
[42] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/staff/colin-campbell
[43] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/staff/allan-lilly
[44] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/natural-resource-datasets/soilshutton/soils-maps-scotland/download
[45] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/natural-resource-datasets/soilshutton/soils-maps-scotland