(AGENPARL) – ven 03 maggio 2024 Taking care of soils since 1924:
introducing the IUSS
Centennial Celebration
Friday, May 3rd, 2024
Sheikh Zayed International Media and Knowledge Centre
FAO headquarters – Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome
Scientific Committee: Giuseppe Corti, Stefania Costanza, Irene Fabbri,
Cristina Giannetti, Natalia Eugenio Rodriguez, Isabelle Verbeke
Organising Committee: Micaela Conterio, Giusy Emiliano, Cristina Giannetti
(event concept and coordination), Irene Fabbri, Paola Fiore, Petra Hengel,
Monica Ranuzzi, Annette Schneegans, Isabelle Verbeke
Secretariat: Francesco Ambrosini, Alexia Giovannetti
Graphic: Francesco Ambrosini
In 1924 the IUSS, International Union of Soil Sciences, was founded in
Rome, inspired by David Lubin. In 2024 the Centennial, will be
celebrated in Florence this coming May 19/21, with one-of-a-kind
congress.
More than 1.500 scientists from all over the world are expected to
come, with more than 100 parallel sessions, 1431 abstracts submitted and more than 100 young scientists who applied for the grants.
This event, supported by international and italian Institutions
introduces the Centennial Congress, raising awareness on the
importance of soil for the life of our planet and on the ever-growing
need of soil sciences for effective policies.
16:30 Greetings
• Dr. Lifeng Li I Director Land and Water Division, Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• H.E. Alexandra Valkenburg I Ambassador and Permanent
Representative of the EU to the UN Organisations in Rome, EU
Delegation to the Holy See, the Order of Malta, UN Organisations in
Rome and to the Republic of San Marino
• H. E. Bruno Archi I Ambassador and Permanent Representative of
Italy to the United Nations in Rome
• Prof. Giuseppe Corti I Head of the IUSS Secretariat – CREA
16:52 Soils: emerging global challenges
Prof. Xiaoyuan Yan I Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Secretary General of the Soil Science Society of China (VTC)
16:59 The role of soils in achieving the three Rio Conventions and the
Sustainable Development Goals
Dr. Yusuf Yigini | Land and Water Technical Officer, Land and Water
Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
(FAO)
17:07 Soil management: the Italian stakeholder contribution
Dr. Filiberto Altobelli I Focal Point Italian Soil Partnership – CREA
17:14 Soil & Media: a global outlook
Dr. Lucia Martinez Teran I Living City Magazine of the Focolare movement
Dr. Dalia Abdel Salam I Chief Editor Nature Middle East (VTC)
17:21 Stakeholders contributions – Soil: a source of life
Mons. Vincenzo Paglia I President, Pontifical Academy for life
17:27 IUSS: taking care of soils since 1924
Video trailer
17:30 “Caring hands”
Prof. Domenico Boscia I renown Italian artist, offers his masterpiece
made especially for the IUSS Centennial
17:35 Final greetings
Prof. Giuseppe Corti I Head of the IUSS Secretariat – CREA
Moderator: Dr. Irene Fabbri I IUSS Secretariat Office Manager
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17:40 Cocktail