The 快猫短视频 (BSSS) is delighted to announce that we have been chosen as the host of the EUROSOIL conference in 2028, which is due to be held in Edinburgh. Following a presentation from BSSS President, Prof. Paul Hallett, and Executive Director Andy Morris, at the 2025 EUROSOIL conference in Seville, Spain; BSSS was selected by a unanimous vote to host the next conference. The conference is set to take place on 4-7 September 2028.

We wanted to congratulate the Spanish Society of Soil Science (Sociedad Espa帽ola de la Ciencia del Suelo or SECS) for delivering a fantastic conference in 2025 and we will look to build on this and continue this legacy in 2028.

What is EUROSOIL?

EUROSOIL is the official meeting of the European Confederation of Soil Science Societies (ECSSS) and is held every four years. It is among Europe鈥檚 most important Soil Sciences events and offers a fantastic opportunity for knowledge transfer among the Soil Sciences community.

About BSSS

The 快猫短视频 (BSSS) is an established international membership organisation committed to the study of soil in its widest aspects. The Society brings together those working within academia, practitioners implementing soil science in industry and all those working with, or with an interest in soils.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the organisation to bring together the soil science community and showcase the amazing work being developed in this sector across the world.

鈥淲e are extremely excited and pleased to bring Eurosoil to Edinburgh in 2028. 听We hope to continue the legacy of Eurosoil 2025 by welcoming our International colleagues to the fantastic city of Edinburgh and share their latest cutting-edge research, engage in knowledge exchange and inform policy makers around the critical discipline of soil science.鈥�

 

Prof. Paul Hallett and Andy Morris, BSSS President and Executive Director

The Location

EUROSOIL 2028 will be held in Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland (UK). Edinburgh is one of Europe鈥檚 most compact and walkable capital cities. It is a global leader in sustainable tourism and green initiatives with City-wide Net Zero targets and green transport options. Edinburgh is also a UNESCO World Heritage city, renowned for its history, culture, and architecture. We are confident that an Edinburgh bid will not only attract a record number of delegates from the UK but also internationally. It has been ranked the most popular destination in the UK for eight years running for hosting UK and International Association Meetings (ICCA, 2019).

The Venue

The conference is planned to be held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC). The EICC is a world-class venue located in the heart of Scotland鈥檚 capital. Purpose-built for conferences and events, the EICC offers modern, flexible space and cutting-edge technology to support events of all sizes and formats.

The EICC is committed to sustainability, with a strong track record in responsible event delivery.听 It has hosted many prestigious international events and offers a seamless delegate experience in one of Europe鈥檚 most inspiring cities.

Creating a Legacy

As part of the bid to host EUROSOIL 2028 in Edinburgh, the 快猫短视频 (BSSS) is collaborating closely with our Professional Conference Organiser (PCO), EICC and the Edinburgh Convention Bureau to maximise the event鈥檚 legacy potential and societal impact.

These partners have expressed a strong commitment to co-creating a city-wide activation strategy that aligns with the core objectives of the congress, while enhancing public awareness and strengthening the visibility of soil science across diverse audiences.

A key component of this collaboration is developing a strategic legacy program to help define, plan, and evaluate impact. This programme will include a tailored measurement and reporting framework that allows both BSSS and the European Confederation of Soil Science Societies (ECSS) to identify clear legacy goals and track their achievement over time.

The proposed legacy strategy will enable EUROSOIL 2028 to contribute meaningfully not only to the scientific community, but also to the broader societal and environmental landscape of the host city, Edinburgh.

More details will follow in the coming months including how to register, partner and get involved in the event.

For further details or enquiries, please contact Andrew Morris at andrewmorris@soils.org.uk

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Kate succeeds His Royal Highness, The Duke of Gloucester, who served as the Society鈥檚 Patron for eight years.听Kate Humble is an award-winning broadcaster and writer who will be well-known to many. As a presenter of factual programmes for UK and international TV networks, she has built a strong reputation as a trusted and respected voice on nature and wildlife, the environment, and rural affairs.

The Society continues to grow and champion soil science both in the UK and internationally, and Kate will play a key role in raising awareness of the importance of soils to new audiences, including their role in combatting climate change.

Kate writes regularly for a number of publications on sustainable travel, rural issues, and nature-based solutions for mental health and well-being. She also lives on a smallholding in Wales and is keen to engage more deeply with the important topic of soil, which aligns with her work and values.听Her appointment comes at a significant time for BSSS, as the Society continues to expand and strengthen its international presence, following its recent selection as a Civil Society Organisation panel member to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

Kate Humble said:听听

鈥淗ealthy soil is the unsung hero of our environment 鈥� it supports life and connects us to the natural world. I鈥檓 thrilled to become Patron of the 快猫短视频 and to help shine a light on this vital, yet often overlooked, resource.鈥�

Professor Paul Hallett, BSSS President, said:听听

鈥淲e are delighted that Kate Humble has accepted the role of Patron of the 快猫短视频. When considering a successor to our former Patron, His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, Kate was the clear and unanimous choice. Her exceptional talent for communicating science and nature to the public, her passionate advocacy for numerous charities, and her boundless enthusiasm for the importance of soils make her the perfect fit for this role.鈥�

Notes for Press:

The 快猫短视频 (BSSS) is an established international membership organisation, with approximately 800 members, that is committed to the study of soil in its widest aspects. The Society brings together those working within academia, practitioners implementing soil science in industry and all those working with, or with an interest in soils.

BSSS promotes research and education, both academically and in practice, and build collaborative partnerships to help safeguard our soil for the future.听The 快猫短视频 is the UK鈥檚 leading body in the area of Soil Science with a global reach.

Our Mission is to support and promote the discovery of new knowledge of soils and their role in global sustainability.听We will achieve our mission and vision by:

• promoting scientific study and discovery of new knowledge about soil and ensuring it is accessible to a wide audience,
• influencing policy and legislation through evidence-based advocacy,
• supporting our members to develop and continue professional and academic excellence.

Our Vision is to ensure sustainable soils for people and planet.

• BSSS was formed in 1947 by a number of eminent British soil scientists
• BSSS was formed with the aims: to advance the study of soil, and to be open to membership from all those with an interest in the study and uses of soil.

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Deborah Collins, Head of Business Events at Visit Belfast commented:

鈥淲e are thrilled to welcome the 快猫短视频 conference to Belfast in December. Business events are a major part of the city鈥檚 growing tourism economy, generating around 拢40 million of direct expenditure and supporting local venues, hotels, restaurants, bars and transport providers. Belfast was recently crowned the 鈥榃orld鈥檚 best conference destination鈥� at the recent C&IT awards for the 3rd consecutive year, and delegates arriving into the city will experience the warm welcome we are famous for, as well as the buzz of Belfast in the run up to the festive period. It has been a joy to work in partnership with the society, and we wish you every success with this prestigious event.鈥� 听

To mark World Soil Day (5 December 2023), BSSS and SSSI are collaborating with the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) to provide a scientific field tour for delegates at the conference, to learn about their Soil Nutrient Health Scheme that is being rolled out across Northern Ireland.

The Soil Nutrient Health Scheme is a 拢37 million scheme funded by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs and is the largest baseline soil sampling programme ever undertaken. Significant organisation and planning by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), and their sub-contractors is required to ensure the smooth roll-out and execution of the scheme. It is being rolled out on a zonal basis with all the zones completed by 2026. All category 1 farmers will be given the opportunity to join the scheme.

Pieter-Jan Sch缨n, Director -EMSD, AFBI commented:

听鈥淎FBI is embracing this eagerly anticipated flagship event which coincides with World Soil Day celebrations across the globe. We were honoured to host the Patron of the 快猫短视频, the Duke of Gloucester at AFBI Hillsborough in October in the lead up to this major event.听听 We have pride in sharing the success and emerging themes from the world leading Soil Nutrient Health Scheme with delegates during the conference programme. The event also provides a golden opportunity to learn more about the latest developments from eminent soil scientists and to gain a wider perspective from the represented policymakers in attendance.”

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This year鈥檚 theme for World Soil Day is Soil and Water: a source of life.

Soil and water provide the foundation for food production, ecosystems, and human well-being. Healthy soils, enriched with organic matter, play a crucial role in regulating water retention and availability. Improved soil and water management improves the land’s capacity to withstand extreme climate events such as droughts, floods and sand/dust storms.

Given the increased need and pressure to address climate change and other global problems that will affect the sustainable future of our planet, World Soil Day is ever more pertinent. 95% of the food we eat comes from soil, meaning that it is essential to our health and the health of the planet. However, if our soil is not managed, maintained or used sustainably, we will not be able to produce enough food or benefit from the other functions that soil provides to society.

World soil health is under pressure from several threats including erosion, loss of soil organic carbon and biodiversity, pollution, and salinisation. Soil nutrient loss is a major soil degradation process threatening nutrition and is recognized as being among the most important problems at a global level for food security and sustainability. With unprecedented and growing demands for food, water and energy, there is an urgent need to address the challenges of climate change and land degradation, whilst protecting soil as a natural resource.

Soil holds the key to our planet鈥檚 past and future and is the answer to our food, water and energy security, mitigating and adapting to climate change, the safeguarding of biodiversity, and the protection of human health. We must focus on maintaining and restoring our soils, finding solutions to meeting environmental targets, achieve climate neutrality, zero pollution, sustainable food provision and a resilient and biodiverse environment. Many of the UN Sustainable Development Goals cannot be achieved without healthy soils, sustainable land use and strong policy.

Jack Hannam, President of the 快猫短视频 commented:

鈥淥ne key tool to support sustainable soil management for people and planet is action from the ground up supported by strong and effective policy. The implementation of Northern Ireland鈥檚 Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs soil heath and nutrient sampling programme and the recent UK Parliamentary Soil Health Inquiry have demonstrated positive action in this space. We will take a deeper dive in our conference in a keynote soil policy session. This is delivered by soil policy representatives from all UK nations and Ireland, giving an overview of key governmental activities in the monitoring and management of soils.鈥�

By working in collaboration, the 快猫短视频 and the Soil Science Society of Ireland, along with conference partners the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute and VisitBelfast, are providing a platform to further knowledge and discourse about soils and ensure that soils stay high on the agenda.

Saoirse Tracy, Chair of the Soil Science Society of Ireland commented:

鈥淚t has been a real pleasure working with BSSS for this joint conference. It is not the first joint BSSS/SSSI event and I know it will not be the last. I am really looking forward to connecting with collaborators and colleagues in Belfast. The support BSSS gives to its Early Career members is something I had the privilege of experiencing during my own PhD and it is great to see it continue in Belfast in 2023. Thanks to the BSSS staff for all their help and support in organising the conference.鈥�

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For more information about the 快猫短视频, contact Dominic Simms at dominicsimms@soils.org.uk

For more information about VisitBelfast (), contact Aoife McVeigh: AoifeMcVeigh@visitbelfast.com | +44 (0)28 9023 9026

For more information about the Soil Science Society of Ireland (), contact Saoirse Tracy at saoirse.tracy@ucd.ie

For more information about AFBI and the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme contact:
T: 028 90255212听听 E: snhs@afbini.gov.uk

The Soil Nutrient Health Scheme enables Northern Ireland farmers to optimise crop nutrient applications, assess on-farm carbon stocks and build farm resilience.
For more information about the AFBI Soil Nutrient Health Scheme

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Soil, the earth鈥檚 living, breathing skin holds the key to our planet鈥檚 past and future. 鈥淚t represents the difference between survival and extinction for most land-based life鈥� (Doran, 2002) and guides us, on how to live sustainably in harmony with nature. We know so little about our soil, yet we too casually abuse, waste and lose it.

According to Professor Bridget Emmett of the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology: “Soil is one of the most underrated and little understood wonders on our fragile planet.鈥�

Isn鈥檛 it fair to say, that in our ignorance soil looks inert, and we sadly too often treat it like dirt? Nature won鈥檛 wait on us, it’s time we reTHINK soil!

Soil, just like skin, is critical life support and the bedrock of a complex ecosystem that lives, breathes, digests and exhales. It is the base for the web of life and provides more than 95% of our food, filters our water, regulates the earth鈥檚 temperature, impacts the climate and acts as the carbon storage powerhouse.

Much thinner than our skin, proportionally 10,000 times, and a lot more fragile, there is so much more, that we need to learn from our soils. The things we safeguard and protect today, save us tomorrow.

Vibrant skin, earth and human, requires commitment and a simple, effective and targeted care routine: Cleanse. Repair. Hydrate. Protect.

Together we must change course, push for action and mobilise a global movement to halt and reverse the damage humanity has caused to the natural world and our earth鈥檚 skin. There is #OnlyOneEarth and definitely #NoPlanetB.

The 快猫短视频, who we are and what we do

Founded in 1947, the 快猫短视频 (BSSS) is an international membership organisation and charity dedicated to bring people together, share evidence-based data on soil, create knowledge and improve education to help address global challenges and environmental and societal needs.

We invest in a future for everyone and are the go-to organisation for the media, policymakers, government, stakeholders and educators on all soil science related issues.

This year, we are honoured to host The World Congress of Soil Science 2022 (WCSS 22) in Glasgow (31 July – 5 August 2022). A key event supported by members of the Royal family and attended by over 3,000 soil scientists from around the globe, all coming together to share knowledge, cross boundaries and change society to sustainably live in harmony with nature. The Congress press conference will take place on Sunday 31 July from 5:15 鈥� 6:00pm and to attend, please email media@soils.org.uk.

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One thing is for certain, we are at the tipping point, and the consequences of our actions, including war combined with climate change will ripple across societies worldwide, threatening our food security and health. Our soils should be at the top of political agendas worldwide, why aren鈥檛 they?

Sadly, soils never get the attention and safeguarding they deserve. Even so they do so much more than just provide 95% of our food. They filter our water, regulate the earth鈥檚 temperature, impact our climate and act as the carbon storage powerhouse. Not only that, one teaspoon of healthy soil is home to more organisms than there are humans on planet earth. Are we so far removed from nature, that we are no longer aware of what we owe our prosperity to?

It is time to remind ourselves that healthy food, clean water, clean air, and sustainable renewable resources, to which everyone has access to, are the basis of a stable, prosperous society. Let鈥檚 grow the future together by transforming the way we eat, farm and care for our natural world. Every single one of us can make a difference.

鈥淪oil鈥檚 importance is often overlooked: the health of the soil directly impacts our own health. It is essential that both UK and international policy-makers work with researchers and practitioners to implement policies, which have soil health at their core.鈥� Dr Bruce Lascelles, President of the 快猫短视频

The 快猫短视频, who we are and what we do

Founded in 1947, the 快猫短视频 (BSSS) is an international membership organisation and charity dedicated to bring people together, share evidence-based data on soil, create knowledge and improve education to help address global challenges and environmental and societal needs.

We invest in a future for everyone and are the go-to organisation for the media, policymakers, government, stakeholders and educators on all soil science related issues.

This year, we are honoured to host The World Congress of Soil Science 2022 (WCSS 22) at the SEC in Glasgow (31 July – 5 August 2022). A key event supported by members of the Royal family and attended by over 3,000 soil scientists from around the globe, all coming together to share knowledge, cross boundaries and change society. Ronald is speaking at the policy-makers programme on Tuesday 2 August, an opportunity for international policy-makers to discuss how the evidence-base can be used to influence international policy. The Congress press conference will take place on Sunday 31 July from 5:15 鈥� 6:00pm and to attend, please email media@soils.org.uk

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