Newsletter NRP 68 – May 2016
Focus
Informative stakeholder workshops
The synthesis phase of NRP 68 kicked off with a series of workshops at which researchers and stakeholders discussed the provisional research findings.
News
Claudia Binder appointed delegate of the Research Council
Claudia Binder is the new delegate of the Research Council for the National Research Programmes "Resource Wood" and "Soil as a Resource".
FACCE – JPI : New Strategic Research Agenda and election of Claire Chenu
FACCE-JPI releases revised Strategic Research Agenda and Implementation Plan 2016-2018, and appoints Claire Chenu to the Scientific Advisory Board.
Project "Land Grabbing" has been completed
The investigations undertaken allow a comprehensive assessment to be made of large-scale land acquisitions. This will help provide a sound foundation for law and policy-making initiatives regarding such investments.
Project "Nematoden" has been completed
Insufficient presence of entomopathogenic nematodes in Swiss agricultural soils. New application methods need to be developed for effective pest control.
Events
   Workshop of the "Soil maps" project

20.05.2016, ETH Zurich

Presentation of high-resolution maps of soil properties and discussion of the potential of digital soil mapping methods

   Closing event of the International Year of Soils

27.05.2016, WSL Birmensdorf

Vegetation effects on soil behaviour and quantifying biological effects on slope stability

   Symposium „Pathways for a sustainable soil and land use - innovative instruments from research in dialogue with stakeholders”

27.10.2016, Biel-Bienne

sanu durabilities and NRP 68 discuss economic instruments and spatial policy measures for a sustainable soil and land use and provide insights into research projects.

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Publications
   Publication List of projects of NRP 68

The forthcoming bibliometric information of NRP 68 is listed and available in data base P3 of the SNSF. The project leaders are able to import their publications themselves. The project leaders are the sole guarantors for the completeness and accuracy of this data.

   An Underground Revolution: Biodiversity and Soil Ecological Engineering for Agricultural Sustainability

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A review in "Trends in Ecology & Evolution" by the project “mycorrhiza”, realized through an initiative of NRP 68. "It was a good operation to initiate this publication", says Claire Chenu, member of the Steering Committee of NRP 68.

   A perspectives article in Science by Marcel van der Heijden (project Mycorrhiza) on the interconnections of forest trees through mycorrhizal fungal networks.

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A perspectives article in Science by Marcel van der Heijden (project Mycorrhiza) on the interconnections of forest trees through mycorrhizal fungal networks.

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