International Union of Soil Sciences

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The International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS), founded in 1924 under the name International Society of Soil Science, is a scientific union and member of the International Science Council (ISC).

The Union has 86 national and regional member societies with about 60,000 scientists<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> in several countries and individual members in 57 countries.Template:Citation needed Every four years, the IUSS holds the World Congress of Soil Science.

As of January 2023, the secretariat was taken over by the Council for Agricultural Research and Economics of Italy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Previously, the secretariat was managed by Sigbert Huber, an officer of the Environment Agency Austria (Umweltbundesamt), located in Vienna.

Mission

The purpose of the IUSS is to promote all branches of soil science and its applications, to promote contacts among scientists and other persons engaged in the study and the application of soil science; to stimulate scientific research and to further the application of such research.

The IUSS is a founding partner of the International Year of Planet Earth and supports all of its activities. The IUSS has contributed to the International Year of Planet Earth's brochure "Soil – earth's living skin", which has been translated into several languages.

The IUSS publishes<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> monthly the IUSS Alert and twice a year the IUSS Bulletin. December 5 is celebrated as the World Soil Day.

Divisions

The IUSS has Divisions and Commissions in the following areas:

Division 1 – Soils in space and time

  • C1.1 Soil morphology and micromorphology
  • C1.2 Soil geography
  • C1.3 Soil genesis
  • C1.4 Soil classification
  • C1.5 Pedometrics
  • C1.6 Paleopedology

Division 2 – Soil properties and processes

  • C2.1 Soil physics
  • C2.2 Soil chemistry
  • C2.3 Soil biology
  • C2.4 Soil mineralogy
  • C2.5 Soil chemical, physical and biological interfacial reactions

Division 3 – Soil use and management

Division 4 – The role of soil in sustaining society and the environment

  • C4.1 Soil and the environment
  • C4.2 Soil, food security, and human health
  • C4.3 Soil and land use change
  • C4.4 Soil education and public awareness
  • C4.5 History, philosophy, and sociology of soil science

This structure and the Commissions have grown from the original six Commissions established in 1924.

In addition, the IUSS holds many Working Groups.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Every Working Group is associated to a Commission.

President

Until 2014, the IUSS President was designated by the national soil science society that was responsible for the next World Congress of Soil Science. This was normally a four-year period. The change in office was immediately after closing the World Congress. However, many tasks of scientific leadership were done by a Secretary-General. The last IUSS President according to this regulation was Jae Yang, who acted from the closure of the World Congress 2010 till the closure of the World Congress 2014.

Since 2014, the IUSS President is elected by the IUSS Council for a two-year period. Since 2017, the change in office is January 1. The election is more than two years in advance. The IUSS President is the scientific leader, and the Secretary (instead of the former Secretary-General) is the organizing leader. The first IUSS President according to the new regulation was Rainer Horn, who acted from the closure (June 13) of the World Congress 2014 till December 31, 2016.

Congresses and Presidents

World Congresses of Soil Science and IUSS Presidents<ref>IUSS Past Presidents Template:Webarchive. Retrieved 02/06/2015.</ref>

Nr Congress Location President
24. 2030 Toronto Template:Flagcountry
2027-2028 Bruce Lascelles Template:Flagcountry
23. 2026 Nanjing Template:Flagcountry 2025–2026 Victor Okechukwu Chude Template:Flagcountry
2023-2024 Edoardo A.C. Costantini Template:Flagcountry
22. 2022 Glasgow Template:Flagcountry 2021–2022 Laura Bertha Reyes Sánchez Template:Flagcountry
2019–2020 Takashi Kosaki Template:Flagcountry
21. 2018 Rio de Janeiro Template:Flagcountry 2017–2018 Rattan Lal Template:Flagcountry
20. 2014 Jeju-do Island Template:Flagcountry 2014–2016 Rainer Horn Template:Flagcountry
19. 2010 Brisbane, Queensland Template:Flagcountry 2010–2014 Jae Yang Template:Flagcountry
18. 2006 Philadelphia Template:Flagcountry 2006–2010 R.S. Swift Template:Flagcountry
17. 2002 Bangkok Template:Flagcountry 2002–2006 D. L. Sparks Template:Flagcountry
16. 1998 Montpellier Template:Flagcountry 1998–2002 S. Theerawong Template:Flagcountry
15. 1994 Acapulco Template:Flagcountry 1994–1998 A. Ruellan Template:Flagcountry
14. 1990 Kyoto Template:Flagcountry 1990–1994 A.A. Santelises Template:Flagcountry
13. 1986 Hamburg Template:Flagcountry 1986–1990 A. Tanaka Template:Flagcountry
12. 1982 New Delhi Template:Flagcountry 1982–1986 K.H. Hartge Template:Flagcountry
11. 1978 Edmonton, Alberta Template:Flagcountry 1978–1982 J.S. Kanwar Template:Flagcountry
10. 1974 Moscow Template:Flagcountry 1974–1978 C.F. Bentley Template:Flagcountry
9. 1968 Adelaide Template:Flagcountry 1968–1974 Template:Ill Template:Flagcountry
8. 1964 Bucharest Template:Flagcountry 1964–1968 E.G. Hallsworth Template:Flagcountry
7. 1960 Madison, Wisconsin Template:Flagcountry 1960–1964 N.C. Cernescu Template:Flagcountry
6. 1956 Paris Template:Flagcountry 1956–1960 R. Bradfield Template:Flagcountry
5. 1954 Kinshasa (Leopoldville) Template:Flagicon DR Congo 1954–1956 A. Oudin Template:Flagcountry
4. 1950 Amsterdam Template:Flagcountry 1950–1954 R. Tavernier Template:Flagcountry
x 1950 C.H. Edelman Template:Flagcountry
3. 1935 Oxford Template:Flagcountry
2. 1930 Leningrad Template:Flagcountry 1930–1935 J. Russell Template:Flagcountry
1. 1927 Washington, D.C. Template:Flagcountry 1927–1930 K. Gedroiz Template:Flagcountry
Fd. 1924 Rome Template:Flagcountry 1924–1927 J. G. Lipman Template:Flagcountry

See also

References

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