Working groups

Please note: the description of the working groups can be found under Abstracts topics.

Division 1: Soil in Space and Time

WG01 Cryosols: Progress in understanding the dynamic soils of colder regions

WG02 Digital soil mapping: Progress in digital soil mapping

WG03 Digital Soil Morphometrics: Soil imaging and image analysis at multiple scales

WG04 Global Soil Map: Progress and challenges

WG05 Proximal soil sensing (PSS)

WG06 Soil Monitoring: Soil monitoring evolving tools and challenges

WG07 Universal Soil Classification: Progress for the development of a Universal Soil Classification System

WG08 WRB: Soil Classification for understanding soil genesis, map legends and soil functions. Experiences with WRB and other systems

Division 2: Soil properties and processes

WG09 Soil Modeling: Challenges and perspectives in soil modelling

WG10 Hydropedology: Hydropedology and critical zone science: toward systems soil science

Division 3: Soil Use and Management

WG11 Land Degradation: Restoring degraded lands through soil carbon management

WG12 Paddy Soils: Mitigating GHG emission and enhancing productivity in rice-based systems

WG13 SUITMA: Soils of Urban, Industrial, Traffic, Mining and Military Areas

WG14 Acid Sulfate soils: Acid sulfate soils: processes, assessment and management

Division 4: The Role of Soils in Sustaining Society and the Environment