Webinar: Soil resources in the UK: overlooked and undervalued? (online)
Wednesday 30th June 2021
Event Info
The SCI Agrisciences Group is delighted to announce that Prof Jane Rickson of Cranfield University is the 2021 recipient of the Andrew Medal.
In this lecture Professor Rickson will highlight the importance of soil resources in delivering diverse benefits to society. As well as the production of food, fibre, fodder and (bio)fuel, soils regulate our water supplies and mitigate climate change through carbon sequestration and storage. Soils provide habitats for biodiversity and make important contributions to our cultural life too. However, increasing demands on this ‘thin layer of earth’ have degraded and damaged this finite, non-renewable natural resource. The economic costs of soil degradation in England and Wales alone are estimated to exceed £1.5 billion every year. Recent analysis has shown that some soils in England and Wales may become unproductive by 2050 and some may disappear completely by 2050. Working with farmers and land managers, applied research at Cranfield University aims to understand the drivers of soil degradation and generate scientific evidence in support of practical measures that are cost effective in a) reversing soil degradation and b) improving the health of our soils.
When?
Wednesday 30th June from 4pm to 5pm BST.
Where?
Online
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How much?
Free to attend
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