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ISRIC – World Soil Information
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ISRIC
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ISRIC – World Soil Information is a foundation for documentation, training and research on soils of the world. It is associated with Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR) and is the World Data Centre for Soils of the International Council of Sciences (ICSU). ISRIC has extensive experience in developing global soil databases (e.g. World Soils and Terrain Database SOTER) and in the field of soil degradation and soil conservation assessments, e.g. GLASOD, ASSOD and SOVEUR. ISRIC is a Management Group member of World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT, see partner 5, CDE). ISRIC will coordinate WB1 in the DESIRE project.
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www.isric.org
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ISRIC - World Soil Information Duivendaal 9 P.O. Box 353 6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands
+31 (0)317 471700 |
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Drs G. W. J. van Lynden
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Tel.: +31 (0)317 471735 Email:
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Physical geographer with 20 years’ experience in the field of soil conservation and involvement in various degradation assessments worldwide. He is a management group member of the WOCAT programme (see also WB3).
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Ir. S. Mantel
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Tel.: +31 (0)317 471737 Email:
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Agricultural engineer, specialized in national and regional assessments of degradation impact and land management planning.
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Drs. V. W. P. van Engelen
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Tel.: +31 (0)317 471736 Email:
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Physical geographer with more than 25 years’ experience in soil survey, land evaluation and land use planning, at national and international level. Responsible for the ongoing global Soil and Terrain Database (SOTER), regional surveys and professional training worldwide
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Dr. Z. G. Bai
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Tel.: +31 (0)317 471739 Email:
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Agricultural engineer, wide experience in land degradation assessment, radio-nuclide and isotopic tracing techniques in erosion assessment as well as GIS and remote sensing. Currently involved in a quantitative global assessment of land degradation (GLADA), and in WOCAT.
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J. R. M. Huting |
Tel.: +31 (0)317 471 723 Email:
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Responsibility for quality control of soils databases as well specialising in GIS and terrain classification with DEM analysis
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