FW: SSSA and the International Year of Soils Update

[Renaldo Belfon]

Hello All,

As you may be aware, the UN has declared 2015 as "The year of soils". I can say with some confidence that this will not happen again in our lifetime and I believe that soil science practitioners and those in related fields should recognize this occasion. Can we discuss before we get into the hustle and bustle of the new academic year? 

Regards,

Renaldo Belfon

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Subject: SSSA and the International Year of Soils Update
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 14:03:50 -0600

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This message is sent on behalf of Jan Hopmans, SSSA President; David Lindbo, SSSA Past President and Chair of the SSSA International Year of Soils Planning Committee; and Carolyn Olson, 2015 SSSA President As you may have heard, the General Assembly of the United Nations has declared 2015 as the International Year of Soils!  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, within the framework of the Global Soil Partnership, is facilitating the implementation of the International Year of Soils (IYS).  SSSA has been developing plans to prepare for this monumental opportunity to celebrate soils and tell the story of the urgent need to raise awareness and promote the sustainability of our limited soil resources. Monthly Themes Commemorating a year-long event takes extensive planning.  The IYS Planning Committee has been hard at work - monthly themes have been developed and members have been recruited to lead each month.  Soils: What They're all About Soils Support Urban Life Soils Support Agriculture Soils Clean and Capture Water Soils Support Buildings/Infrastructure Soils Support Recreation Soils are Living Soils Support Health Soils Protect the Natural Environment Soils and the Products We Use Soils and Climate Soils, Culture, and People We Need Your Help Now, we are asking for your involvement.  We need members to assist our monthly leaders in developing activities for members to take to their communities and activities for educators (formal and informal), in the K12 grade levels.  Many of our monthly leaders will be working on these activities during this summer and fall. Soil Selfies! Do you "heart" soil?  Participate in our just launched I "heart" Soil photo campaign.  Request I "heart" Soil stickers (in English or 10 other languages) and we'll send a few stickers to you.  Then, take a photo while at a favorite location, on vacation, or at an interesting soil site - with the sticker - and submit it to us.  We'll be loading the photos on a map so others can see where we all "heart" soil.  Visit our SSSA International Year of Soils webpage to volunteer and request stickers.  And, watch for future updates - we'll be keeping you up to date with our IYS plans, including collaborations with other soil science societies around the world!

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[Chaney St. Martin]

I am in Renaldo and I suggest that you lead this venture.

Chaney

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[Renaldo Belfon]

Thanks for the support. I will help plan though leading the intiative might be a stretch as I am in Tobago for the foreseeable future  where rent is free.

RB

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Subject: RE: SSSA and the International Year of Soils Update
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 14:11:32 +0100

[Dean H. Avril]

Indeed there is the opportunity for integration of efforts for some multidisciplinary approach to tackling some of our soil related issues. 

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[Ronald Roopnarine]

Hi all.
I offer my support to this as well. I suggest that we try focus our ideas around a central team. Currently sustainable development is at the forefront and may be a good avenue to explore. I.e -soil management / conservation towards sustainable development or maybe the importance of soils in sustainable development in the Caribbean. This is critical, especially in SIDS where there is intense competition in terms of landuse options, which often comprise the integrity of the soil resource and result in the opposite of what they are intend to achieve initially. Emphasizing and illustrating how soils can be managed and used sustainably , increasing awareness , and proposing ideas along these lines my be a good central team to focus on. It also facilitates collaboration with those outside of the field of soil science.

Regards
Ronald
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> On Aug 14, 2014, at 9:50 PM, "MITCHELL,Sylvia A" <sylvia....@uwimona.edu.jm> wrote:
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> What about an online virtual Caribbean conference on soils?
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> Dr. Sylvia Mitchell, Medicinal Plant Research Group, The Biotechnology Centre, University of the West Indies, 2 St. John's Close, Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica
> 876-977-3331(fax), 977-1828(O), 935-8519-21(W), 580-0412 (digi), 545-2646 (lime)
> "Be not conformed to this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, Will of God." Romans 12.2
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> Subject: SSSA and the International Year of Soils Update
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> To Dean and All
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> Actually this morning, there was some discussion with Drs Wuddivira, Stone and Eudoxie and Ronald as to what activities could be done in the Department of Food Production in celebration of the year of the soils.
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> One idea that came up was a competition for schools (secondary & Primary).
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> Perhaps, we could form a team, students, academics etc. As HOD, I am all in support.
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> N.B.
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[Ronald Roopnarine]

Hi all

"Team" should be "theme" typed the email on my phone, just noticed that.

Regards
Ronald

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[Oral Daley]

I welcome this discussion. Please notify when and where.

Oral

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