Welcome to the Society, ADAS!

Welcome to the Society, ADAS!

We are delighted to announce that ADAS have joined the Society as a Corporate Member! ADAS is the UK’s largest independent agricultural and environmental consultancy. ADAS began as the National Agricultural Advisory Service (NAAS) in 1946 to improve English and Welsh...
WASWAC-IUSS Position Paper sent to COP26

WASWAC-IUSS Position Paper sent to COP26

Soils in good health are an essential part of our life support system, along with the health and quality of our biodiversity, and the interface to the atmosphere and groundwater. Soil is an engine of the economy, but also a source of many ecosystem services, including...
Launch of Science Note on Soil Carbon

Launch of Science Note on Soil Carbon

The British Society of Soil Science (BSSS) recommends to governments that long-term financial incentives are introduced to encourage sustainable soil management practices, particularly in a bid to store soil carbon. Soils contain more carbon than in the atmosphere and...
Welcome to the Society, ECT!

Welcome to the Society, ECT!

We are delighted to announce that the Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) have joined the Society as a Corporate Member! ECT is a unique ecological research charity working across the UK to support long-term ecological field experiments and monitoring. The ECT was...
WASWAC-IUSS Position Paper sent to COP26

LATEST INTERNATIONAL UNION OF SOIL SCIENCES UPDATE

The organisers of The World Congress of Soil Science 2022 (WCSS), the British Society of Soil Science (BSSS) on behalf of the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS), are keen to receive abstract submissions from international colleagues whose research or practice...
Update from our Regional Groups

Update from our Regional Groups

This summer, the Southeast Soils Discussion Group (SEESOIL) have had some new members join the committee. Below is an update and a brief outline of each of their experience.   Leila Froud – Chair Leila has a background as a soil scientist and agri-advisor...