Glad to contribute to this new Horizon Europe project @ec.europa.eu to develop a continental African Union Soil Observatory (AUSO) ! @cirad.bsky.social @saegroupethz.bsky.social @johansix.bsky.social and many others

More details here:
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Very grateful to the @snf-fns.ch for funding our continued work in DR Congo on tropical peatland greenhouse gas emissions! With @johansix.bsky.social and @draketw.bsky.social @eth-eaps.bsky.social @usyseth.bsky.social

Can soil-crop models mostly tested in temperate conditions be relevant under tropical conditions to simulate long-term #soilorganiccarbon #yields? A study based on 4 trials in Kenya 🇰🇪 @mcorbeels.bsky.social @gatienfalconnier.bsky.social @johansix.bsky.social

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In this new commentary for The Conversation Africa, @johansix.bsky.social, Matti Barthel, Glenn Bush, and I discuss what the new "green corridor" law means for the Congo Basin and what might impede its success @saegroupethz.bsky.social @usyseth.bsky.social

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Great paper 👏 @globalchangebio.bsky.social @katerinageorgiou.bsky.social @angersd.bsky.social @sebdoetterl.bsky.social @stuartsoil.bsky.social @lugatoe.bsky.social @thuenen-som.bsky.social @katie-rocci.bsky.social @schweizer.bsky.social @johansix.bsky.social
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If you missed today's webinar on soil inoculation, check it out on YouTube!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8cd...

Lower survival rate among trainees in labs with highly productive mentors raises important concerns about what we value in academia. Many interesting things to stew over with this paper!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

📣GSBI Speaks is back in one week! Join us to learn about remote sensing and sensing to measure soil biodiversity 📸🎥🐛🐜🦠🪱

Feb. 21, 2025, 9:00 MST, 11:00 EST, 16:00 GMT, 17:00 CET

Register 👇

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Julukandoda Primary School in South Africa, serving 768 students, faced major sanitation issues. 🚸

Thanks to a collaboration between multiple organizations, the school now has eco-friendly low-flush toilets and a decentralized wastewater treatment system. 🌱

worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/news/wfsc-ne...

Some great news from the Flagship Project "Enhancing #Resilience in #FoodSystems" 🌱

Sharing a great story on the power of transdisciplinary collaboration 🤝
🏫 The #RUNRES team reports on a successful innovation for improving sanitation systems in South African.
🎥 Check how this transformative journey for the students of Julukandoda Primary School : www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBVG...

🌱More on the research and objectives of the Sustainable Agroecosystems Group in ETH Zürich by the lead Prof. @johansix.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeIA...

GSBI Speaks is back tomorrow! Join us to learn about the role of biological soil crusts (biocrusts) in soil 🎉

Dec. 12, 2024, 7:00 MST, 9:00 EST, 14:00 GMT, 15:00 CET

Register 👇

zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🚨 New Ph.D. opening! 🚨 We seek a Ph.D. student in soil (bio)geochemistry as it relates to ERW, particularly in the tropics. Position is part of a very multi-disciplinary group split between @ethzurich.bsky.social EAPS and USYS depts @usyseth.bsky.social. Please share!

jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...

Was a very nice meeting!!

It's almost a tradition: @erichfischer.bsky.social, Nicolas Gruber, @retoknutti.bsky.social, @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social and Johan Six are among this year's "Highly Cited Researchers". Congratulations! 🙌🎉https://usys.ethz.ch/en/news-events/news/archive/2024/11/highly-cited-researchers-2024.html