Soil Physics and Land Management Group Wageningen

❓ How do #microplastics affect soil invertebrates - earthworms, woodlice, spiders, springtails, mites, and some insects 🪱🐛🕷️ Research shows it makes them sick, gives them inflammation, gut damage, affects their immune system & more. Read more here: buff.ly/TZLYXQw

Results highlight the potential of CA to deliver long-term economic returns for sustainable land management.

This study investigates the spatial economic viability of Conservation Agriculture (CA) in Siliana, Tunisia. Using the DESMICE modelling framework, we evaluate where CA is biophysically and economically feasible, and estimate its net present value (NPV) across the landscape.

📢 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 📚 📚 📚 #SLM_WUR #WageningenUniversity #LandRestoration #NPVAnalysis #GISForAgriculture #OpenAccess

📢 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 📚 📚 📚 🌟🎉Dynamic soil water retention properties: Exploring the interplay of moisture states and soil structure dynamics in a compacted Andosol #watermanagement #soilhealth

📢 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 📚 📚 📚 🌟🎉 Pesticide transport under runoff-erosion potentially dominated by small sediments: A glyphosate and AMPA experiment

📢 We're hiring! Join the #SLM_WUR as a Chair Holder (Full Professor) in Soil Physics and Land Management 🌱🌍 Lead research, mentor students, and shape sustainable land use. 🔗 wur.nl/en/vacancy/ful… #Wageningenuniversity #SoilScience #AcademicJobs #LandManagement

New article from our colleague vera doi: nature.com/articles/s4301… #Pesticides #FoodSafety #EnvironmentalHealth #SustainableAgriculture #TransboundaryPollution #NatureReviews

doi.org/10.1016/j.jhaz… Check out our new publication focusing on #microplastic on soil C-N and microbial community

📢 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 📚 📚 📚 🌟🎉 𝗖𝗼-𝗼𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝗨𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗱𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗹 #microplastics #pesticides

📢New Publication 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗱𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵📚 📚 📚

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 🌟🎉 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀, 𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 #OpenAccess 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s13280… #Climatechange #Disastermanagement #Wildfire #suffering

New Publication: doi.org/10.1016/j.cate… #wildfire #Forestfires #SoilerosionWater #qualitySoil #waterconservationmeasures #OpenLISEMmodel

🗞️Our latest newsletter is out now with loads of content on our recent activities, new research on #pesticide reduction strategies on-farm, transition success stories, tips on how to minimise your exposure to pesticides in indoor dust & much more! 🌍🌱🚜 🔗sprint-h2020.eu/index.php/news…

🍇 Supporting farmers in their move towards sustainable plant protection is a gradual process - but it can be done. Watch our new video to learn how Sonia Leite of ApiBarraida helps Portuguese winegrowers avoid #pesticides "by as much as possible" 📽️ buff.ly/42Tufj7

𝗦𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 Kick-Off Meeting held on the 21st and 22nd of January 2025 Milano . With a vision to 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝗻𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟱𝟬 #SoilTribes #HorizonEU

🌟 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! 🌟 We hope you had a wonderful holiday season and a great start to the new year! In 2025, our commitment to contributing to a sustainable agricultural environment remains as strong as ever. 🌱 Here’s to a productive 2025 !

Join us at the FiBL open day 27th Nov, an event for the latest developments in organic research, practical advice, questions and discussion. We'll be presenting on our observations of plastic use in ag 🚜 Register here: anmeldeservice.fibl.org/event/fiblopen… More info: fibl.org/en/info-centre…

Successful closure of the TMT+Iraq project titled “Capacity building for water experts' network and integrated entrepreneurship” funded by @nufficsea and lead by our group at @WUR . More about this project: @drKMahdi wur.nl/en/newsarticle…