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Calendar 2012 - "Soils of Latin America and Caribbean"

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This calendar and the related Soil Atlas of Latin America and the Caribbean are initiatives under the EUrocLIMA Programme, which aims to encourage cooperation between Latin America and the European Union on climate change issues

The main partners are the European Commission (Joint Research Centre and Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid Directorates-General), the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations and scientists from soil science institutions from Europe, South America and the Caribbean. The calendar aims to bring the soils of the region to the attention of everyone who deals with this critical non-renewable, natural resource that is vital for food and fibre production, a range of ecosystem services and sustainable development.

The environment of Latin American and Caribbean is enormously diverse, from deserts and seasonally dry regions in the west to the vast tropical rainforests of the Amazon basin, and from coastal lowlands with mangroves to the high mountain ranges and volcanoes of the Andes. Southern parts of the continent are covered by extensive grasslands. As a consequence, the range of soils is tremendously varied.

Soil names and terminology used in the calendar are those of the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (2006), a cooperative effort of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, ISRIC-World Soil Information and the International Union of Soil Sciences to arrive at a common language for describing soils.

The Spanish and Portuguese version of the Calendar are also Available. The cover pages are listed below:


 

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