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Main National Contacts
Chair of ESBN: Dr Allan Lilly, Macaulay Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK - Email: a.lilly@macaulay.ac.uk
Vice chair:
Find below a list of Main National Contacts ordered by Country:
| Country | Name | Institute | |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Commission | Secretary: Luca Montanarella | European Commission - DG JRC, Via E. Fermi, 2749, I-21027 Ispra (VA), ITALY | luca.montanarella@jrc.ec.europa.eu |
| Albania | Sherif Lushaj | Soil Science Institute, Instituti i Studimit të Tokave, Tirana | shlushaj@yahoo.com |
| Austria | Sigbert Huber | Umweltbundesamt GmbH, Spittelauer Lände 5, A - 1090 Vienna | sigbert.huber@umweltbundesamt.at |
| Belgium | Eric Van Ranst | Ghent University, Geological Inst. Laboratory of Soil Science, Krijgslaan 281 (S8),B - 9000 Gent | eric.vanranst@UGent.be |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Hamid Custovic | Institute for Pedology, Agrochemistry and Melioration,Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science, Zmaja od Bosne 8, 71000 Sarajevo | custovic.hamid@gmail.com |
| Bulgaria | Svetla Rousseva | Head of Soil Erosion Department, Institute of Soil Science, 7 Shosse Bankya, Sofia 1080, BULGARIA | svetlarousseva@gmail.com |
| Croatia | Stjepan Husnjak | Faculty of Agriculture, Deptartment of Soil Science, Svetosimunska c. 25, HR-10 000 Zagreb | shusnjak@agr.hr |
| Cyprus | Andreas Mousouliotis | Department of Agriculture , 1412 Nicosia Cyprus | amousouliotis@da.moa.gov.cy |
| Czech Republic | Josef Kozak | Czech University of Agriculture, Kamycka 129, CZ - 165 21 Prague | kozak@af.czu.cz |
| Denmark | Henrik Breuning-Madsen | Kobenhavns Universitet, Geografisk Institut, Oster Volgade 10, DK-1350 Kobenhavn | Hbm@geo.ku.dk |
| England and Wales | Mark Kibblewhite | National Soil Resources Institute (NSRI), Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL | m.kibblewhite@cranfield.ac.uk |
| Estonia | Endla Reintam | Estonian University of Life Sciences, Department of Soil Science and Agrochemistry Kreutzwaldi Str. 1, 51014 Tartu, Estonia | endla.reintam@emu.ee |
| Finland | Harri Lilja | MTT, Plant Production Research, Soil and Plant Nutrition 31600 Jokioinen | harri.lilja@mtt.fi |
| Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | Margareta Cvetkovska | Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning Macedonian Environmental Information Center Goce Delcev bb., Skopje | M.Cvetkovska@moepp.gov.mk |
| France | Arrouays Dominique | Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Av. Pomme de Pin BP 20619, Ardon F-45166 CEDEX | arrouays@orleans.inra.fr |
| Germany | Wolf Eckelmann | Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, Stilleweg 2,D-30655 Hannover | w.eckelmann@bgr.de |
| Greece | Sid Theocharopoulos | Soil Science Institute of Athens, NAGREF, 14123 Lykovrissi, Athens, Greece | Sid_Theo@otenet.gr |
| Hungary | Erika Micheli | Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Szent Istvan University, Pater K.1., H - 2100 Godollo | micheli.erika@mkk.szie.hu |
| Iceland | O. Arnalds | Agricultural Research Inst. RALA, Keldnaholti, IS-112 Reykjavik | oa@lbhi.is |
| Ireland | Rachel Creamer | Teagasc, Soils and Environment Centre, Johnstown Castle, Wexford | Rachel.Creamer@teagasc.ie |
| Israel | Pinchas Fine | Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences P.O.B. 6, Bet Dagan 50250 | finep@volcani.agri.gov.il |
| Italy | Fiorenzo Fumanti | Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, Servizio Geologico d'Italia, Dipartimento Difesa del Suolo, Via Curtatone 3, 00185 ROMA | fiorenzo.fumanti@apat.it |
| Latvia | Aldis Karklins | Institute of Soil and Plant Sciences, Latvia University of Agriculture, 2 Liela Street, LV - LV-3001 Jelgava | aldis.karklins@llu.lv |
| Lebanon | Talal Darwish | Director of Remote Sensing Center, National Council for Scientific Research, Beirut | tdarwich@cnrs.edu.lb |
| Lithuania | Vanda Valerija Buivydaite | Soil Science and Agrochemistry Department Lithuanian Univ. of Agriculture, Studentu St 11-22, LT-53361 Akademija | Vanda.Buivydaite@lzuu.lt |
| Luxembourg | Not Defined | ||
| Malta | Not Defined | ||
| Montenegro | Mirko Knezevic | Biotechnical Institute, Kralja Nikole BB, 81000 Podgorica | mirkok@ac.me |
| Norway | Arnold Arnoldussen | Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute, PB 115, Raveien 9, N-1431 Ls | Arnold.Arnoldussen@skogoglandskap.no |
| Poland | Stanislaw Bialousz | Warsaw University of Technology, Laboratory of Remote Sensing and GIS, Plac Politechniki 1,PL- 00-661 Warsaw | s.bialousz@gik.pw.edu.pl |
| Portugal | MMaria da Conceiçao Gonçalves | Estaçao Agronómica Nacional, Departamento de Ciencia do Solo, Av. República 2784-505 Oeiras | mc.goncalves@netc.pt |
| Romania | Valentina Cotet | Agrochemistry & Environment Protection (RISSA),Bd. Marasti, No. 61, Bucharest | vali_c76@yahoo.com |
| Russia | Vladimir Stolbovoy | Dept of Geography and Classification, Dokuchaev Soil Institute, 109017 Pyzhevski 7, Moscow | vladimir.stolbovoy@gmail.com |
| Scotland | Allan Lilly | James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH | allan.lilly@hutton.ac.uk |
| Serbia | Dragana Vidojevic | Environmental Protection Agency, Ministry of Environment, Mining and Spatial Planning, Republic of Serbia, Ruze Jovanovica 27a ,11 160 Belgrade | Dragana.vidojevic@sepa.gov.rs |
| Slovak Republic | Pavol Bielek | Slovak Agricultural University - Nitra | pavol.bielek@gmail.com |
| Slovenia | Franc Lobnik | University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, SLO - 1000, Ljubljana | franc.lobnik@bf.uni-lj.si |
| Spain | Juan Cornejo | Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla, Av.Reina Mercedes 10.,41080 Sevilla | cornejo@irnase.csic.es |
| Sweden | Mats Olsson | Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, Dept. of Forest Soils, Box 7001, S-75007 Uppsala | mats.olsson@sml.slu.se |
| Switzerland | Reto Giulio Meuli | Swiss Confederation Federal Department of Economic Affairs FDEA - Agroscope Reckenholz, Tanikon Research Station ART, Reckenholzstrasse 191, CH-8046 Zürich | reto.meuli@art.admin.ch |
| The Netherlands | Gerben Mol | Alterra Green World Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 3,NL - 6708 PB Wageningen | gerben.mol@wur.nl |
| Turkey | Selim Kapur | University of Cukurova, Department of Soil Science, TR - 01330 Adana | kapurs@cu.edu.tr |
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| Food Agriculture Organisation(FAO) | Ronald Vargas | FAO Headquarters,Viale delle Terme di Caracalla ,00100 Rome | Ronald.Vargas@fao.org |
| International Union Soil Sciences - ISRIC - World Soil Information | Alfred Hartemink | University of Wisconsin - MADISON, USA | hartemink@wisc.edu |
| European Society for Soil Conservation (ESSC) | José Luis Rubio | Centro de Investigaciones sobre Desertificación - CSIC, Universitat de Valencia, Generalitat Valenciana - Carretera Moncada-Naquera Km 4,5 - Apartado Oficial, 46113 Moncada (Valencia) Spain | jose.l.rubio@uv.es |
| Africa - Middle East Liaison | Pandi Zdruli | Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, CIHEAM-IAMB, Via Ceglie 9 I - 70010 Valenzano | pandi@iamb.it |
Technical Experts
Find below a list of Technical Experts ordered by Last Name:
| Name | Institute | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baritz Rainer | Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) | Germany | rainer.baritz@bgr.de |
| Blum Winfried | University of Natural Resources and University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Peter-Jordan-Str. 82, 1190 Vienna | Austria | winfried.blum@boku.ac.at |
| Boixadera Jaume | Generalitat Servei d'Agricultura DARP, Seccio d'Avaluacio de Recursos i Noves Tecnologies, Alcade Rovira Roure 177, E-25006 Lleida | Spain | jaume.boixadera@gencat.net |
| Dobos Endre | University of Miskolc, Institute of Geography, Dept. of Physical Geography and Environmental Sciences, 3515 Miskolc-Egyetemváros | Hungary | ecodobos@uni-miskolc.hu |
| Dudal Rudi | Earth and Environmental Sciences, Celestijnenlaan 200E 2411, B 3001 Leuven | Belgium | rudi.dudal@biw.kuleuven.be |
| Erhan Akça | Adiyaman Universitesi | Turkey | erakca@gmail.com |
| Filippi Nicola | Regione Emilia-Romagna, D.G. Environment, Viale della Fiera 8, 40122 Bologna | Italia | nfilippi@regione.emilia-romagna.it |
| Freudenschuß Alexandra | Umweltbundesamt GmbH, Spittelauer Lände 5, A - 1090 Vienna | Austria | alexandra.freudenschuss@umweltbundesamt.at |
| Hallett Stephen | National Soil Resources Institute (NSRI), Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL. | England and Wales | s.hallett@cranfield.ac.uk |
| Houskova Beata | Soil Science and Conservation Research Inst. | Slovakia | b.houskova@vupop.sk |
| Jones Robert J.A. | National Soil Resources Institute (NSRI), Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL. | England and Wales | r.jones@cranfield.ac.uk |
| Le Bas Christine | Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, 2163 avenue de la pomme de pin, CS40001 - Ardon, 45075 ORLEANS CEDEX | France | christine.le-bas@orleans.inra.fr |
| Magaldi Donatello | DSSNP, Facoltà di Agraria, Università di Firenze,Piazzale delle Cascine 50144, Firenze | Italy | donatello.magaldi@libero.it |
| Tóth Tibor | Department of Soil Science RISSAC, Herman Ottó út 15, 1022 Budapest | Hungary | tibor@rissac.hu |
| Vrscaj Borut | Agricultural Institute of Slovenia , Ljubljana | Slovenia | Borut.Vrscaj@kis.si |
| Schad Peter | Technische Universität München | Germany | schad@wzw.tum.de |
Observers
| Organisation | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| European Commission, Directorate-General for the Environment | Michael Hamell | Michael.hamell@ec.europa.eu |
| European Commission, Directorate-General for the Environment | Claudia Olazabal | claudia.olazabal@ec.europa.eu |
| European Commission, Directorate-General for the Environment | Luca Marmo | luca.marmo@ec.europa.eu |
| European Commission, Directorate-General for the Environment | Thomas Strassburger | Thomas.Strassburger@ec.europa.eu |
| European Commission, Directorate-General for the Environment | Alia Atitar De la Fuente | Alia.ATITAR-DE-LA-FUENTE@ec.europa.eu |
| European Environment Agency (EEA) | Markus Erhard | Markus.Erhard@eea.europa.eu |
| European Environment Agency (EEA) | Geertrui Louwagie | Geertrui.Louwagie@eea.europa.eu |
| EUROGEOSURVEYS | Barry Rawlins | bgr@bgs.ac.uk |
JRC Soil Group
Find below a list of JRC, SOIL Action members involved in the European Soil Bureau Network:
| Organisation | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| European Commission, Joint Research Centre | Arwyn Jones | arwyn.jones@jrc.ec.europa.eu |
| European Commission, Joint Research Centre | Marc Van Liedekerke | marc.van-liedekerke@jrc.ec.europa.eu |
| European Commission, Joint Research Centre | Panos Panagos | panos.panagos@jrc.ec.europa.eu |
| European Commission, Joint Research Centre | Roland Hiederer | roland.hiederer@jrc.ec.europa.eu |
Steering Committee
Find below the list of ESBN Steering Committee 2011-12:
- Lilly, Allan
- José Luis Rubio
- Bielek, Pavol
- Hamid Custovic
- Endla Reintam
- Micheli, Erika
- Theocharopoulos, Sid
- Montanarella, Luca
- Jones, Arwyn
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