April 8, 2011 - World Association of Soil and Water Conservation
April 8, 2011 - World Association of Soil and Water Conservation
April 8, 2011 - World Association of Soil and Water Conservation
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• Tony Rinaudo, Natural Resource Management Specialist with <strong>World</strong> Vision• Dr. Tom Post, CRWRC Team Leader for Asia• Dr. Arnat Tancho, head <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Soil</strong> Resources <strong>and</strong> Environment Department at Maejo University(Chiang Mai)• R<strong>and</strong>y Bevis, founder <strong>and</strong> director <strong>of</strong> the Chiang Mai Aquatic Development Farm <strong>and</strong> regionalaquaculture advisor• Jeff Palmer, Executive Director <strong>of</strong> Baptist Global Response• Heather Morris, Technical Advisor for <strong>World</strong> Concern MyanmarWorkshopsECHO conferences place a special emphasis on the participation <strong>of</strong> network members to share ideas,innovations <strong>and</strong> experiences during afternoon <strong>and</strong> evening workshops. Feel free to contact us(echoasia@echonet.org) to propose a workshop presentation.Post Conference Tours including site visits related to:• SRI <strong>and</strong> natural rice production• Small-scale alternative energy for communities, institutions, farms <strong>and</strong> households• Agr<strong>of</strong>orestry• Green manure cover crops• Aquaculture• Vermiculture• Production <strong>of</strong> moringa <strong>and</strong> products such as powdered leaf meal <strong>and</strong> capsules• Asian natural farming (microbial approaches to small scale agriculture)Resource FairNetworking OpportunitiesCheck our web site for registration http://asia.echonet.org/October 10-14, <strong>2011</strong>East <strong>and</strong> Southeast Asia Federation <strong>of</strong> <strong>Soil</strong> Science Societies Meeting. The <strong>Soil</strong> Science Society <strong>of</strong> Sri Lankawill host the 10 th ESAFS International Conference at the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel, Colombo on 10-14 October<strong>2011</strong>. The conference theme is, “<strong>Soil</strong>, a precious Natural Resource: Agricultural Ecosystems, Environmentalhealth & Climate change “. The Technical session will comprise several parallel sessions on a wide array <strong>of</strong> soilrelated areas. There will also be a poster session. More details are posted on the conferencewebsite www.esafs10sl.org which will be regularly updated. Hence, please check <strong>of</strong>ten or register your interestto participate online <strong>and</strong> we will keep you informed. Contact soilscisoclk@gmail.com for further clarifications.(From IUSS Alert 70)October 12-13, <strong>2011</strong>Colloque« Erosion hydrique et vulnérabilité des sols au Maghreb :État des lieux et perspectives » 12 et 13 octobre <strong>2011</strong>Première annonceUn colloque « Erosion hydrique et vulnérabilité des sols au Maghreb : état des lieux et perspectives » aura lieu àRabat au Maroc, à l’Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, campus de Rabat, les 12 et 13 octobre <strong>2011</strong>.Objectif: L’objectif général de ce colloque est de faire le bilan des recherches en matière d’érosion au Maroc etplus largement dans l’ensemble du Maghreb, de favoriser la diffusion de ces résultats et de promouvoir lescollaborations sur ce thème.Contexte: Les changements climatiques et d’utilisation des sols attendus au cours du 21ème siècle vontinfluencer les phénomènes de dégradation et d’érosion des sols. Il est donc crucial de mieuxcomprendre les conséquences de l’érosion hydrique vis-à-vis des fonctions du sol et du transfert des62
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