Dear Colleagues,

It is our great pleasure to inform you that the International Congress on "Successful Transformation toward Land Degradation Neutrality (Future Perspective)" in commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the coming into force of the United Nations Conventions to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will take place on , 17-19 June 2019, in Ankara, TURKEY.

The congress will be co-hosted by Soil Science Society, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of Combating Desertification and Erosion and Konya Food and Agriculture University, TURKEY to bring broad groups of senior scientists, academicians, experts, policy makers, young researchers and students from different national and international institutions to analyze the current and the future trends of soil and land resources; establish new policies based on the principles of land degradation neutrality and finally create a universal message for the sustainable use of world soil resources.     

Welcome to find about more at the website of;

https://soil2019.gidatarim.edu.tr/tr

https://www.unccd.int/news-events/international-soil-congress-2019

SSST , http://www.toprak.org.tr/en/

ÇEM, http://www.cem.gov.tr/erozyon/MainPage.aspx?sflang=en

KFAU, https://www.gidatarim.edu.tr/en

For further information please contact:

[email protected]

You can download the brochure:

http://www.toprak.org.tr/images/meetings/6158a3ee-5198-4af4-946f-01fd284ac3b4.pdf

We look forward to welcoming you to Ankara!

Organization Committee

Dr. Ayten NAMLI, President of SSST

Özlem YAVUZ, Deputy Director General of ÇEM

Dr. Cumhur ÇÖKMÜŞ, Rector of KFAU