Workshop 3:
Challenges of Soil Conservation for Combating Soil Degradation in Monsoon Asia
- Date:
- August 27, Thursday, 9:00 - 17:30
- Venue:
- Tsukuba International Congress Hall Conference Room 202B
Objectives
- to clarify the present condition of soil degradation
- to exchange information on the current challenges of sustainable soil conservation against soil contamination, nutrient imbalance, and climate change in Monsoon Asia,
- to discuss the direction of future research and ways to strengthen collaboration for Asian Soil Partnership in the context of Global Soil Partnership (FAO).
| International year of soils 2015 has started for raising awareness on the importance of soil health for food security and essential eco-system functions. Generally, inappropriate soil management practices triggered by rapid social change in monsoon Asia have resulted in land degradation, nutrient imbalance and acceleration of greenhouse gas emission from agricultural land. Challenges of soil conservation for reversing these defunctioning and/or maintain soil health should be highlighted. Furthermore, sharing on the current situation of soil degradation and identifying a range of relevant good practice for regional and national sustainable soil conservations are required in monsoon Asian partnership. |
| The purposes of the workshop are
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| This workshop is held as commemoration of the International year of soils 2015 in the MARCO symposium 2015. |
Conveners
Tomohito Arao(NIAES)Yusuke Takata(NIAES)Toshiaki Ohkura(NIAES)
Program
- Lectures: Part1
Session Chair Time Topic Speaker Affiliation Kazunori Kohyama (NIAES) 9:05-9:35 The challenges of soil conservation for combating soil degradation in the Philippines Rodelio B. Carating Bureau of Soils and Water Management, Philippines 9:35-10:05 Soil degradation in India: Causes, major threats, and management options Milkha S. Aulakh Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, India Gurjant S. Sidhu National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, India 10:05-10:35 Soil erosion and sediment control measures for farmland in Japan Takahiro Shiono National Institute for Rural Engineering, NARO, Japan Tomohito Arao (NIAES) 10:35-11:05 Urban soil degradation and its impacts on urban environmental quality Gan-Lin Zhang Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Jin-Ling Yang Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Yu-Guo Zhao Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China 11:05-11:35 A new soil classification system and soil map for conservation of soil resources in Japan Yusuke Takata National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan Takashi Kanda National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan Shokichi Wakabayashi NARO Agricultural Research Center, Japan Yuji Maejima National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan Toshiaki Ohkura National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan Kazunori Kohyama National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan Hiroshi Obara National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan - Lunch 11:35-13:00
- Lectures: Part2
Session Chair Time Topic Speaker Affiliation Tomohito Arao (NIAES) 13:00-13:30 Spatial distribution and risk management of heavy metal contamination in Japan Tomoyuki Makino National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan Satoru Ishikawa National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan Masaharu Murakami National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan Tomohito Arao National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan 13:30-14:00 Current mitigation techniques for arsenic and cadmium contaminated paddy soils and rice grains in Korea Won-Il Kim National Academy of Agricultural Science, Republic of Korea Anitha Kunhikrishnan National Academy of Agricultural Science, Republic of Korea Ji-Young Kim Gwangju Regional Food and Drug Administration, Republic of Korea Hyuck Soo Kim National Academy of Agricultural Science, Republic of Korea Ji-Hyock Yoo National Academy of Agricultural Science, Republic of Korea Namjun Cho National Academy of Agricultural Science, Republic of Korea Jin-Hwan Hong National Academy of Agricultural Science, Republic of Korea - Lectures: Part3
Session Chair Time Topic Speaker Affiliation Yasuhito Shirato (NIAES) 14:00-14:30 Degradation and sustainable management of peat soils in Indonesia Fahmuddin Agus Indonesian Soil Research Institute, Indonesia 14:30-15:00 Carbon and nitrogen cycling in Japanese cropland soils Sadao Eguchi National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan 15:00-15:30 Changes in soil carbon and nitrogen contents in cropland soils of China Xiaoyuan Yan Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China - Coffee break 15:30-15:45
- General Discussion 15:45-17:30(Facilitator: Toshiaki Ohkura (NIAES))