📘 New article in the Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo (RBCS) Phytolith records in organic soils: Evidence of environmental changes in the southern Brazilian highlands Authors: João Pedro Comendouros Scott, Carlos Roberto Pinheiro Junior, Melania Merlo Ziviani, Marcos Gervasio Pereira, Eduardo Carvalho da Silva Neto Soil is a living archive of the Earth’s past. […]
Video Contest – World Soil Day 2025! 🌍 In celebration of World Soil Day (WSD) 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through its Global Soil Partnership (GSP), the European Union via its EU Mission “A Soil Deal for Europe”, and the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) are launching the […]
A study published in Communications Earth & Environment, part of the Nature group, and led by researchers from Esalq/USP and CCARBON/USP, showed that global scientific production on soil health has grown significantly over the past decade — 52% of the articles were published in the last 5 years and 74% in the last 10 years. […]
The XXXIX Brazilian Congress of Soil Science brought together nearly 1,000 participants, being one of the largest national meetings in the field. The event featured a diversified scientific program, which included 816 posters, 45 oral presentations, 8 keynote lectures (conferences), 15 workshops, 32 round tables, 7 short courses, and the First Brazilian Soil Classification Competition, […]
Discovered on Easter Island, rapamycin is an antibiotic with immunosuppressive properties, widely used in cancer treatment and currently studied for diseases such as diabetes and neurodegenerative disorders. Its origin dates back to the Medical Expedition to Easter Island (METEI) in 1964, led by Canadian researchers. However, the contributions of the Rapa Nui people were largely […]
No-Till System receives international recognition We are proud and delighted to announce that the No-Till System (SPD) – the foundation of Conservation and Regenerative Agriculture in Brazil – has received Global Technical Recognition from the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) in the field of “Land, Soil, and Water Management for Resilient […]
New Executive Board of the SBCS Central-West Regional Chapter – Term 2026-2027 The Brazilian Soil Science Society (SBCS) announces the new Executive Board of its Central-West Regional Chapter for the 2026-2027 term. The election was recently held, and the mandate will begin in January 2026. Meet the new board members: We congratulate the elected board […]
On September 8, during the meeting of the Superior Council of Agribusiness (COSAG) in São Paulo, Carlos Augustin, special advisor to Minister Carlos Fávaro, presented the 2nd Eco Invest Brazil auction, which allocated R$ 30.2 billion to the program. The first phase aims to recover between 1.4 and 3 million hectares of degraded land, and […]
A study conducted at UFMG reviewed more than 50 articles published between 2019 and 2024 and shows that micro- and nanoplastics originating from agricultural products, such as mulches, pesticide packaging, and fertilizer bags, are present in groundwater, which supplies nearly half of the world’s drinking water. Smaller particles reach aquifers and are more difficult to […]
Results – SBCS Thesis and Dissertation Award – Victor Hugo Alvarez V. Soil Science Prize – 2025 Edition The Brazilian Soil Science Society (SBCS) announces the results of the Victor Hugo Alvarez V. Soil Science Prize for Theses and Dissertations – 2025 Edition. The Award aims to recognize and encourage excellence in scientific production in […]
