#England #Wales #land #soil #SoilScience #OpenAccess

'Cranfield University has launched a new soil and environmental online database and mapping tool, opening up detailed information about land in England and Wales.'

https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/press/news-2026/uks-national-soil-database-goes-open-access

Cranfield University: UK’s national soil database goes open access. “In collaboration with Defra, Cranfield’s Land Information System (LandISPortal) – which includes the National Soil Map of England and Wales (NATMAP) – is now on a new platform and open access, free and available for everyone to use. The initiative delivers the commitment in the government’s Land Use Framework to make this […]

#FungiFriday

🌳 Brazilian study used small amounts of Amazonian dark earth (ADE) in forest restoration and found it supercharged tree growth.

🚜 In land that had been worn down by deforestation, pasture use, and poor soil management, the ADE was found to enable faster beneficial fungal growth which enriched the tree rhizosphere.

🍄 Fungi turned out to be more important for establishment than other soil components.

👉 Good News for Restoration Science: Small-volume inoculum can be developed to help native trees establish faster without relying on fertilizers or herbicides.

https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/amazonian-dark-earth-increases-tree-diameter-by-up-to-88/

#RestorationScience #Rewilding #Conservation #Ecology #SoilScience #Amazon #Restoration #Fungi #ForestRegeneration #Environment #EnvironmentalConservation

New #ISEPpapers! Seasonality of composition, genomic potential and activity of coniferous forest #soil microbiomes https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-026-07163-w

#Protists #Microbes #Fungi #Microbiome #SoilScience #Conifers #Genomics #Forest

University of Waterloo: Canadian Peatland Data Portal debuts as a landmark tool for climate research and policy. “Peatlands cover upwards of 12 per cent of Canada’s landscape and store more carbon than all other ecosystems in the country combined… Yet until now, information on these critical ecosystems has been difficult to find. To address this gap, the Can-Peat Network at the University […]

LandPKS Soil ID now supports #swahili 🎉 Get version 1.4.5 today for Android or iPhone. Special thanks to Bonstein Sisa of ShambaSense for his review of the Swahili translation.

https://landpks.terraso.org/habari-landpks-soil-id-partners-with-shambasense-to-add-swahili/

#soilscience

Iowa State University: Digging deeper on how tillage methods affect soil health, yield. “Tillage’s impact on soil carbon is also important to companies that pay farmers to reduce tilling to help meet corporate carbon emissions goals…. A database built by Iowa State researchers aims to provide more certainty by digging deep into the effects of tillage, integrating the results of more than […]

DECOY MOLECULES PROMPT SOIL BACTERIA TO TARGET POLLUTANTS

Nagoya University researchers found a new way to make soil bacteria clean up pollution using decoy molecules without changing the bacteria's genes. This could help clean contaminated sites.

#Bioremediation, #PollutionControl, #SoilScience, #NagoyaUniversity, #EnvironmentalTech

https://newsletter.tf/nagoya-university-bacteria-eat-pollution-decoy-molecules/

Scientists in Japan have a new method that uses decoy molecules to make soil bacteria break down tough pollutants. This is a new way to clean up the environment without genetic engineering.

#Bioremediation, #PollutionControl, #SoilScience, #NagoyaUniversity, #EnvironmentalTech
https://newsletter.tf/nagoya-university-bacteria-eat-pollution-decoy-molecules/