Description: This session will present an initiative, Soil for Society Network (the Network), seekingtoestablish a network of networks for soils in support of water, food, and climate security. The sessionis intended to present the Network, disseminate its objectives, solicit participant feedback, and formnewpartnerships. Mission/Vision of the Network is sustainable soil management for climate change mitigation, and water & food security. The Network is intended as a global network elevating resilient soil systems to secure healthy societies. Soil is at the heart of water, food, climate, and ecosystemsecurity, and therefore resilient soil systems are at the heart of securing healthy societies. Advancing sustainablesoil practices in managed lands and ecosystems is a grand global challenge only possible through scientific collaboration spanning nations, cultures, societal sectors, and disciplines. The National ScienceFoundation is supporting a diverse team in designing the Network to address this challenge given that improving the resiliency of soil systems is a societal grand challenge requiring global collaborationtocreate solutions. Call to Action: Join us for (1) Community: We are a research-oriented communityspanning career stages, nations, cultures, disciplines, and sectors of society, including underserved andmarginalized groups often most closely tied to the land. We create shared values and provide an inclusivespace that fosters a culture of integrated thinking; (2) Knowledge Creation & Sharing: We facilitate strategic, transdisciplinary scientific collaboration with an emphasis on the integration of early career researchers. We increase global access to knowledge on soil and land management and its impact onglobal food security and climate adaptation; (3) Solutions: We develop solutions driven by a systems approach to strategic scientific collaboration and resource sharing across social and economic dimensions; (4) Co-ownership: We credit network collaborations and individual contributions. All of these and morewill be discussed during the session. This session is aligned with the Congress theme on Water-Human- Economy-Ecology Nexus under a Changing Environment.
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