Status of WRB translations
Jean Lozet and Jean Chapelle have translated the 3d volume of the World Reference Base in French.It can be ordered from Publications-sales@fao.org and will be soon be downloadable as a .pdf file from this site.

Mabel Pazos has similarly translated the 3d volume of the World Reference Base in Spanish. It can be ordered from Publications-sales@fao.org and will also be soon available as a pdf downloadable file from this site.

K. Mueller, R. Nieder and H.G. Schön of  Fachhochschule Osnabrück have translated World Soil Resources Report into German. It can directly be ordered from the University. Contact:H.G. Schön by Fax at + 49 969-5060

The World Reference Base has been translated into Italian thanks to Florence University (E. Costantini). It can be ordered straight from Eduardo at : ecostantini@dada.it or downloaded from http://www.soilmaps.it/download/atr-wrbita.PDF

World Soil Resources Report # 84 has been translated into Lithuanian by Dr. Vanda Buytiva . For more information on this translation, please contact Vanda direct at: vanda@nora.Izua.it

The World Reference Base (all three volumes) are being translated and printed into Japanese. Contact for more information: Yutaka FURUYA at jpnfao@mb.infoweb.ne.jp

Cover of the Vietnamese translation:

Cover of the Rumanian translation:

Contact person: Gheorge LUPASCU at glupascu@yahoo.com

The Polish translation is available at http://www.ksiegarnia.uni.torun.pl/rec_1237.html