9th Congress of the Soil Science Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Congress is being organized mark the International Year of Soils designated by the United Nations. Congress will provide a unique opportunity to point out to an inadequate recognition of significance of soil and raise awareness on crucial role of this natural resource for environmental quality.

The theme of the Congress:

PROTECTION OF SOIL AS A FACTOR OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS AND IMPROVEMENT OF ENVIRONMENT

The objectives of the Congress

Soil is a non-renewable resource it has to be used in a sustainable way and its functions have to be preserved while the adverse impacts on soil must be avoided to the maximum extent. As a complex medium it is susceptible to degradation processes and vulnerable to threats that can seriously jeopardize and disable its functions in a very short period of time. The consequences may manifest through the loss of soil fertility which is further reflected on biodiversity, quality of air and water and climate change.