Soil Security Programme Outcomes Event
The outcomes event on the 5th Dec 2019 at the Royal Society in London showcased the outputs of the Soil Security Programme: providing understanding on how soils respond, recover and adapt to land use and climate change.
You can downlaod all the key documents summarising our findings and watch the contributors below present their work and answer questions: showing how research evidence produced practical applications and policy impact.
Conference Pack
View/download the conference pack from the Outcomes event
SSP Synthesis Articles
Programme level summaries on Land management; Peatland protection and Rhizosphere research
Popular Science Summaries
Summaries of objectives and findings from the SSP projects

Prof. Chris Collins
Welcome and introductions to the event

Simon Cowell
FCCT/IfA Soil Farmer of the Year focusses on the health and biology of the soil

Prof. Dieter Helm
An economic and policy perspective on soil management.

Prof. Diana Wall
Bridging soil bio-diversity with global policy

Prof. Paul Hallett
Soil and plant interactions

Dr. Nicholle Bell
Peatland degradation and restoration

Prof. Jonathan Leake
Sustainable soil management

Panel
Panel discussion and questions

Wiehao Zhong & Vicky Hird
Reflections, Achievements & Next Steps

Prof. Chris Collins
Concluding remarks
Synthesis articles
Land Management
Reducing disruption is the key to healing degraded soils that are facing the impact of climate change
Peatland protection
Preserving Britain's biggest carbon store: to meet climate commitments, the UK must protect its peatlands
Rhizosphere research
How an improved understanding of the rhizosphere contributes to sustainable agriculture
Popular Science Summaries
Bayesian Belief Networks
Measuring soil quality & health using mathematical models
Prof. Andy Whitmore
Controls on Stability of Soils
Unravelling how food webs respond to drought
Prof. Richard Bardgett
Responding to Extreme Rainfall
Flooding the soil to understand climate feedbacks
Prof. Gary Bending
Modelling Fungal Communities
Decoding how fungi affect soil resistance
Prof. Wilfred Otten
Supporting Mycorrhiza
Managing crops to support favourable fungi
Prof. Jonathan Leake
Peatland response to drought
Warming up towards a better understanding of peatland resilience to climate extremes
Prof. Gary Bending
Rhizosphere by design
Rooting out sustainable soils and food production
Prof. Paul Hallett
Roots of decline
Profiling soil communities at the root of yield decline
Prof. Gary Bending
Sustainable salad
Warming up towards a better understanding of peatland resilience to climate extremes
Prof. Davey Jones
InSar: Peatland monitoring
Using satellite radar to monitor peatland soil health
Dr. David Large
Impact of leys on soil health
Trialling legume leys to boost soil biodiversity and flood resilience
Prof. Jonathan Leake
U-Grass: land management & soil health
Surveying for practical indicators of soil health
Dr. Rob Griffiths
Agenda
