| 1.Policies and thematic strategies for soil protection |
| 1.1 Strategies for protection of soil organic matter |
| 1.2 Policies for enhancing soil biodiversity |
| 1.3 Reduction of soil sealing and compaction |
| 1.4 Maintainnce of soil structure |
| 1.5 National and regional action plans for soil protection |
| 1.6 CAP and agro environmental measures |
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| 2.Forest fires impacts on natural resources and cultural heritage |
| 2.1 fire management systems |
| 2.2 fires and biodiversity |
| 2.3 fires and changes in the bio chemical and physical soil properties |
| 2.4 monitoring of the impact of forest fires on air quality |
| 2.5 information systems for public awareness about forest fire forecasting |
| 2.6 post-fire management model to improve forest resilience |
| 2.7 forest landscape restoration after fires, erosion control measures |
| 2.8 fire effects on hydrology |
| 2.9 soil recovery after forest fires |
| 2.10 scientific results and effective policies for restoration |
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| 3.Sustainable management of wetlands and drylands |
| 3.1 utilisation of peatlands (energy, horticulture, e.t.c.) |
| 3.2 chemical, physical and biological properties of peatlands |
| 3.3 peat material used for improvement of soils |
| 3.4 restoration and rehabilitation of peatlands |
| 3.5 ecology and management on forested peatlands |
| 3.6 the carbon cycle in peatlands - gaseous nitrogen losses |
| 3.7 peatlands and socio-economic aspects of utilisation |
| 3.8 policies for mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from peat soils |
| 3.9 socio-economic aspects of land degradation |
| 3.10 simulation models in sustainable land management. |
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| 4.Soil and water management under global climatic change senarios |
| 4.1 technology to mitigate the exhaustion and contamination of water resources |
| 4.2 monitoring of drought |
| 4.3 drought and water quality |
| 4.4 impacts of drought to climate change |
| 4.5 policies and actions for mitigation of water deficit |
| 4.6 sources of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions |
| 4.7 nitrogen cycle and its influence on the greenhouse gas balance |
| 4.8 methods and practices for decreasing emissions from soils |
| 4.9 nitrogen turnover processes and effects in in the atmosphere terrestrial ecosystems |
| 4.10 effect of reactive nitrogen on European soil quality and approaches to better nitrogen management |
| 4.11 biofuels of new generation and environmental effects |
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| 5.Conservation and Management of Soil Biodiversity |
| 5.1 biodiversity and agriculture interactions |
| 5.2 conservation of Soil Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture |
| 5.3 biodiversity of microorganisms involved in decomposition in soils |
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| 6.Restoration and remediation of degraded lands - Education in soil conservation and public awareness |
| 6.1 restoration at high altitudes |
| 6.2 restoration of road embankments |
| 6.3 restoration of open cast mining areas |
| 6.4 soil restoration with native plant and seed material |
| 6.5 bioremediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals |
| 6.6 bioremediation of soils contaminated with organic compounds |
| 6.7 importance of soil for life and its role to society |
| 6.8 education methods and formats across European Countries |
| 6.9 development of multidisciplinary studies for students in the field, using new technologies to schools |
| 6.10 means of the soil scientific community reaching the public (i.e. debates, exhibitions, mass media, art, games). |
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Congress Sessions (revised)
