Nodes
Nodes:
| East Asia node: |
Gan-Lin Zhang (Node leader) : Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISSAS), 71 Beijingdonglu, Nanjing 210008, China Suk-Young Hong (Scientific coordinator) |
| EurAsia node: |
Luca Montanarella (Node leader) : European Commission - DG JRC, Via E. Fermi 1, I-21027 Ispra (VA), Italy Endre Dobos (Scientific coordinator) |
| Latin America & Caribbean node:
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Maria de Lourdes Mendonça Santos (Node leader) : Embrapa, National Center of Soil Research - Embrapa Solos, Rua Jardim Botânico, 1024, CEP 22.460-000, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rodrigo Ortega Blu (Scientific coordinator) : USM Campus Av. Santa María 6400, Edif. A, Santiago Vitacura, Chile |
| North America node: |
Jonathan W. Hempel (Node leader) : National Soil Survey Center, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE 68508 USA James A. Thompson (Scientific coordinator) : Geospatial Research Unit, West Virginia University, PO Box 6108 Morgantown, WV 26506-6108 USA |
| Oceania node: |
Neil McKenzie (Node leader) : CSIRO Land & Water GPO Box 1666, Canberra, ACT, 2601 Australia Allan Hewitt (Scientific coordinator) : Landcare Research, Lincoln, New Zealand |
| South Asia node: |
No node has been established in South Asia yet and negotiations are pending with leading soils institutes. |
| Sub-Sahara Africa node: |
Markus Walsh (Node leader) : Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute (CIAT-TSBF), ICRAF Complex, UN Avenue, Gigiri, Nairobi |
| Central and West Asia – North Africa node: |
Mahmoud Alferihat (Node leader) : Ministry of Agriculture CUMERC - Institute for Digital Soil Mapping PO Box 2099, Amman, Jordan |
In November 2008, an $18 million grant has been obtained from the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to map most parts in Sub-Sahara Africa, and make all Sub-Saharan Africa data available. From this grant there are also funds for coordinating global efforts and for the establishment of a global consortium. Several institutions have assumed a leading role in this effort and have made substantial financial and in-kind contributions.
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