The 68th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) declared 2015 as the International Year of Soils (IYS). A regional launch of the IYS in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place during the XX Latin American Congress of Soil Science, which will be held from 9-15 November 2014, in Cusco, Peru. The IYS will be formally launched on 5 December 2014, during the 69th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, US.
dates: 9-15 November 2014
location: Cusco, Peru
contact: Organizing Committee, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina
phone: +51-61-47-800 (annex 219)
e-mail: clacs2014@xxcongresolatinoamericanodesuelosperu.org
www: http://www.xxcongresolatinoamericanodesuelosperu.org/index_e.php