In relation to intensive agricultural and forestry activity, climate change and other influences, soil and water in the landscape are under increasing pressure and ecosystem services are disrupted. It is therefore necessary to seek and implement measures which will mitigate the negative impact on the components of the environment, especially on soil and water, and will lead to sustainable agricultural and forestry production while also ensuring non-productive functions, in accordance with a number of international and national documents, e.g. the EU Soil Strategy until 2030. 

The conference aims are:

– To analyse the present and future situation of soil and water conservation on a worldwide scale while taking local specifics into consideration.
– To analyse the effects of population growth, human activity and climate change on soil and water in the context of the demands of sustainable farming, water and food supply.
– To promote and increase collaboration between scientific organisations, policymakers, the general public and practitioners.
– To determine goals, strategies and directions for conservation of soil and water as basic non-renewable natural resources for current exploitation and the needs of future generations.

The following lecture sections are based on these aims:

1. Analysis of soil and water protection on a global and local scale
2. Research into the impact of anthropogenic and natural influences on soil and water from the point of view of production and non-production.
3. Examples of cooperation between scientific organizations, policymakers and practitioners in soil and water conservation, including the possibility of public involvement.
4. National and international goals, strategies and directions for soil and water conservation from the point of view of present and future generations.