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In conversation with Rattan Lal, 2020 World Food Prize Laureate

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Date: October 2, 2020
Time: 1:00 PM UTC (9 AM EDT / 6:30 PM IST / 3 PM CEST)

The International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) was established in 1919 as a non- governmental and non-profit organisation comprising of National Academies and international scientific Associations and Societies. Since then IUBS is functioning as a global platform of scientists from all disciplines and nationalities for cooperation, interaction and collaboration to promote research, training, and education in biological sciences.

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Message preview	Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Oct 2, 2020 01:00 PM Universal Time UTC Topic: In conversation with Rattan Lal, 2020 World Food Prize Laureate Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Gin2TzB9QRm-zirl3LlHfA After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Prof. Rattan Lal (Distinguished University Professor and Director of the Carbon Management and Sequestration Centre @The Ohio State University) Prof. Rattan Lal is a Distinguished University Professor and Director of the Carbon Management and Sequestration Centre at The Ohio State University. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University Iceland, and holds a Chair of Soil Science and Goodwill Ambassador position with Inter-American Institute of Cooperation in Agriculture, San Jose, Costa Rica. He was President of the Soil Science Society of America (2006-2008), and the International Union of Soil Sciences (2017-2018). He researches soil carbon sequestration for food and climate security, conservation agriculture, and soil health. He has authored 955 journal articles, mentored 360 researchers, h-index of 150 and 101,811 citations. He is laureate of the 2018 GCHERA World Agriculture Prize, 2018 Glinka World Soil Prize, 2019 Japan Prize, 2019 U.S. Awasthi IFFCO Award, 2020 IICA Chair in Soil Science and Goodwill Ambassador, and the 2020 World Food Prize.

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