In order to promote the sustainable development of
global scientific research in the field of soil and water conservation, and
promote international exchange and cooperation of young scholars, following the
previous 3 sessions held in Nanchang of China in 2015, in Moscow of Russia in
2018, and in Noor of Iran in 2021, the 4th International Youth Forum on Soil
and Water Conservation was held in Shenyang successfully during September
21-24, 2024.
Representatives of WASWAC and the organizing committee
attended the opening ceremony, including Prof. Ning Duihu, the President of WASWAC;
Prof. Miodrag Zlatic, Prof. Li Rui, and Prof. José Luis Rubio Delgado, the
honorary presidents of WASWAC; Prof. Liu Baoyuan, Prof. Seyed Hamidreza
Sadeghi, Prof. Valentin Golosov, the deputy presidents of WASWAC; Prof. Pan
Qingbin, the Secretary-General of WASWAC; Prof. Michael Maerker, the Editor-in-Chief
of ISWCR; Prof. Fan Haoming, the Chairman of the organizing committee of the
Forum.
Prof. Wang Tieliang, the Vice President of Shenyang
Agricultural University attended the opening ceremony and made a speech. Prof.
Du Pengfei, the Executive Secretary-General of WASWAC, presided over the
opening ceremony.
During the forum, 12 experts have been invited to make
keynote presentations, including Prof. Michael Maerker, Prof. Valentin Golosov,
Prof. Borrelli Pasquale, Prof. Liu Baoyuan, Prof. Dazzi Carmelo, Prof. Zlatic
Miodrag, Prof. Liu Guobin, Prof. José Luis Rubio Delgado, Prof. Benabdelouahab
Tarik, Prof. Zheng Fenli, Dr. Benson Philippa Jane, and Prof. Seyed Hamidreza Sadeghi.
More than 80 young scholars made in-depth exchanges
and discussions on the topics of soil and water conservation under climate
change, soil erosion mechanisms and modeling, evaluation of soil erosion at
regional scale, new technology of soil and water conservation, soil and water
conservation in production and construction projects, intelligent soil and
water conservation, carbon sinks for soil and water conservation, soil and
water conservation biodiversity, soil and Water Conservation Policy, education
and Popularization of Science.
During the forum, an award ceremony for Outstanding
Youth Paper was held, in which medals and honorariums were awarded to the first
authors of evaluated 10 outstanding papers from China, Spain, Italy, and Iran. Tightly
following this ceremony, the Youth Scientist Enlightenment Session was held, in
which international experts were invited to comment and discuss the reports of
the eight winners of the Outstanding Youth Papers, which broadened the research
ideas of the young scientists.
During the forum, the participants also investigated
the Southern Demonstration Area of Comprehensive Soil Erosion Prevention and
Control Technology Standard in Black Soil Area, observed the soil and water
erosion situation, treatment technology and related scientific research progress
in the field, and carried out a warm discussion.
International Youth Forum on Soil and Water
Conservation is initiated and sponsored by WASWAC. It is a global academic
exchange activity designed for the young generations, which is held once every
three years, and has become a valuable platform in ideas exchanging, knowledge
sharing, and solutions providing.
More than 200 experts and scholars from 20 countries, such
as Germany, Russia, USA, Morocco, Serbia, Spain, Iran, Italy, Brazil, Ethiopia, Thailand, etc.,
participated in this forum.
This 4th session forum was sponsored by the
World Association of Soil and Water Conservation, organized by Shenyang
Agricultural University and the Chinese Society of Soil and Water Conservation,
co-organized by Northeast Forestry University, Jilin Agricultural University,
Northeast Institute of Geography and Agricultural Ecology of the Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Jiangxi Academy of Water Resources, Liaoning Ecological
Engineering Vocational College, and supported by Beijing Datum Technology
Development Co., Ltd, Beijing Huaxiashanchuan Ecological Environment Technology
Co., Ltd, and Shenyang JAZZ Technology Co., Ltd.
