Abstract

TABOADA-CASTRO, M.M. et al. Soil monoliths: a useful tool to raise soil awareness beyond the academic university field. Rev. de Ciências Agrárias [online]. 2022, vol.45, n.4, pp.1191-1200.  Epub Dec 01, 2022. ISSN 0871-018X.  https://doi.org/10.19084/rca.28767.

The didactic potential of soil monoliths is well known in areas related to soil science. However, informative events on soil, although on the rise, are still scarce. The Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry Department of the Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering of Palencia (University of Valladolid) has promoted the creation of a collection of monoliths of characteristic soils from the provinces of Palencia and Valladolid. This initiative arises with educational, disseminative and environmental awareness purposes. There are currently two mononoliths ready to be exhibited along with additional detailed information. Its most immediate use will be to take part in an exhibition on forests and climate change at the Science Museum of Valladolid, an event integrated within the project "Science in action: Forests and climate emergency" (FECYT). In this context, the aim is to draw attention to the crucial role of soils in tackling climate change as CO2 sequestrators among a non-specialist public. In the short term, the monoliths will be used in outreach workshops as part of the "European Researchers' Night" or the "Castilla y León Science Week", among others. This collection will be expanded in the coming years and their use will be diversified.

Keywords : Monoliths; soils; scientific dissemination; environmental awareness; travelling exhibition.

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