The publication of this Handbook was supported by the Russian Federation

Saparov, Abdulla – Doctor of  Agricultural Sciences, Professor, ‘U.U. Uspanov Kazakh Research 
Institute of  Soil Science and Agrochemistry’ (Almaty, Kazakhstan), specialist in the field of  soil 
science, agrochemistry and ecology. E-mail: [e-mail]
Savin, Igor Yurievich – Corresponding Member of  the Russian Academy of  Sciences (RAS), 
Doctor of  Agricultural Sciences, V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute (Moscow, Russia), specialist 
in the field of  remote sensing and monitoring of  soil resources, digital soil mapping and GIS.