Summary
Stephan Mantel is an experienced agronomist and soil scientist who has spent more than two decades designing and communicating sustainable land and natural resource management solutions, with deep field experience across Southeast Asia. As Head of the World Soil Museum and curator of ISRIC’s physical collections, he blends research, public-facing education and museum stewardship to make complex soil science accessible to diverse audiences. His work spans sustainable plantation and forest management projects in Indonesia, regional-to-global land degradation assessments, and development of land resources databases and decision-support tools. A seasoned trainer and lecturer, he also writes for Tijdschrift Bodem and brings rare combined expertise in soil inventory, classification and practical land suitability assessment. Outside his technical remit he carries a background in journalism and copywriting, which informs his clear science communication and outreach.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Tropical agriculture, spec. soil and water management, BSc, Tropical agriculture, spec. soil and water management at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences
Post-HBO, Copywriting, Post-HBO, Copywriting at Hogeschool Utrecht
Nederlands Lyceum
Delftse Schoolvereniging
MSc, Soil science and land evaluation, MSc, Soil science and land evaluation at Wageningen University & Research
Christiaan Huygensschool
Christelijk Lyceum Delft
Luzac
English, Spanish, Indonesian, French, German, Dutch