Soils for Europe: Healthy Soils for a Sustainable Future

The Soils for Europe conference, co-organised by multiple Mission Soil projects, will highlight panels on the Mission Objectives, including cross-cutting sessions aiming to showcase the latest research being developed across Europe. The impact and contributions of scientists, policymakers, land managers, civil society, and industry representatives in research and innovation. 

While the event will allow for the showcasing of innovations being produced by various European-fundedprojects, the conference will be open to all researchers and practitioners in an effort to bring together the best and most innovative initiatives in the European space, including a day dedicated to European Projetcs and Living Labs initiatives . 

CONFERENCE THEMES

• Reduce soil degradation and strengthen soil resilience in vulnerable territories – advancing strategies to halt soil erosion, compaction, and sealing.
• Preserve and increase soil organic carbon stocks – highlighting soil’s role in climate mitigation and sustainable farming.
• Avoid, reduce and compensate soil sealing - supporting sustainable urban planning
• Reuse of artificialised and urban soils for land-take mitigation and safe land recycling  – supporting land recycling.
• Reduce soil pollution and enhance restoration – addressing contaminants, waste, and strategies for remediation.
• Prevent erosion and improve soil structure – showcasing innovations for sustainable land management.
• Improve soil literacy and citizen engagement – promoting awareness, education, and citizen science initiatives.
• Reducing Europe’s external soil footprint through sustainable supply chains and consumption – addressing the global impacts of EU consumption on soils.
• Boost monitoring and harmonised soil data – moving towards comprehensive, accessible European soil information systems.
• New technologies and innovations to enhance soil health – showcasing new advances in technological development in fields like remote sensing, low impact agriculture, automatization of monitoring procedures, etc.
• Enhance soil biodiversity – recognising soils as living systems and ensuring their protection.
• Quantifying sustainability and impacts of solutions for soil management and health