After more than two years of negotiations, the European Parliament finally adopted the EU Soil Monitoring Directive - and thus, the first-ever EU law on soils. Today's decision follows the approval of the European Council in September and the ENVI vote in the beginning of the week.
The Soil Monitoring Directive has been formally adopted by the European Council on 29 September 2025. The final vote of the European Parliament is yet to take place in the upcoming weeks.
The Action Plan for Forest Soils in France has finally been published, following two years of work and a public consultation in the first quarter of the year. It aims at monitoring, restoring and preserving soils at the national level.