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We list soil related projects in Europe in context with our areas of work.

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Agriculture

Project Name

Soil Threats

Data Infrastructure

Awareness

Period

Website

AI4SoilHealth

Soil degradation

 

to assess and monitor soil health metrics with AI methods

1.2023 - 12.2026

cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086179

BENCHMARKS

Soil Health Monitoring Framework

   

1.2023 - 12.2027

cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101091010

Best4soil

Acidification, Nutrient imbalance

open-access databases with information on the range of pathogens and nematodes

Conference, tutorial videos and factsheets on website

10.2018 - 3.2022

www.best4soil.eu

BonaRes - ‘Soil as a sustainable resource for the bioeconomy’ Research Initiative

Several

open repository, publishing with DOI

International conferences, videos, research data portals, scientific community building

long term funding programme with currently 10 projects funded

www.bonares.de

CIRCASA

SOC loss in agriculture (EU and global)

 

newsletters, social media, prezis, comics, short videos, events calendar

11.2017 - 2.2021

www.circasa-project.eu

EIP-AGRI project database

Several

   

projects funded under the CAP for 2023-2027 and Horizon 2021-2027

eu-cap-network.ec.europa.eu/projects/about-eip-agri-projects_en

EJP SOIL

Several like SOC loss, Soil biodiversity loss

 

Soil education in Europe and capacity building

2.2020 - 2.2025

ejpsoil.eu

EXCALIBUR

Decline in soil biodiversity

 

Soil-related events

1.2019 - 5.2024

www.excaliburproject.eu

InBestSoil

Soil degradation

 

data, evidence, tools and models

1.2023 - 12.2026

cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101091099

LINDANET

Soil contamination (HCH, Lindane)

   

8.2019 - 1.2023

projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/lindanet/

HuMUS (Healthy Municipal Soils)

Soil degradation

   

1.2023 - 12.2025

humus-project.eu

NOVASOIL

Soil degradation

 

NOVASOIL toolbox

11.2022 - 10.2025

cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101091268

LOESS

Raise awareness and to increase soil literacy across Europe

 

variety of courses, modules and learning tools

6.2023 - 5.2026

cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101112707

LUCAS

Topsoil survey in 23 Member States of the European Union (EU)

 

LUCAS topsoil database

2009 - 2018

esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/projects/lucas

Magic

Minimize land-use competition for food production, and its adverse effects (direct or indirect) on food security, land based GHG emissions and biodiversity loss

MAGIC data-sets on the website

Communication materials, videos, events

7.2017 - 6.2021

magic-h2020.eu

NATI00NS

Living Labs and Lighthouses

   

11.2022 - 10.2024

nati00ns.eu

NBSoil

Soil degradation

 

blended learning programme

12.2022 - 11.2026

nbsoil.eu

ORCASA

SOC loss

   

Beginning 2022 (3 years) as an extension of the CIRCaSa project

www.cesbio.cnrs.fr/agricarboneo/orcasa/

PREPSOIL

Several

 

Conferences, workshops

7.2022 - 6.2025

prepsoil.eu

RECARE

Several

 

Videos, experiments, factsheets, publications

11.2013 - 10.2018

www.recare-hub.eu

SIEUSOIL

Soil erosion, Soil sealing

Linked (Open) Data

Scientific publications

6.2019 - 5.2022

www.sieusoil.eu

SOILCARE

Profitable and sustainable crop production in Europe

   

03.2016 - 08.2021

www.soilcare-project.eu

SOILdarity

     

9.2020 - 8.2023

www.soildarity.eu

SOIL O-LIVE

Soil pollution and land degradation

   

1.2023 - 12.2027

cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101091255

SoilValues

Soil degradation

 

toolbox

1.2023 - 12.2026

cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101091308

SOILveR

       

www.soilver.eu

SOLO (Soils for Europe)

Land degradation, SOC, Soil sealing, Pesticides, Erosion, Soil structure, EU global footprint, Soil literacy, Soil biodiversity

   

12.2022 - 11.2027

soils4europe.eu

SOILPYR

Soil degredation

 

create pedagogical resources for raising awareness of the population and mountain users for soil conservation, as well as involving them through participatory science actions

01.2024 - 12.2026

 

Soil Mission Support (SMS)

Several like food insecurity, climate change, biodiversity loss,

 

Map of living labs & lighthouses, Products of living labs & lighthouses, Film about living labs & lighthouses

11.2020 - 10.2022

www.soilmissionsupport.eu

TANIA

Soil contamination

 

Raise awareness on contamination of EU natural heritage, its effects and the potential of nanoremediation. The results that each region has achieved from the implementation of its Action Plan was summarized in a video.

1.2017 - 12.2021

projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/tania/

Forest

Project Name

Soil Threats

Data Infrastructure

Awareness

Period

Website

HoliSoils

Mitigate climate change and sustain provision of various ecosystem services

Harmonised open-access database and soil profile data (Available in October 2023)

Trainings, Workshops, Webinars

5.2021- 10.2025

holisoils.eu

Peatland

Project Name

Soil Threats

Data Infrastructure

Awareness

Period

Website

Peatland monitoring for climate protection

SOC loss

Modelling of C-stocks

 

7.2019 - 5.2025

www.thuenen.de/en/institutes/climate-smart-agriculture/projects/peatland-monitoring-program-for-climate-protection

Peatland monitoring - forest

SOC loss

Modelling of C-stocks

 

1.2021 - 5.2025

www.thuenen.de/en/institutes/forest-ecosystems/fields-of-activity/soil-protection-and-forest-health/monitoring-of-peatland-soils

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