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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

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

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

LINDANET

Soil contamination (HCH, Lindane)

   

8.2019 - 1.2023

projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/lindanet/

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

ORCASA

SOC loss

   

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

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

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

       

www.soildarity.eu

SOILveR

       

www.soilver.eu

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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