The strengthening of soil governance in Europe requires cooperation between many stakeholders and the implementation of coherent policies.

2.1 Policies

• National Soil Laws (EU + non-EU) see Soil Wiki (EU Login required)
• Governance of UN bodies (incl. FAO). The SoilEX database managed by the FAO provides an overview of soil legislation existing around the world

2.2 Cooperation

• Citizens (Soil Alliances exist in Germany, Italy, Austria, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary - see more on ELSA website)
• Soil Science Societies (list of members on ECSSS website)
• National and EU research programmes / projects
• EU Soil Strategy 2030 (Coalition4HealthySoils)
• Networks (Common Forum, Nicole, farm advisors, land owners, etc.)
• European Soil Oberservatory (Stakeholders forum)