SOLO Interviews MEPs on EU Soil Health Legislation: Insights into the Future of Soil Protection Soil is one of the key components of life on Earth, hosting biodiversity and functions on which all life depends. Soils are estimated to be home to about 59% of the Earth’s species. About 90% of earth... Read more
Second Swedish Regional Nodes workshop takes place The second Swedish Regional Nodes workshop was held on 28 March 2025, at the Gamla Biskopshuset in Lund. The meeting focused on the management of excavated soil masses as an important task in... Read more
SOLO holds its second Regional Nodes workshop in the Netherlands SOLO partner, the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIO-KNAAW), alongside partners from ZALF and the University of Evora, led the second workshop within the scope of SOLO’s Regional Nodes on 19 M... Read more
SOLO Partners Present Soils for Europe Project at Catalan Soil Cluster Meeting The Bioeconomy Strategy of Catalonia (EBC2030) aims to support the sustainable production of biological resources, with a goal of eliminating net carbon emissions by 2050. It focuses on two key object... Read more
Second Regional Nodes workshop in Hungary takes place On 06 March 2025, the second Regional Nodes workshop in Hungary took place, providing a forum for regional stakeholders to address issues related to the region’s knowledge gaps. The meeting b... Read more
Soil Week 2025: NOA leads webinar on soil health On 25 February 2025, the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) organised its second Soil Week event under SOLO in the form of a webinar focusing on the critical challenges in soil health. The even... Read more
Portugal’s second Regional Nodes workshop takes place The second in the series of Regional Nodes workshops in the Montado region of Portugal took place on 13 February 2025 and, similarly to the first one, was conducted over four hours dedicated in the mo... Read more
SOLO holds first Regional Nodes workshop in Sweden Organised within the scope of the SOLO project, the Regional Nodes workshops aim at the co-creation of roadmaps that describe the local priorities for soil research and innovation. These roadmaps aim ... Read more
SOLO holds session at Finnish Soil Science Days On 7 January 2025, SOLO partner, National Resources Institute of Finland (Luke), hosted an interactive session at the Finnish Soil Sciences Days, organised bi-yearly by the National Soil Science Socie... Read more
Happy Holidays! SOLO wishes you happy holidays! May you find time to rest and recharge, and may the new year bring joy and healthier soils. Read more
Soils for Europe 2024 highlights Another year is coming to an end, and naturally, we are looking back on our achievements - Think Tanks, meetings, roadmaps and more - we did it all! A big thank you to all our partners and st... Read more
Drivers of Soil Health in the European Union: Insights from a Comprehensive Literature Review and Metadata Analysis SOLO partners Shaswati Chowdhury, Katharina Helming, Roger Roca Vallejo and Jenni Hultman, co-authored an article titled “Drivers of soil health across European Union - Data from the literature review... Read more
Soil Week 2024: Advancing Soil Sustainability and Knowledge Exchange in Reus, Catalonia On 11 December 2024, Leitat Technological Center (LEITAT) and the University of Barcelona (UB) co-organised one of SOLO’s international “Soil Week” events, hosted in Reus, Catalonia. The event was hel... Read more
Soil Week 2024: Talking Soil Restoration in Urban Areas with the University of Trento On 11 December 2024, the University of Trento hosted a hybrid workshop on ‘The Contribution of Soil Restoration in Urban Areas to Achieving the Targets of the Nature Restoration Regulation’, as a part... Read more
Soil Week 2024: NMBU engages stakeholders in soil health and erosion solutions The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) held a two-day Soil Week event on 29-30 October in partnership with EJP Soil, led by the Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy Research (NI... Read more
