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Soil Week 2024: Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Soil Animal Days with SOLO and NIOO-KNAW

As part of SOLO’s international event “Soil Week”, the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) co-organised multiple activities to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Soil Animal Days, between ...

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Soil Week 2024: The case of soil erosion and soil pollution in Bulgaria

Within the scope of SOLO’s international event “Soil Weeks” a scientific symposium titled 'Problems with Soil Erosion and Pollution in Bulgaria' was held on 3 December 2024 at the Bulgarian Academy of...

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Relive SOLO's stakeholder meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria

SOLO’s second face-to-face stakeholder meeting took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 4-7 November 2024.  If you weren’t able to attend you can now experience the spirit of the meeting by watching ...

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4 days in Bulgaria: SOLO’s second face-to-face stakeholder meeting

SOLO’s second face-to-face consortium meeting was held in Bulgaria from 4 to 7 November 2024. The four-day meeting was attended by 60 participants, both project partners and external stakeholders. Two...

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Soil Week 2024: Promoting Soil Health Awareness and Sustainable Solutions for Montado and Dehesa Systems

The University of Evora held a Soil Week event during the V Iberian Congress on Dehesas and Montado, on 30 October 2024. The aim was to provide training to stakeholders regarding the importance of soi...

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Stay tuned for SOLO’s second face-to-face stakeholder meeting

SOLO is back for its second face-to-face stakeholder meeting, this time in Sofia, Bulgaria. The project partners will meet alongside a number of stakeholders and dedicate four days to the project, on ...

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First Regional Nodes workshop in Portugal takes place

The first workshop of the Mértola Regional Node (Portugal) was held over a morning session, on 20 September 2024, including individual reflection, group and plenary discussions, and a shared lunch, wr...

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SOLO's roadmaps: Preliminary assessment of the knowledge gaps to reduce the EU global footprint on soils

One of the objectives of the EU Mission A Soil Deal for Europe “Reduce the EU global footprint on soils” adds the international dimension to the other mission objectives, which are almost entirely foc...

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SOLO holds its first Regional Nodes workshop in Hungary

On 10 September 2024 SOLO held the first in a series of Regional Nodes workshops in Keszthely, Hungary. The workshop highlighted the importance of collaborative, interdisciplinary approaches to enviro...

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First Netherlands Regional Nodes Workshop takes place

The first of the Dutch Regional Nodes workshop series was led by NIOO-KNAW on 10 September 2024, taking place at the Agro-innovatiecentrum De Marke, in the village of Hengelo, in the Achterhoek r...

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SOLO's roadmaps: Preliminary assessment of the knowledge gaps to conserve and increase soil organic carbon stocks

The EU Mission “A Soil Deal for Europe” defines the conservation of soil organic carbon stocks as one of its eight objectives, addressing the importance of maintaining, or in many situations increasin...

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Soil week 2024: Constructions on arable land – a threat to future food supply?

As part of SOLO's international 'Soil Week' events, on 4 September 2024, Lund University held a seminar at the 'Ystad Summit' —an open venue that fosters social exchange among people from diverse back...

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SOLO's roadmaps: Preliminary assessment of the knowledge gaps to reduce land degradation in Europe

Mitigating land degradation necessitates a comprehensive approach that encompasses sustainable land management practices, multiple stakeholders working together, soil conservation, reforestation effor...

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SOLO's roadmaps: Preliminary assessment of the knowledge gaps to reduce soil sealing and increase the reuse of urban soil

To achieve the ambitious goal of 100% healthy soils in 2050, the EU has set up a complex policy framework for soil protection. The framework includes the Soil Strategy, the Directive on Soil Monitorin...

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SOLO's roadmaps: Preliminary assessment of the knowledge gaps related to soil literacy

The Soil Literacy Think Tank has the objective of identifying gaps, bottlenecks and activities to address the definition of soil literacy under the EU mission “A Soil Deal for Europe”. This documen...

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