Mission Objective Roadmaps

Definition: Number of land managers (who participate in Mission Soil projects, including Living Labs or activities financed by private investment) that changed practices in at least 25% of the land they manage towards soil health per total number of land managers.  
Level: NUTS level 3 
Data source: Project reporting, survey 
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Impact  
Class: Practice take-up

Definition: Number and type of stakeholders involved in Mission Soil projects
Level: NUTS level 3 
Data source: Project reporting
Periodicity: Biannual 
Type: Input
Class: Governance structures

Definition: % of partners in Mission Soil projects who are private companies and % of the total funding allocated to these companies
Level: NUTS level 3 
Data source: REA 
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Input
Class: Market take-up

Definition: Number of training sessions on soil health per type of stakeholder target and per level of learning outcomes
Level: NUTS level 2
Data source: Project reporting 
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Output
Class: Capacity building

Definition: Percentage of land managers aware of soil health challenges
Level: NUTS level 3 
Data source: Project reporting, survey 
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Impact
Class: Literacy

Definition: Number of strategic partnerships formed during funding by Mission Soil-funded projects
Level: EU 
Data source: Project reporting
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Impact 
Class: Enabling conditions

Definition: Number and percentage of land managers and advisors who have participated in Horizon Europe projects, through Mission Soil projects, for the first time
Level: NUTS level 3 
Data source: Project reporting, survey 
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Input
Class: Practice take-up

Definition: Number of co-creation events related to soil health (since September 2019)
Level: NUTS level 3 
Data source: MS reporting, project reporting 
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Output
Class: Capacity building

Definition: Number of MS introducing evidence-based soil health-related legislation or specific regulations in their regulatory bodies, including specific legislation on soil-related topics (direct or indirect) with demonstrable use of scientific evidence
Level: MS 
Data source: MS reporting, consulting, project reporting 
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Impact  
Class: Enabling conditions

Definition: Number of open-access datasets related to soil health indicators to which MS R&I projects have contributed
Level: EU, MS, NUT level 1 -3, local
Data source: Survey 
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Outcome 
Class: Enabling conditions  

Definition: Number of standardised soil health indicators included in national soil monitoring systems that were developed by Mission Soil Projects
Level: EU, MS, NUTS level 2-3
Data source: MS reporting, EUSO, Project reporting 
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Outcome 
Class: Enabling conditions

Definition: Number of Mission project researchers involved in national or regional advisory boards
Level: MS
Data source: Project reporting, MS reporting 
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Outcome 
Class: Public take-up

Definition: Number of municipalities and regions pursuing citizen-led R&I activities related to the Mission Soil objectives. These activities may include local soil monitoring programs, citizen-driven environmental assessments or experiments, or other R&I activities
Level: NUTS level 3 
Data source: MS reporting; Reporting through the Council of Cities Living Labs 
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Outcome 
Class: Public take-up

Definition: Number of research-innovation outputs transferred into the market per type of target audience
Level: EU  
Data source: Project reporting 
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Impact 
Class: Market take-up

Definition: Number of MS with a soil health certificate, per type of certification
Level: MS  
Data source: MS reporting
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Outcome 
Class: Market take-up

Definition: Number of patents and other intellectual property rights (IPR) applications resulting from the projects funded by the Mission Soil
Level: EU   
Data source: Project reporting 
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Outcome 
Class: Market take-up

Definition: Number of businesses and companies implementing science-based strategies for regenerating soils in their production and supply chains. Ideally, the specific scientific contributions should be tracked by a survey
Level: MS   
Data source: MS reporting, survey 
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Outcome 
Class: Market take-up

Definition: Assessment of European citizens’ awareness of soil health-related issues per country or region
Level: MS or NUTS level 2   
Data source: Project reporting, survey 
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Impact
Class: Literacy

Definition: Citizen and end-users’ engagement mechanisms in place after the end of project funding
Level: MS   
Data source: Project reporting
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Outcome 
Class: Literacy

Definition: Mission Soil Communities of practice created and respective characterisation
Level: MS   
Data source: Project reporting
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Output 
Class: Capacity building

Definition: Experimental facilities, living labs and lighthouses created in the context of the Mission Soil
Level: MS or NUTS level 2 
Data source: Project reporting, Living Labs
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Output
Class: Enabling conditions

Definition: Educational materials developed in the context of Mission Soil projects, including courses/modules in soil health education for primary and secondary schools, farmers and land managers, as well as for universities and the general public
Level: MS, EU  
Data source: Project reporting
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Output
Class: Literacy

Definition: Early-career researchers are integrated into project activities
Level: EU   
Data source: Project reporting
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Impact  
Class: Academic

Definition: Non-permanent researchers (at the time of funding) who stayed in academic institutions years after the first project funding
Level: MS   
Data source: Project reporting
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Impact
Class: Enabling conditions  

Definition: Integration in Mission Soil projects of researchers who haven’t received funding in the past 10 years
Level: EU   
Data source: Project reporting, REA
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Input  
Class: Enabling conditions

Definition: Participation of partners from peripheral regions in Mission Soil projects, as identified by the European Council of Regions, and characterisation of their role in the project (e.g., coordinators)
Level: EU   
Data source: Project reporting, Horizon dashboard 
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Input 
Class: Enabling conditions

Definition: Research organisations involved in the Mission Soil projects and their characterisation
Level: MS or NUTS level 2 
Data source: Project reporting, Horizon dashboard 
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Input 
Class: Enabling conditions

Definition: Female researchers involved in Mission Soil projects, relative to male researchers, and considering their roles and positions
Level: MS 
Data source: Horizon dashboard 
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Input
Class: Enabling conditions

Definition: Reviewers from peripheral regions involved in the project review process
Level: EU 
Data source: REA 
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Input
Class: Governance structures

Definition: Peer-reviewed scientific publication in an indexed journal attributable to the Member State by the corresponding author
Level: MS 
Data source: Scopus  
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Outcome 
Class: Academic

Definition: Peer-reviewed scientific publication in an indexed journal attributable to the Member State by the corresponding author
Level: EU 
Data source: Project reporting, Horizon dashboard, Google Scholar 
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Outcome 
Class: Academic

Definition: Evaluating the ratio of research output (such as publications, patents, or innovations) to the amount of funding invested in research activities
Level: EU 
Data source: Horizon dashboard
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Outcome 
Class: Academic

Definition: Researchers engaged with the Mission Soil R&I projects that by the end of funding, have completed an academic degree (Master, PhD, or post-graduation) and/or have increased their individual citation score
Level: MS 
Data source: Project reporting, Horizon dashboard
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Outcome 
Class: Capacity building

Definition: Based on the Mission Soil R&I roadmap developed, milestones achieved
Level: EU 
Data source: Project reporting; Mission Secretariat
Periodicity: Quadrennial 
Type: Outcome 
Class: Practice take-up