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Focusing on the Future of Land and Soil Protection in Hungary

On 24 April 2026, our Hungarian partner iASK held its last Soil Week event to discuss the position paper on soil protection issued by the Hungarian Ombudsman for Future Generations in 2016 in relation...

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How the Current Economic Model Holds Back Sustainable Soil Management in Spain

Our partner from Spain, Leitat, hosted its last Soil Week event, titled Sustainable Soil Management. The session, held on 24 April, brought together 12 participants, including researchers, students, a...

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Harnessing Big Data and Technology to Protect Greece from Land Degradation

The National Observatory of Athens (NOA) hosted its 4th Soil Week event on 22 April. The webinar gathered between 15 and 20 participants, including university professors, researchers, students, and bu...

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Desealing and Planning in Italy

The University of Trento held its 2026 Soil Week online workshop on 21 April, which focused on reflecting on the role of desealing in contemporary urban policies. The aim of the event was to compare I...

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Turning Soil Health into Economic Value in Finland

On April 23, our Finnish partners from LUKE hosted a face-to-face panel discussion in Helsinki during the 2026 Soil Week. The event brought together 28 experts from the scientific community, governmen...

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Balancing Soil Needs in the Netherlands

Our Dutch partners from the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) held a face-to-face workshop on 23 April as part of the 2026 Soil Week Initiative. The discussion was focused on the knowledge ...

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Elevating Soil in the Hierarchy of Values. The case of Portugal

On April 22, the University of Évora hosted its 2026 Soil Week event to open a discussion on how to secure a better place for soil in public and private policy. The hybrid workshop brought together 18...

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Soil and Soil Health Research Challenges in Germany

The Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) hosted its Soil Week 2026 workshop to validate the research and innovation roadmap for the European Soil Mission. The event was held on 23...

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Soil Monitoring in Sweden: Bridging the Data Gap

Lund University held its last 2026 Soil Week event online on April 22. The session was focused on soil monitoring in Sweden and brought together a group of over 30 participants, including representati...

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The NMBU on the role of Soil Health in Urban Planning

On April 21, the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) hosted its online Soil Week event on the role of soil and soil health in Norwegian urban and landscape planning. The webinar gathered a gr...

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The University of Antwerp in Kenya: Achieving True Soil Impact Beyond Europe

Between April 20 and 24, the University of Antwerp, supported by the Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) agency, held its Soil Week event in Nairobi, Kenya. It was organised in a rather unusual manner, ...

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The Biggest Soil Challenges in Bulgaria

On April 23, Pensoft held its last Soil Week event as a part of the project’s Soil Week Initiative. The session was titled "What are the biggest soil challenges in Bulgaria? (And why do solutions lag?...

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Soil Week 2026

Soil Week 2026 starts with a launch webinar to introduce the SOLO project and this year's event series. Following the launch, partner organisations will host half-day sessions from 21 to 24 April. ...

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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 event tar...

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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...

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