Outlook on the knowledge gaps related to soil literacy Healthy soil is frequently ignored, despite being just as important for life on land as clean air and water. Many people still view it simply as a resource to be used, rather than a living system that... Read more
Outlook on the knowledge gaps to improve nature conservation of soil biodiversity The Outlook on the knowledge gaps to improve nature conservation of soil biodiversity addresses specifically what is holding back the protection of life below the ground. Almost 60 percent of all l... Read more
Outlook on the knowledge gaps to reduce soil erosion If you are interested in what the required research needs are to tackle soil erosion, then the Outlook on the knowledge gaps to reduce soil erosion is for you. While soil science has studied erosio... Read more
Outlook on the knowledge gaps to improve soil structure We are launching a new SOLO campaign to introduce the chapters compiling the overarching SOLO Roadmap: Outlook 2025 Soil Health R&I Knowledge Gaps, beginning with a focus on the outlook on the gaps in... Read more
SOLO’s Outlook 2025 is here! This year, following the latest Outlook documents’ review round, SOLO has additionally published an official Outlook document. The “Outlook 2025: Soil Health R&I Knowledge Gaps” compiles all other... Read more
SOLO celebrates 2,000 followers! Today, SOLO celebrates 2,000 followers on its LinkedIn page. We want to thank everybody who supports the project, interacts with us, and who is dedicated to a future that prioritises soil health in Eu... Read more
Third Regional Nodes workshop in Sweden On 20 October 2025, the third Regional Nodes workshop in Sweden welcomed stakeholders at Gamla Biskopshuset in Lund, for a day filled with both presentations and group and plenary discussions. The wor... Read more
SOLO cross-fertilisation event in Évora, Portugal From 14-17 October 2025, SOLO’s consortium met in person once again. Hosted at the University of Évora in Portugal, the project partners were joined by external stakeholders for a four-day meeting foc... Read more
Statement in support of the Soil Monitoring Law In 2021, the EU Commission launched its EU Soil Strategy for 2030, aiming to achieve healthy soils by 2050. The strategy sets the ground and objectives for soil monitoring, protection, restoration and... Read more
Get to know SOLO’s Impact Assessment Framework! Now available as a separate webpage on SOLO’s website, you can find the project’s Impact Assessment Framework, which allows for the evaluation of 5 types of impact of Mission Soil Research and Innovat... Read more
Third Regional Nodes workshop in Hungary The third Regional Nodes workshop in Keszthely, Hungary, was conducted on 23 September 2025, welcoming the largest number of attendees so far. Participants were invited to fill in a questionnaire ind... Read more
Third Regional Nodes workshop of Portugal takes place The third workshop in the Regional Nodes series of Portugal took place on 15 September 2025, and was preceded by a public visit to the Vale Formoso Experimental Centre for Soil Erosion. The guided vis... Read more
SOLO celebrates 1,000 followers! Today, SOLO celebrates 1,000 followers on its LinkedIn page. This is an important milestone, indicating that SOLO’s mission reaches 1,000 people every time an update is made or a post is shared! А... Read more
Save the date: a Soils for Europe conference is coming in 2026 With the support of various Mission Soil projects, SOLO is co-organising the Soils for Europe conference, scheduled to take place from 7-11 September 2026, in Coimbra, Portugal. The conference wil... Read more
SOLO chairs panel discussion at ESM Conference The Ecology of Soil Microorganisms Conference (ESM) was held in Helsinki, Finland, on 17 June 2025. The event serves as an interdisciplinary forum exploring topics related to individual soil microbes ... Read more
