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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 socia…

6 September 2024 Read more

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…

3 September 2024 Read more

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 S…

27 August 2024 Read more

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 “…

20 August 2024 Read more

SOLO's roadmaps: Preliminary assessment of the knowledge gaps to improve nature conservation of soil biodiversity

SOLO has identified Nature Conservation of Soil Biodiversity as the overarching theme of the Soil Mission objectives in research and innovation even though it i…

15 August 2024 Read more

SOLO's roadmaps: Preliminary assessment of the knowledge gaps to prevent soil erosion

In line with the strategy of the EU Mission "A Soil Deal for Europe", there is a need to engage non-academic stakeholders in identifying solutions to the proble…

23 July 2024 Read more

SOLO's roadmaps: Preliminary assessment of the knowledge gaps to soil pollution and restoration

Healthy soils provide a wide variety of ecosystem services, which are also essential to human health, such as biodiversity, nutrient cycling, sustainable plant…

16 July 2024 Read more

SOLO's roadmaps: Preliminary assessment of the knowledge gaps to improve soil structure

The EU mission “A Soil Deal for Europe” defines the improvement of soil structure as one of the eight mission objectives, addressing the importance of enhancing…

9 July 2024 Read more

SOLO's roadmaps are now publicly available

We are happy to share that the first round of roadmaps, produced by the project's Think Tanks, are now publicly available on the Soils for Europe Platform! T…

2 July 2024 Read more

Soil Week 2024: Workshop in Helsinki discusses soil health, ecosystem restoration and forest soil health

On 7 May 2024, SOLO's partner Luke Finland conducted a workshop in Helsinki on the topics of soil health, ecosystem restoration, and forest soil health, in the…

4 June 2024 Read more

SOLO's second newsletter is now available!

SOLO is happy to announce the release of our second project newsletter! If you haven't subscribed, you can find the newsletter here. Learn about SOLO's lates…

31 May 2024 Read more

Soil week 2024: Online webinar/workshop discusses land degradation and soil erosion

On 13 May 2024, SOLO’s partner Beyond EO Centre of Excellence - NOA hosted a webinar/workshop in the context of the project’s Soil weeks, focusing on the topics…

22 May 2024 Read more