PREPSOIL

Preparing the ground for healthy soils: building capacities for engagement, outreach and knowledge (PREPSOIL) will support the implementation of the EU Mission A Soil Deal for Europe by engaging actors, creating widespread awareness and fostering knowledge sharing on soil needs’ identification among multiple stakeholders in 19 pedo-climatic regions across Europe.

Project co-financed under the Horizon Europe Programme of the European Union, 2022 – 2025

Highlights

After looking for regions where to assess soils needs, and innovation and original school education example on soils, PREPSOIL is now looking for Community of Practices (CoP) engaged in Sustainable Soil Management. CoP can be defined as a group of people who "share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly“. In this particular case, target groups are farmer groups doing trials, alternative farming and food movements, local and regional environmental groups, soil protection NGOs etc. If you are part of a CoP or are aware of a CoP that matches this description, and want to benefit from the activities of the PREPSOIL project, register here.

Our research will not stop here! Many other opportunities are yet to come, with one call coming for Agents of Transition (AoTs) in preserving soil health. AoTs are Individuals or organisations seeking to advance sustainable soil management in any context where soils are affected, from agricultural soils to urban ones, from soils in protected areas to soils which have supported industrial activities. Agents of transition may work in different fields, from agronomy to urban planning, from forest management to spatial planning, and beyond.

In the meantime, you can already become a Soil Advocates by expressing your interest to contribute in PREPSOIL here.

PREPSOIL offers you plenty of opportunities to take action for the preservation of Soil health in Europe, so stay tuned!!

THE PROJECT

THE PROJECT

Soil health status awareness and soil literacy are two fundamental steps to ensure healthy living systems in Europe and beyond. Being the physical element on which our living depends for food, water and ecosystem services, the ground where we build our cities and which sustains industrial activities, soil health is of great importance for EU citizens, businesses and institutions. With an estimation of between 60 and 70% of soils being unhealthy across Europe, PREPSOIL aims to increase networking, knowledge exchange and capacity building among European communities at regional and local level through the nurturing of Soil Living Labs, Community of Practices and Soil Ambassadors. Different land use types will be embraced by the activities of Prepsoil: agricultural land and productive forest, natural areas, urban and post-industrial sites.

ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIES

Through its expertise, ACR+ will ensure the link between the project, and local and regional authorities. It will extend the coverage of the project by soliciting organizations throughout Europe, ensuring the diversity of the approach, and more inclusive results, covering for both rural and urban areas through the engagement if its members. By drawing the attention of local and regional authorities across Europe, ACR+ will raise awareness about the relevance of acting on soil health into the public debate.

PARTNERS INVOLVED

PARTNERS INVOLVED

PREPSOIL´ project leader is Aarhus Universitet (DK), and its project partners are:

ACR+, Association of Cities and Regions for sustainable Resource management (BE)
Stichting Wageningen Research (NL)
Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet (SE)
Institut National De Recherche Pour L'agriculture, L'alimentation Et L'environnement (FR)
Association de Coordination Technique Agricole (FR)
Nibio - Norsk Institutt For Biookonomi (NO)
Leibniz-Zentrum Fuer Agrarlandschaftsforschung (ZALF) e.V. (DE)
European Network Of Living Labs Ivzw (BE)
Lesprojekt Sluzby Sro (CZ)
Stichting Deltares (NL)
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas (ES)
Instytut Uprawy Nawozenia I Gleboznawstwa, Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy (PL)
Comite Des Organisations Professionnelles Agricole De L Union Europeenne Copa Association De Fait (BE)
Fundacion Fundecyt - Parque Cientifico Y Tecnologico De Extremadura (ES)
Okologiai Mezogazdasagi Kutatointezet Kozhasznu Nonprofit Kft (HU)
Trust-It Srl (IT)
Commpla Srl (IT)
Re Soil Foundation (IT)

More information:

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