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LANDMARK: Land Management Assessment Research Knowledge base ( EU H2020 project)

Geographical location
Austria
Denmark
European Union
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Romania
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
England
Other location
Brazil, China, Switzerland
Keywords
agro-ecosystem
Landscape / land management
farmer association
Supply chain, marketing and consumption
biological health of soil
Soil management / functionality
soil biodiversity
nutrient cycle
Water management
land use
Agricultural sectors
Crops (generic)
Cereals
Viticulture
Other permanent crops
Livestock (generic)
Main funding source
Horizon 2020 (EU Research & Innovation programme)
Project acronym
LANDMARK
Project type
Research project
Starting date
2015
End date
2019
Project status
Ongoing
Website
LANDMARK website
Title (in English): 
LANDMARK: Land Management Assessment Research Knowledge base ( EU H2020 project)
Language: 
English
Objective of the project (native language): 

LANDMARK is a European Research Project on the sustainable management of land and soil in Europe. The questions that LANDMARK aims to address are: “How can we make the most of our land? How can we ensure that our soils deliver on the many expectations we have of our land?”. These expectations (or ‘demands’) include:
1.Primary productivity (agriculture and forestry)
2.Water purification and regulation
3.Carbon sequestration, cycling and regulation
4.Provision of functional and intrinsic biodiversity
5.Provision and cycling of nutrients.
More info www.landmark2020.eu

Objective of the project (in English): 

LANDMARK is a European Research Project on the sustainable management of land and soil in Europe. The questions that LANDMARK aims to address are: “How can we make the most of our land? How can we ensure that our soils deliver on the many expectations we have of our land?”. These expectations (or ‘demands’) include:
1.Primary productivity (agriculture and forestry)
2.Water purification and regulation
3.Carbon sequestration, cycling and regulation
4.Provision of functional and intrinsic biodiversity
5.Provision and cycling of nutrients.
More info www.landmark2020.eu

Description of activities (native language): 

The overall scientific aim of LANDMARK is to: comprehensively quantify the current and potential supply of soil functions across the EU, as determined by soil properties (soil diagnostic criteria), land use (arable, grassland, forestry) and soil management practices.
The specific project objectives of LANDMARK are to produce:
1.For farmers & advisors – a Soil Navigator
2.For legislators – a framework for monitoring of soil quality and soil functions that is applicable across Europe.
3.For policy makers – an assessment of policies that can ensure that we ‘make the most of our land’.

Description of activities (in English): 

The overall scientific aim of LANDMARK is to: comprehensively quantify the current and potential supply of soil functions across the EU, as determined by soil properties (soil diagnostic criteria), land use (arable, grassland, forestry) and soil management practices.
The specific project objectives of LANDMARK are to produce:
1.For farmers & advisors – a Soil Navigator
2.For legislators – a framework for monitoring of soil quality and soil functions that is applicable across Europe.
3.For policy makers – an assessment of policies that can ensure that we ‘make the most of our land’.

Contact e-mail: 
info.landmark@wur.nl
Project coordinator
Contact person: 
Rachel Creamer
Address: 
Department of Soil Biology and Biological Soil Quality
E-mail: 
rachel.creamer@wur.nl
Phone: 
0031317486090
Partner category: 
Researcher
Practice summary
Further details
Audiovisual material: 
LANDMARK Vimeo videos