A growing community

The Mission Soil Manifesto aims to foster local knowledge, innovation, and investment in soil health by raising awareness. Signatories of the Manifesto will be able to join a vibrant soil health advocacy community and have access to the latest research results, along with the opportunity to take part in knowledge sharing activities and events to exchange best practices on how to improve soil health in Europe and beyond. This non-legally binding document can be signed, for example, by representatives of municipalities, regions, private or public companies and organisations, NGOs and philanthropic organisations, educational and research institutions and by individuals as well. The Manifesto, available in all EU languages, has so far received 2 657 signatures, including 430 legal entities, publicly visible in the dedicated webpage. To sign the Manifesto and join the Mission Soil community, click here!

Meet one of the Mission Soil Manifesto Signatories

We asked one of the Mission Soil Manifesto Signatories, María Cruz Ferreira Costa, to tell us more about why it is important for municipalities to sign the Mission Soil Manifesto. Maria Cruz Ferreira Costa is Director General of the Regional Secretariat on Energy, Sustainability and Climate Action of the Region of Murcia, and an EU Climate Pact Ambassador.

‘I believe that sustainable soil and land management are essential for supporting soil’s function and its vital ecosystem services, including food supply, water purification, nutrient cycling, carbon storage and support to biodiversity. Soil plays a growing role for climate change mitigation and adaptation.

I encourage municipalities from the region of Murcia and all European regions to be part of the solution. This is a crucial research and innovation programme with a strong social science component.

By signing the Mission Soil Manifesto, you can all help develop a more harmonised framework for soil monitoring in Europe and raise awareness of the vital importance of soils.’