Directive on Soil Monitoring

On 5 July 2023, the European Commission adopted its proposal for a Directive on Soil Monitoring (Soil Monitoring Law) to protect and restore soils and ensure that they are used sustainably. 

The Soil Monitoring Law provides a legal framework to help achieve healthy soils by 2050. To this end, it foresees to: 

• create a monitoring framework for soils in the EU, 
• promote sustainable soil management, 
• ask EU Member States to identify potentially contaminated sites and address unacceptable risks to human health and the environment. 

The Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ is considered a key instrument for the implementation of the Soil Monitoring Law, notably through its funding for soil monitoring and ‘living labs’ as places to create and test solutions for soil health. 

Upcoming activities of funded projects

PREPSOIL conducts soil needs assessments in 21 European regions

PREPSOIL is organising a series of regional soil needs workshops and interviews to assess the soil needs for different land uses across 21 European regions, providing tools and spaces for interaction, knowledge-sharing and co-learning. The outcome will contribute to the creation of a synthesis report (by 2024) of soil needs and drivers of change for each land use type, and a regional Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (expected mid-2025).

NATI00NS supports regional stakeholders in applying for the soil health Living Labs topics

NATI00NS is hosting a series of capacity-building webinars, specifically dedicated to explaining the concept of Living Labs. These webinars cover a range of topics, including recommendations for the establishment of Living Labs, governance and business models, and the process of application for Living Labs under the Mission’s call for proposals. The deadline for submitting proposals is 20 September 2023. 

The next event organised by NATI00NS you can register for: 

• 6 July 2023, 10:00 – 11:30 CEST: Core elements and specificities of the living lab topics