Overview

On April 30 2015, IRMM Director, Elke Anklam and Programme Officer, Ivan Celen, paid a visit to M. Paul Rotthier, Mayor of Mol. Several topics were discussed within the limited time of the visit.

How can soil-health practices move from promising ideas to solutions that work in real farming contexts? This Soil Community webinar will bring together practical experiences from European research projects and Living Labs. Through short case studies, speakers will present the soil challenges they are addressing, the practices being tested, the results and experiences observed so far, and the lessons that could be useful in other regions. The session will feature experiences from InBestSoil, LILAS4SOILS and SOILCRATES, including work on rotational grazing in the dehesa and farmer-led experimentation within Living Labs.

A post-fire management strategy for the EU

Calibration of the MEMS v1 model over a continental soil inventory: a comparison of MCMC and 4DEnVar methods

This technology foresight brief explores the future of cell and gene therapies, drawing on expert insights and highlighting areas such as in vivo gene therapy, microphysiological models and stem cells.

Signals from recent reports on emerging technologies and breakthrough innovations to support European Innovation Council strategic intelligence - Volume 2

The new entry page is structured along a number of research areas, such as Innovation and Technology Development, Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy, Sustainability and Environment. This allows for a more straightforward and meaningful access to the specific project pages therein.

JRC will publish in the next weeks in its Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS) country profiles of wildfire regimes for all the countries in the world, in collaboration with NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) UN FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) and GEO (Group on Earth Observations). The tool, which will be publicly available in GWIS, will provide information on wildfires regimes and impacts, globally, supporting fire management administrations in the countries and international organizations and providing unique information that has not been ever available until now. Just as additional info, I expect that all the organizations will disseminate the information about GWIS. I send you along a blog that was published by GEO on GWIS. Similarly, they'll publish something on the new tool. http://earthobservations.org/geo_blog_obs.php?id=462

Successful completion of the annual user workshop of the CEMS Mapping component 22-23 September (virtual). Disaster and risk management professionals from across and outside the EU participated and we reached the highest number of participants in the history of the CEMS component (99, out of which 1/3 were users). Feedback from participants was very positive and the event was felt to strengthen the CEMS-Mapping community further. JRC informed about recent improvements brought to the service and how users can better leverage it, the new portfolio elements, future evolution, etc. he sessions were held in format of presentations, interviews, trainings, working groups including quiz to better engage with participants, gather their feedback and test the effectiveness of what was presented and listened from user's voice what else can be improved. Since the first October week-end CEMS Rapid Mapping is supporting IT and FR in managing the situation after the heavy rainfalls over the Alpes-Maritimes, Piedmont and Ligura regions, providing impact assessments on the most affected areas in 24/7 mode.

JRC Technical report (draft) on debris analysis supporting Recovery and Reconstruction in Syria. JRC support to humanitarian actors on the ground in Syria with demographic analysis of the Al-Hol IDP camps. Continued damage assessment on Syrian cultural heritage sites. Forthcoming S4P new functionalities launch on 13/10. The annual Global Conflict Risk Index workshop on 13-15th October will review COVID impact on conflict.

The conference will take place from the 21st to the 23rd of June 2027 in Ireland. The symposium will cover four main topics: sustainable foundations and climate action, environment and resource management, climate risks and digital innovation, and future modelling, policy and bioeconomy.

GSS6 will showcase the latest advances in soil measurement, monitoring and management, alongside emerging approaches in education, governance and policy. Through keynote presentations, research talks, posters and field demonstrations, participants will explore innovative solutions that strengthen soil security and soil health for future generations.

More information on the programme, speakers, and registration will be available soon. In the meantime, explore highlights from the 2025 edition, including session recordings and presentation materials.

SOILSCAPE, a European project and working with the European institutions to help define a Soil Literacy Portal (such as project partner UNESCO's Ocean Literacy Portal). It aims to bring together data, education tools and art-based approaches to soil awareness in one place, and could become a genuinely useful resource across Europe. SOILSCAPE is currently working on expanding its website into a ‘soils & arts’ portal testing selected features, where contribution from the community will be key. Before such a portal takes real shape, the team wants to hear from people with real experience of soil: scientists, educators, land managers, communicators. This is your chance to help decide what the portal should contain, who it should reach, and where current resources are missing or under used. We are also very keen to amplify - not duplicate - information, making your input even more valuable.

Each document focuses on a specific group of pollutants: metals, PFAS, OCBs, and PETCO. The factsheets are a core component of Aragorn’s broader efforts to inform and engage stakeholders, targeting not only landowners and involved actors but also a wider audience interested in persistent pollutants affecting local land and water.

Healthy soils are central to Europe’s environmental and economic future, but turning promising approaches into real, large-scale solutions remains a key challenge. SoilValues, together with InBestSoil, will bring together policymakers, researchers, practitioners and industry actors to move this discussion forward.