Joint Call between the New European Bauhaus Facility and the Soil Deal for Europe Mission · Reducing soil sealing through sustainable urban and territorial design in the New European Bauhaus

Projects results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: • Increased number of innovative and regenerative[1] planning and spatial design solutions that apply the New European Bauhaus (NEB) principles of sustainability, aesthetics[2], and inclusivity[1] to reduce soil sealing and land take, improve soil health, support food systems transformation, and strengthen climate resilience and biodiversity are available. • Increased adoption, upscaling…

Reducing soil sealing and land take is a critical challenge for climate and water resilience, ecosystem health, biodiversity, food systems transformation, and the livability of human settlements. As urbanisation and infrastructure development expand across Europe's urban, peri-urban, and rural areas, healthy soils are increasingly sealed, contributing to the loss of vital ecosystem services and biodiversity and increased vulnerability to climate change impacts. Despite…