Supporting the implementation of the Soil Deal for Europe Mission · Monitoring soil health in practice: equipping stakeholders to sample, analyse, and interpret soil health indicators

Activities under this topic will support the objectives of the Mission Soil (https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe/eu-missions-horizon-europe/soil-deal-europe_en) and contribute to meeting the targets of the EU Soil Strategy for 2030 (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52021DC0699) and the implementation of the Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive.…

Soil health assessments will be key in the EU, especially with initiatives like the upcoming Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive. Assessments will provide critical data to support adaptive management practices that optimise soil health enhancing competitiveness and resilience.Soil analyses are subject to variabilities arising from sampling methods, handling and transport of soil samples, variations in laboratory equipment and calibration, lack of standardised testing…