Supporting the implementation of the Soil Deal for Europe Mission · Living labs to enhance soil health in Continental, Black Sea, Pannonian and Steppic biogeographical regions

Activities under this topic respond directly to the goal 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) to set up 100 living labs and lighthouses to lead the transition to healthy soils by 2030 and support its specific objectives[1].Activities should also contribute to the Common Agricultural Policy and to meeting the European…

The Mission Soil proposes the deployment of living labs as a novel approach to research and innovation in soil health[3]. Living labs have the potential to facilitate a green transition by involving multiple actors in real-life sites within a local/regional setting to co-create soil health solutions and achieve large-scale impacts on soil health and soil governance. Projects funded under this topic should deploy a number of living labs to expand and complement the network…