What is the Mission Soil?

The EU Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ (Mission Soil) is one of five Missions funded under the EU Research and Innovation (R&I) Programme Horizon Europe. Its goal is to create 100 Living Labs and Lighthouses by 2030 to promote sustainable land and soil management in urban and rural areas.

Learn more about this Mission

Living Labs and Lighthouses

Learn how Living Labs and Lighthouses can help to experiment and showcase good practices for sustainable land management. Work with researchers and land managers to find real-life solutions to societal challenges.

Learn more about Living Labs

Why is soil biodiversity important?

Delve into our latest video released for the annual World Biodiversity Day, on how initiatives led by Mission Soil are actively transforming the understanding around soil biodiversity into tangible results, ensuring healthier soils for a sustainable future.

Watch the video about soil biodiversity here

Latest news

Monday, 24 March 2025

Calling all farmers! Apply to join the LILAS4SOILS project and improve soil health

The Mission Soil project LILAS4SOILS (Living Labs in the Mediterranean and Southern EU for the Healthy Future of European Soils) has launched a call for contributions to help farmers implement carbon farming practices and improve the quality of their soil.

Monday, 17 March 2025

Meet Mission Soil Ambassadors Perrine, Anne and Tilen

Mission Soil Ambassadors are passionate advocates from across the EU and Horizon Europe Associated Countries, dedicated to raising awareness about soil health or environmental sustainability. They inspire societal engagement and drive meaningful action towards the Mission's goals. As such, the number of our Mission Soil Ambassadors is growing, and we want to introduce you to some of our new Ambassadors!

Wednesday, 12 February 2025

Call for artists – SoilTribes project

As part of the Mission Soil SoilTribes project, the Global Network of Water Museums is launching a call to select four artists that can work on creating a new soil tale: adding emotional and motivational layers to human-soil connections, offering new ways of visualizing, interpreting, and interacting with soil.