EU Missions Soil Deal for Europe

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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.

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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. 

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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

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Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs (EYE)
The Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs (EYE) programme is celebrating 15 years of helping aspiring entrepreneurs gain the skills, experience and international connections needed to start and grow successful businesses across Europe.
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Join the EU Agri 2040 Conference: Future-proofing EU Agri-Food through research and innovation
The event will bring together key stakeholders to discuss research and innovation priorities for the next EU programming period, including a dedicated session on soil, water, and nutrient management that is highly relevant to the Mission Soil community. Register by 3 July 2026.

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We are looking for experts in social sciences and humanities
The European Commission is looking for specialists in Social Sciences and Humanities to assess EU-funded research and innovation projects. Register and contribute!
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GSS6 – Soil Security and Health Advances, 6th Global Soil Security Symposium

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…

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Soil Health Now! 2026

A 4-day international conference and the final AI4SoilHealth project event with keynotes, discussion forums, oral talks, workshops and demonstrations + fieldwork: science, technology and business intelligence for measuring, monitoring and increasing…

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European Mission Soil Week 2026

The fourth edition of the European Mission Soil Week will take place in Ireland, hosted by Teagasc and the Irish presidency of the Council of the EU.

The event will bring together policymakers, researchers, farmers, land managers, financial…

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ESA Symposium on Earth Observation

The event will explore how Earth Observation and Copernicus data can support soil health monitoring, carbon accounting, restoration efforts and implementation of the EU Soil Monitoring Directive. Through cutting-edge science, innovative applications…

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SoilValues Final Conference

The SoilValues Final Conference will take place on 28 October 2026 in Brussels. The conference is organised jointly with its sister project InBestSoil and will bring together a wide range of stakeholders to exchange key results, insights, and future…

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Global Symposium on Soil Compaction

The Global Symposium on Soil Compaction will bring together scientists, policymakers, land managers and industry experts to explore the causes, impacts and solutions to soil compaction. Through multidisciplinary dialogue, participants will share the…

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The EU AgRI 2040 Conference

Description: The focus of the Conference is on the upcoming ‘’New Strategic Approach to Research and Innovation for competitive, resilient and sustainable agriculture, forestry, rural areas and food systems: Future-proofing EU agri-food through AgRI…

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ICSD 2026 : 14th International Conference on Sustainable Development

The European Center of Sustainable Development (ECSDEV), in collaboration with CIT University, will host ICSD 2026 on 9–10 September 2026 at Roma Eventi – Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy. 

Under the theme “Creating a Unified…

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Soils for Europe 2026 Conference

The Soils for Europe conference, taking place 7–11 September 2026 in Coimbra, Portugal, will bring together researchers and practitioners to showcase the latest European soil health research, foster pan-European knowledge exchange and collaboration,…

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SoilWise Demo Event for Business Community and Farmers Professionals

🌱 Soil data is abundant. Turning it into reusable intelligence for products, services, and day-to-day workflows is the hard part.

Join our SoilWise Demo Session for the Business Community to explore the new SoilWise Catalogue interface and…

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Mission Soil Investment Forum

The Forum will gather investors, policymakers, financial institutions, researchers, and key stakeholders to:

Discuss and promote soil health investment opportunitiesCo-design innovative investment mechanismsBuild strategic partnerships to…
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SoilWise Demo Session for Business Community

We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming SoilWise Demo Session for the Business Community, taking place online on Tuesday, 23 June, starting at 11:00 CET.

During the session, we will present:
 SoilWise Catalogue (new interface): how…

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Event report - European Mission Soil Week 2025
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Estimations of GHG emissions from drained peatlands: Accountability in the trans-border Neman River basin
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European Mission Soil Week 2025 - post event video
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Mission Soil Podcast Series | Episode 4 – Getting to know the Mission Soil Ambassadors
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Cluster on data and knowledge management
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Cluster on business models and investments
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Cluster on communication and stakeholder engagement
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Cluster on soil pollution and remediation
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Cluster on soil indicators and monitoring
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Global engagement with the Mission Soil Manifesto : a declaration on soil protection and restoration
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Meet the Mission Soil Ambassadors
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Mission Soil Panorama
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Test your knowledge! What do you know about soil?
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Mission Soil Podcast Series | Episode 3 – Exploring the Living Labs of Mission Soil: Insights from ICOSHELLs, LILAS4SOILS, and LivingSoiLL
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Revisiting the soil carbon saturation concept to inform a risk index in European agricultural soils
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The mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’: 100 living labs and lighthouses to lead the transition towards healthy soils
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Event report - European Mission Soil Week 2024
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European Mission Soil Week 2024 - recap event
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Mission Soil Podcast Series | Episode 2 - Discover some of the EU Mission Soil funded projects: interview with BIOservicES, HuMUS and PREPSOIL
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Social sciences, humanities, and the arts in the EU Mission “A Soil Deal for Europe”
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SOILL - Catalogue 2024 - Mission Soil Living Labs and Lighthouses
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Meet the Mission Soil Board
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Mission Soil Podcast Series | Episode 1 - Leading the transition towards healthy soils: a closer look at the EU Mission Soil
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Tracking Soil Health: Monitoring and Modeling the Soil-Plant System
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Let’s play! Apple soil game
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Discussion paper - Incentivising the transition to soil health, regenerative farming practices
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How the EU Soil Observatory is providing solid science for healthy soils
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Guidelines for living labs proposals
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International Day for Biological Diversity
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A unifying modelling of multiple land degradation pathways in Europe
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