What is the Mission Soil?

Why are soils important?

Soils are essential for all life-sustaining processes on our planet. If soils are healthy and managed sustainably, they provide essential environmental, economic, and social benefits for society.

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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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Latest news

Tuesday, 26 March 2024

Info days for EU Missions and cross-cutting activities to take place between 25 and 26 April 2024

The info days dedicated to the five EU Missions under Horizon Europe will be held on 25 and 26 April 2024 on the research and innovation community platform. They will include a series of sessions over the course of two days on the novelties included in the Missions' part of the main Horizon Europe Work Programme 2024.

Tuesday, 27 February 2024

Provincial Council of Almería, Spain, signs the Mission Soil Manifesto

On 20 February 2024, the Provincial Council of Almería, Spain, signed the Mission Soil Manifesto at the European Parliament in Brussels, pledging its support to the European Union’s efforts to preserve and improve soil health.

Tuesday, 20 February 2024

Commission welcomes political agreement on EU-wide certification scheme for carbon removals

The Commission welcomes the provisional agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the first EU-wide voluntary framework for the certification of high-quality carbon removals. This certification framework will boost innovative carbon removal technologies and carbon farming which contribute to the EU's climate, environmental and zero-pollution goals.

Why are soils important?