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

Wednesday, 15 January 2025

Shape the future of digital soil monitoring technologies

The Horizon Europe project E-SPFdigit invites stakeholders across Europe to share their insights into the needs for onsite digital technologies to monitor nutrients, chemical, and biological stressors in soil and plants. If you are a farmer, land manager, advisor, company, researcher, or part of a technical centre working on soil health, sustainable farming, or food safety? Then this survey is for you!

Thursday, 19 December 2024

Commissioners Hansen and Roswall sign the Mission Soil Manifesto

On December 10, during the Agri-Food Days in Brussels, Commissioners Christophe Hansen (Agriculture and Food) and Jessika Roswall (Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy) signed the Mission Soil Manifesto, reaffirming the EU’s commitment to preserving and restoring soil health.

Wednesday, 18 December 2024

SpongeWorks Open Call for Associated Regions now open

Apply to become a SpongeWorks Associated Region and receive support to enhance the sponge function of your landscapes, improving water retention, soil health and climate resilience.
Eight regions will be selected to receive up to €100,000 each in grant funding to develop and implement innovative sponge measures and strategies. Deadline: 31/01/2025