Project hub

The Mission Soil project hub provides information on projects funded under the Mission and other relevant initiatives. Through the project hub, it will be possible to gain oversight of the emerging Mission project portfolio and follow the progress and outcomes of funded projects and initiatives more easily. The hub provides information on the goals, activities, and results, factual or expected, of the projects and initiatives, outlining the relevance to Mission objectives. 

The repository enables searches by Mission objectives (specific and operational), funding programme, time and country and allows free data downloading.

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SoilLifeBoats

Soil condition improvement through rock-cellulose waste pellets and impregnated wood chips

Funding period: -

EU contribution: €1,264,369.00

The objective of the SoilLifeBoats project is the improvement of soil condition, soil mineral structure and carbon content through the agricultural and horticultural use of composite rock cellulose pellets (RCP) made from short-fibre cellulose waste and gravel and slurry rock waste. The project develops, demonstrates and promotes an innovative technique for producing RCP, and promotes a new method of soil structure and biodiversity improvement, by using the RCP and wood chips impregnated with NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) fertilisers. 

LIFE VitiCaSe

Viticulture for Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration

Funding period: -

EU contribution: €1,329,542.00

VitiCaSe LIFE project aims to develop an incentive-based carbon farming mechanism which allows farmers and land managers to generate carbon credits by storing organic carbon or by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

LIFE CLIMAWIN

Climate change mitigation in the wine sector: sustainable practices in vineyard and winery

Funding period: -

EU contribution: €596,517.00

The LIFE CLIMAWIN project addresses the problem of climate change by involving the wine sector in its mitigation. Wineries and vineyards will transform themselves by adopting a range of  climate change mitigation actions including emissions reduction, carbon capture and use, sustainable land use in agriculture and forestry, and avoidance of fossil fuels and fluorinated gases. The main objective of the project is to show that wineries and vineyards can become models of sustainability, encouraging them to adopt measures to tackle climate change including mitigation, adaptation and the circular economy.

LIFE PFASTER

PFAS systemic regional approach to Assess Spatial distribution, Transfer, Exposure and Remediation of widespread pollution in Willebroek, Flanders

Funding period: -

EU contribution: €2,632,557.97

LIFE PFASTER (PFAS systemic regional approach to Assess Spatial distribution, Transfer, Exposure and Remediation of wide-spread pollution in Willebroek, Flanders), aims to improve soil and water quality by developing a regional systemic remediation approach to reduce diffuse pollution with PFAS of soil, sediment, water and biota, including innovative, cost efficient methods to assess the spatial distribution and identification of exposure routes of the contaminants and the design and piloting of a replicable remediation approach beneficial for biodiversity and human health. 

Optimisation of Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils

Optimisation of Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils Associated with Beef Production

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EU contribution: €439,111.00

GAMEchange

Global Adaptation of soil Microbes under Environmental Change

Funding period: -

EU contribution: €1,499,775.00

The ERC-funded GAMEchange project aims to address this by using recent microbial genomic data to develop advanced biogeochemical models that reflect microbial adaptation impacts on soil organic carbon (SOC). Through an innovative emulation method, GAMEchange will integrate a genome-parameterised microbial model with a vegetation land model, enabling comparison of SOC predictions for 2100 with and without microbial adaptation. This project will set the foundation for more precise microbial modelling in future IPCC climate forecasts.

PaluWise

Paludiculture demonstrations providing multi-actor approaches and recommendations towards large-scale deployment in the EU

Funding period: -

EU contribution: €9,999,999.50

The EU-funded PaluWise project will demonstrate how peatlands can be transformed into productive paludiculture. It will provide step-by-step tools on how to establish paludiculture, from choosing the suitable site and crops and maintaining appropriate water levels to estimating the carbon sequestration potential and applying cost-effective value chains. PaluWise will also recommend how to enhance policy and legislations to support industrial-scale paludiculture in Europe.

EuAsiaN-ROOT

Eurasian Network for Collaborative Research on Tree-Root-Mycorrhizal-Pathogen Interactions in Forest Soils

Funding period: -

EU contribution: €1,591,600.00

The EuAsiaN-ROOT project will study these relationships across the Eurasian climate spectrum. It will characterise the soil fungal community, investigate the fine root characteristics of forest trees, and analyse the contributions of mycorrhizal fungi to ecosystem services. Additionally, it will assess the impacts of climate, soil conditions, and soil-borne root pathogens on these contributions, identify the roles of tree fine roots and mycorrhizal fungi in ecosystem services, and provide comprehensive training.

SOSVITI

Sustainable Soil Management Decision Support System in Viticulture

Funding period: -

EU contribution: €1,159,200.03

Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the SOSVITI project aims to develop soil erosion models, understand stakeholders’ perspectives, and create a decision support system (DSS) for vineyard management. The project will focus on developing solutions to improve soil health, reduce erosion risk, understand social factors, and promote sustainable practices. It will emphasise the integration of various fields of study and knowledge sharing, using AI, big data analytics, and cloud computing to address the impacts of climate change and advocate for the conservation of agricultural ecosystems.

SQAT

Soil Quality Analysis Tool: Implementing Smart Farming Applications using EO Data, Soil Sensors & Robotics

Funding period: -

EU contribution: €2,999,903.75

SQAT is a 3.5-year project, funded under the Horizon Europe Programme, that focuses on Implementing Smart Farming Applications using EO Data, Soil Sensors & Robotics.

Its main objectives are: improving access to better soil data in agriculture and leveraging its use to make farming more efficient and profitable; combining advanced technologies to ensures accuracy, quality, and cost-effectiveness of high-resolution soil data (this includes the unique benefits of Copernicus and Galileo satellite data); using novel data we produce to enable new precision agriculture applications; and creating and bringing to market project results.