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During the annual assembly of the EU-funded project Healthy Municipal Soils (HuMUS) in Granada, the Government of Andalusia showed Andalusia’s commitment to soil health by signing the Mission Soil Manifesto.

The Horizon Europe HuMUS project has launched a call for proposals to support 20 pilot projects that will engage citizens in the protection and restoration of soils. The call is a significant step towards the HuMUS project’s aim to support the EU Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ (Mission Soil) in promoting participatory processes at the local and regional level that will result in Territorial Management Agreements.

At COP28, following a meeting between Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič and Bill Gates, the European Commission and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced they will cooperate to improve soil health and support farmers’ livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa.

Do you care about the future of our soils? Do you have a creative eye for photography? Then the Mission Soil photo competition is for you!

Show your passion for the protection and restoration of soil by submitting a photo that captures its beauty, complexity and importance. Your contribution could help raise awareness on the vital role that soil plays for people, nature and the planet.

During their first two years, the EU Missions in Horizon Europe have supported the Commission's work on the European Green Deal, making Europe fit for the Digital Age, and Europe's Beating Cancer Plan. The Missions are on track to achieve their ambitious goals by 2030 in critical areas such as adaptation to climate change, improving the life of cancer patients, cleaning up the marine and freshwater ecosystems, making cities climate-neutral, and making soils healthy.