The soil pollution and remediation cluster brings together EU Mission Soil-funded projects and related initiatives working on the complex challenge of soil contamination and remediation. Pollution remains one of the most urgent and context-dependent threats to soil health. Its sources are varied, its impacts difficult to reverse, and its solutions highly specific to local conditions. Against this backdrop, the cluster serves as a collaborative platform where projects can explore these challenges together. By connecting researchers and practitioners working on contamination monitoring, risk assessment, and remediation across Europe, the cluster helps align efforts, identify good practices, and support evidence-based policymaking. A key driver of the cluster’s work is the forthcoming Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive (SMRD), which aims to create a harmonised legal and technical framework for addressing soil pollution. As most Mission Soil projects were designed before the SMRD proposal was published, the cluster offers a space to bridge policy and research, allowing projects to understand emerging requirements and coordinate their contributions to its implementation.

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