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.

FENIX

New Life for Biowaste as a sustainable Soil Improver

Funding period: -

EU contribution: €2,894,851.33

The FENIX project will optimise Biochar for different soils using AD digestate. FENIX will demonstrate its soil improver's agronomic and economic returns in field tests (TRL 8) in three countries in the West and South of Europe. FENIX brings together partners that cover the full value chain and with entrepreneurs who will be ready to take up the project results. Successful completion of the project will contribute to the recovery of abandoned poor soils, increase the EU’s soil quality and water retention capacity, climate change mitigation, secure and independent energy supply, and sustainable bio-waste management.

BIN2BEAN

Boosting the market deployment of safe, effective and sustainable innovations for soil improvement from bio-waste, towards regenerative soil systems

Funding period: -

EU contribution: €2,997,766.85

The EU-funded BIN2BEAN projects seeks to empower cities in their transition towards healthy soil by optimising the valorisation of bio-waste into soil improvers. Through three Living Labs, the project will establish a participative strategy, mapping local contexts and solutions and evaluating the safety as well as the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of soil improvers. This data will be harnessed to create a scoring system, enabling end-users to select the most suitable solutions. Innovative business models for promising solutions will push their market update.

ECHO

Engaging Citizens in soil science: the road to Healthier sOils

Funding period: -

EU contribution: €5,344,250.00

The overall aim of ECHO is to engage EU citizens in soil health, increasing their knowledge by generating new data on the health status of EU soils to complement existing soil mapping and soil monitoring in EU Member States and awareness of the ecological and societal importance of soils. ECHO is based on three main principles: to engage citizens by motivating them to protect and restore soils, to empower citizens by providing knowledge and an active role in data collection, and to enable citizens to directly participate in decision-making on soil issues. ECHO will achieve this through co-creation with target societal groups as a cornerstone of delivering a step change in increased soil literacy in society.

SOILL-Startup

Startup of the SOILL support structure for SOIL Living Labs

Funding period: -

EU contribution: €3,200,000.00

The "A Soil Deal for Europe" Mission aims to accelerate the transition to healthy soils by 2030 by establishing 100 Soil Health Living Labs and Lighthouses (SHLL/LHs) that will drive the development and adoption of solutions. The Framework Partnership SOILL, led by ENoLL (the International Association of Certified Living Labs), has been created to coordinate, support, expand, and promote the network of 100 SHLL/LHs. During the initial two years of SOILL, the SOILL-Startup project will collaborate with the first waves of SHLL/LHs and key stakeholders to launch the SOILL one-stop structure. 

LOESS

Literacy boost through an Operational Educational Ecosystem of Societal actors on Soil health

Funding period: -

EU contribution: €5,462,932.50

LOESS will map, connect and engage with multiple actors in Communities of Practice (CoPs) to provide an overview of the current level of soil related knowledge in different educational levels and develop teaching programmes and materials including an Atlas of Soil Education. LOESS will explore educational needs amongst school pupils (primary and secondary levels), students (tertiary level) and young professionals, and society across the European Union and Horizon Europe Associated Countries. LOESS will investigate why existing material is not used to a greater extent and co-create courses and modules for soil education, including virtual reality/augmented reality applications. 

CREDIBLE

Building momentum and trust to achieve credible soil carbon farming in the EU

Funding period: -

EU contribution: €3,067,095.00

The main goal of the CREDIBLE project is to build momentum and trust for implementing carbon farming in the EU. This will be primarily achieved by setting up and moderating a network of initiatives/projects/stakeholders for favouring transparency, environmental integrity, and methodology standardisation in soil carbon accounting. Such a Network of Networks will be responsible for pushing forward multiple discussions and is expected to evolve from a primarily technical/scientific network at the project's onset into a process catalysing policy-making and business innovation toward its end. 

MRV4SOC

Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Soil Organic Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Balance

Funding period: -

EU contribution: €6,999,965.75

The EU-funded MRV4SOC project aims to develop an inclusive, robust, transparent, and cost-effective approach to assess GHG emissions, estimate full carbon budgets, measure the accumulation of SOC, and evaluate the outcomes of conventional management practices and carbon farming. The project’s primary objective is to monitor changes in SOC accumulation within the context of both climate change and socio-economic pressures. Additionally, it seeks to standardise monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) schemes for the EU land sector. Ultimately, the project aims to establish a methodological MRV framework that increases the faith of stakeholders in voluntary carbon markets.

MARVIC

Developing and testing a framework for the design of harmonized, context-specific Monitoring, Reporting and Verification systems for soil Carbon and greenhouse gas balances by Agricultural activities

Funding period: -

EU contribution: €6,993,940.00

The EU-funded MARVIC project aims to support the Commission in incentivising farmers to engage in these endeavours. To that end, it will aid the design of scientifically sound and robust monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) methods for carbon stock alterations in soil and woody biomass, as well as soil GHG emissions. The methods are cost-effective and can be adapted to the local context.

ARAGORN

Achieving Remediation And GOverning Restoration of contaminated soils Now

Funding period: -

EU contribution: €6,612,911.00

The EU-funded ARAGORN project offers a comprehensive framework to identify options to reduce risks, and an ability to not only remediate but also restore the health of soils, ecosystems, and their resilience. Specifically, the project will build on existing experiences and introduce mapping, sampling, and monitoring tools. Moreover, it will test remediation technologies and restoration practices fit for each site and contaminants present, taking into account local financial, spatial, and cultural boundaries. Through co-creation processes, ARAGORN will provide options to private and public decision-makers on how best to deal with contaminated soils.

EDAPHOS

Advanced mapping, risk assessment and nature-based depollution methods are combined to accelerate the recovery of contaminated soils and ensure that ecological restoration enters mainstream business

Funding period: -

EU contribution: €6,992,053.75

The destructive consequences of soil pollution, ranging from impaired agricultural productivity to compromised ecosystems, demand immediate attention. In this context, the EU-funded EDAPHOS project aims to revolutionise land management practices. With a mission to reduce soil pollution and enhance restoration, EDAPHOS proposes a holistic approach that combines nature-based solutions (NBS) and advanced technologies to accelerate the recovery of contaminated lands and make ecological restoration a mainstream endeavour. By developing a framework for land rehabilitation, conducting comprehensive risk assessments, and validating the effectiveness of NBS strategies, EDAPHOS aims to establish a self-sustained and replicable EU NBS market, bringing hope for a healthier future.