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New Scientific Roadmap Outlines Strategy to Transform European Soils from Carbon Source to Resilient Sink

On June 17th, the Soil Organic Carbon Stocks (SOC) SOLO Think Tank organised a webinar to unveil a comprehensive "Soil Organic Carbon Stocks Roadmap," a strateg…

3 July 2026 Read more

Think Tank (TT) webinar series: A look back at the Soil Sealing and Urban Soils TT event

On 31 March, the PLANES Lab at the University of Trento, represented by Davide Geneletti, Alessandra Longo, and Silvia Frezzi, acting as leaders of the SOLO Thi…

29 June 2026 Read more

Think Tank (TT) webinar series: Recap of the Soil Erosion Prevention TT event

The Soil Erosion Prevention Think Tank (TT) hosted its dedicated webinar on 15 April. The session was integrated into the MED as 4as, a regular seminar series i…

22 June 2026 Read more

Focusing on the Future of Land and Soil Protection in Hungary

On 24 April 2026, our Hungarian partner iASK held its last Soil Week event to discuss the position paper on soil protection issued by the Hungarian Ombudsman fo…

2 June 2026 Read more

How the Current Economic Model Holds Back Sustainable Soil Management in Spain

Our partner from Spain, Leitat, hosted its last Soil Week event, titled Sustainable Soil Management. The session, held on 24 April, brought together 12 particip…

28 May 2026 Read more

Harnessing Big Data and Technology to Protect Greece from Land Degradation

The National Observatory of Athens (NOA) hosted its 4th Soil Week event on 22 April. The webinar gathered between 15 and 20 participants, including university p…

28 May 2026 Read more

A recap of the Annual Stakeholder Meeting in Hungary

A week after the SOLO Annual Stakeholder Meeting in Kőszeg wrapped up, here are some of the highlights that are not to be missed: Evolving Soil Weeks: The st…

22 May 2026 Read more

SOLO Annual Stakeholder Meeting Kicks Off in Kőszeg, Hungary

The SOLO project Annual Stakeholder Meeting has officially begun today in the historic town of Kőszeg, Hungary. From 11 to 14 May, project partners and stakehol…

11 May 2026 Read more

Desealing and Planning in Italy

The University of Trento held its 2026 Soil Week online workshop on 21 April, which focused on reflecting on the role of desealing in contemporary urban policie…

11 May 2026 Read more

Turning Soil Health into Economic Value in Finland

On April 23, our Finnish partners from LUKE hosted a face-to-face panel discussion in Helsinki during the 2026 Soil Week. The event brought together 28 experts…

5 May 2026 Read more

Balancing Soil Needs in the Netherlands

Our Dutch partners from the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) held a face-to-face workshop on 23 April as part of the 2026 Soil Week Initiative. The…

4 May 2026 Read more

Elevating Soil in the Hierarchy of Values. The case of Portugal

On April 22, the University of Évora hosted its 2026 Soil Week event to open a discussion on how to secure a better place for soil in public and private policy.…