Project description
Co-creating concrete solutions for Europe’s soil health
The EU mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ aims to accelerate Europe's trajectory towards sustainable soil management and restoration. This is considered part of a wider, green transition in rural and urban areas. In this context, the EU-funded PREPSOIL project will adopt a proactive approach to co-create with stakeholders and generate long-lasting interaction spaces. The project will provide first assessments and efforts concerning improved knowledge base and awareness on soil health and develop its web portal as the European one-stop-shop for all information, resources and digital engagement tools for the Mission stakeholders. PREPSOIL will provide direction to the future national soil health monitoring mechanisms and prepare the implementation of regional Living Labs through model business plan guidance.
Objective
Lack of knowledge and awareness of the importance of long-term soil health is a major driver of soil degradation affecting its capacity to provide ecosystem services. The ‘Soil Deal for Europe’ Mission proposes a novel approach to R&I for impact, based on Open Science and strong stakeholder and citizen engagement. PREPSOIL will adopt a proactive approach to co-create with stakeholders, leveraging on both offline and online facilities, with the ultimate purpose of generating long-lasting interaction spaces. Furthermore, PREPSOIL will provide the first assessments and efforts towards an improved knowledge base and awareness level on soil health for multiple stakeholders. PREPSOIL’s web portal is envisaged as the European “one-stop-shop” for all information, resources and digital engagement tools for the Mission stakeholders. It will offer an open-source workspace, including collaboration instruments, ready to be expanded to meet requirements from the Mission.
This interaction and engagement strategy supports stocktaking and dialogue to understand how regional ‘soil needs’ assessment, supported by harmonised monitoring mechanisms, can lead to action in Living Labs (LLs) and Light Houses (LHs) for soil health. An ambitious 'soil needs' appraisal campaign will be carried out. In combination with other actions, it will provide direction and capacities for the future national soil health monitoring mechanisms, as well as mapping and preparing the implementation of regional LLs through model business plan guidance.
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8000 Aarhus C
Denmark
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Participants (19)
6708 PB Wageningen
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750 07 Uppsala
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75007 Paris
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1430 Aas
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15374 Muencheberg
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1210 SINT JOOST TEN NOODE
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277 13 ZARYBY
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2629 HV Delft
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28006 Madrid
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24 100 Pulawy
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1040 Bruxelles / Brussel
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1210 BRUXELLES
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06071 Badajoz
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1033 BUDAPEST
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56124 Pisa
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
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56124 Pisa
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10129 Torino
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75012 Paris
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
1049 Bruxelles / Brussel
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