Monetary valuation of soil ecosystem services and creation of initiatives to invest in soil health: setting a framework for the inclusion of soil health in business and in the policy making process

Project Information

InBestSoil

Grant agreement ID: 101091099

DOI

10.3030/101091099

EC signature date 14 November 2022

Start date 1 January 2023

End date 31 December 2026

Funded under

• Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

Total cost

€ 4 587 468,75

EU contribution

€ 4 587 468,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSIDAD DE VIGO
Spain

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (17)

Toolkit of soil health indicators with metrics

D3.1Toolkit of soil health indicators with metrics

Soil health certification in carbon farming framework
Toolbox of incentive schemes
Research integrated protocols on how to co-design new business models
Ex-post carbon farming impact evaluation report
Practice Abstracts – batch 1

Practice Abstracts – batch 1. This deliverable contains 50 practice abstracts.

Policy conditions and catalogues of existing soil heath economic and policy incentives
Pre-stakeholder mapping for LHs and LLs
Stakeholder mapping for LHs and LLs
Systematic overview (map) of current archetypes, drivers and barriers for sustainable business models related to soil health
Report on economic valuation of ecosystem services and disservices in LHs
Ex-post forestry impact evaluation report
Co-design and co-creation plan for stakeholders
Report on LCA for activities developed in order to improve soil health in LHs
Data Management Plan First Update
Map of current barriers and drivers to new business models
Dissemination, Exploitation and Communication Plan

Data Management Plan (1)

Data Management Plan

Other (1)

Ethics principles and guidelines for protection of personal data

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (8)

A simple method to assess flood regulation supply in urban lawns

Author(s): Pereira, Paulo; Inacio, Miguel; Kalinauskas, Marius; Pinto, Luis; Barcelo, Damia; Bogunovic, Igor
Published in: MethodX, Issue 13, 2024, ISSN 2215-0161
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/J.MEX.2024.102905

The Role of Grassland Land Use in Enhancing Soil Resilience and Climate Adaptation in Periurban Landscapes

Author(s): Igor Bogunovic, Marija Galic, Aleksandra Percin, Sun Geng, Paulo Pereira
Published in: Agronomy, Issue 15, 2025, ISSN 2073-4395
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/AGRONOMY15071589

Ecosystem services mapping and modelling. Where is the validation?

Author(s): Paulo Pereira, Miguel Inacio, Damia Barcelo, Wenwu Zhao
Published in: Geography and Sustainability, Issue 6, 2025, ISSN 2666-6839
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.GEOSUS.2025.100286

Data covering soil management practices and farm characteristics on Swiss arable farms

Author(s): Charles Rees; Lorin Ineichen; Robert Finger; Christian Grovermann
Published in: Scientific Data, Issue 12:1471, 2025, ISSN 2052-4463
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.3929/ETHZ-C-000783069

A simple method to map pollination ecosystem services potential in urban lawns

Author(s): Paulo Pereira; Marius Kalinauskas; Luis Valenca Pinto; Egle Baltranaite; Damia Barcelo; Wenwu Zhao; Miguel Inacio
Published in: MethodsX, Issue 13, 2024, ISSN 2215-0161
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/J.MEX.2024.102943

The soil-management interface: An interdisciplinary review bridging natural capital, ecosystem services, and sustainable development

Author(s): Alireza Alerasoul, Shayegheh Ashourizadeh, Valentina Cristiana Materia
Published in: Journal of Cleaner Production, Issue 536, 2026, ISSN 0959-6526
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.JCLEPRO.2025.146796

Soil C-CO2 Emissions Across Different Land Uses in a Peri-Urban Area of Central Croatia

Author(s): Marija Galic, Aleksandra Percin, Igor Bogunovic
Published in: Land, Issue 14, 2025, ISSN 2073-445X
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/LAND14091876

Optimizing Tillage and Straw Management for Improved Soil Physical Properties and Yield

Author(s): Luka Brezinscak; Igor Bogunovic
Published in: Land, Issue 14(2), 2025, ISSN 2073-445X
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/LAND14020376