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Deliverables
Comprises the project’s website together with the initial kit of resources establishing NBSOIL´s visual and communicative identity: strong logo, colour palette, and visual elements that reflect the project’s objectives and values, Microsoft Office Word and PowerPoint templates, information leaflets, and banners, which will be shared with all partners at the start of the project.
Soil Health Index - online tool and user´s guide initial version (opens in new window)Initial outline of the tool, relevant indicators and data architecture. An interactive online tool adapting the USDA Soil Management Assessment Framework (SMFA) for use in a European context and address the Soil Health Mission objectives. The single indicators will be related to specific soil health targets (climate change mitigation, adaptation to climate change, spoil biodiversity, soil nutrient efficiency) to provide core datasets to be measured for monitoring these soil purposes. The indicators are then translated into site-specific scoring functions to allow inter-comparability among different pedological conditions in relation to defined target values. The scored soil health indicators are finally condensed into a unique soil health index that provides an adequate assessment tool for data-driven scientific guidance of the agro-ecological advances obtained in lighthouse farms
This initial version will contain the overview artcile and up to 7 fact sheets.It will be expanded in later versions into a portfolio of NBS for soil health addressing the Soil Mission objectives together with an overview article, 3 literature reviews and 3 meta analysis, which will be made available on the project’s website through a series of factsheets and short cards.
Soil and NBS handbook - Practice Abstracts Batch 1 (opens in new window)This initial version will contain an introduction and the first batch of approx. 33 practice abstracts in the EIP - AGRI format with practical insights on how to implement the following NBS categories:Organic fertiliser from bio waste: examining the potential to produce organic fertilisers and biofertilisers by valorising waste and residues from agriculture, forestry and urban areas, with a circular economy approach in line with the EU Bioeconomy Strategy, the European Green Deal and Farm to Fork objectives to reduce reliance on synthetic fertilisers.Cover crops as a NBS for Soil Health, including their potential as a starting point leading to adoption of other sustainable farming practices such as intercropping, crop rotation, mixed farming, rotational grazing, shift from arable to grassland and agroforestry, and the use of cover crops in conventional to organic conversion. A model of paludiculture for peatland rewetting and restoration, including grazing by breeds adapted to wet conditions. This model of paludiculture is expected to revert the following threats: changes in water level, mineralisation of soil C stocks, changes in plant succession, natural habitats loss, inland and sea water eutrophicationManagement for age and species diversification for Forest Soils based on harvesting, thinning, and replanting methods leading to age and species diversification in both commercial tree plantations and natural secondary forests, with the aim to reduce erosion, risk of fires and landslides, and promote collaboration over the whole watershed to improve water quality and reduce flood risk in case of heavy rains. Bioremediation for Urban and industrial Soils remediating polluted soils in-situ to restore soil health and quality via the establishment of full or partial (urban) ecosystems through managed revegetation and supported soil microbial growth. Blue - green infrastructure in urban areas will examine the integration of vegetation, including urban agriculture, together with Sustainable Urban Drainage systems to reduce soil sealing and improve soil permeability, and water cycle management and prevent disasters, notably floods, in urban and periurban areas.
Translation guidelines and glossary (opens in new window)A practical glossary of soil related terms and expressions in the project’s languages (English, Polish, German, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish) together with recommendations on translation to enable fluid communication.
Exploitation plan - initial version (opens in new window)The initial version will outline the basic plan for exploitation, sustainability and potential for adaptation of the NBSOIL results, procedures and methods in order to achieve the expected impacts, which will be later updated as the project evolves.
Smartphone use for Soil Citizen Science guidelines - initial version (opens in new window)This initial version will describe existing apps (such as (e.g. SoilCover App for mulch coverage of the soil surface, VESS App for assessment of soil structure quality, Slakes App for evaluation of soil aggregate stability). and their potential for soil health monitoring .Guidelines to make user generated data sufficient in quantity and quality for soil monitoring, enabling land manager - soil advisor - researchers collaboration. It will explore the use of mobile apps for soil health monitoring, notably using machine learning to transform smartphone generated RGB images into hyperspectral images, working with T4.2 to derive measures for soil organic carbon and soil structure from image analytics.
Gender and inclusivity guidelines 1 (opens in new window)A document providing guidelines to ensure that gender is adequately considered and addressed across the whole project, and inclusivity in the selection of participants in the training and the social activities, and to provide health, safety and facilitation indications to ensure quality social interactions and networking among participants
Communication and Dissemination Plan /Exploitation plan - middle versions (opens in new window)This deliverable will contain:a) A first update of the Communicaiton and Dissemination plan: a plan outlining the channels to be used to reach the desired target groups, such as social media, website, videos, quarterly newsletters, and news pieces. b) A first update of the Exploitation Plan: a plan for exploitation, sustainability and potential for adaptation of the NBSOIL results, procedures and methods in order to achieve the expected impacts.
Communication and dissemination plan - initial version (opens in new window)A plan outlining the channels to be used to reach the desired target groups, such as social media, website, videos, quarterly newsletters, and news pieces.
Policy Navigator and Briefs - initial version -existing policies and regulations (opens in new window)A series of documents (Policy Briefs) to identify and analyse existing regulations, policies, and support mechanisms affecting soil health especially at the EU level, but also in relation with key CAP Strategic Plans.
Soil Sensing handbook - initial version (opens in new window)Initial outline of the Soil Sensing Handbook, explaining how to integrate multiple data sources to assess and monitor Soil Health including:a)using Copernicus satellite data for giving soil advice and monitoring soil health, more concretely Sentinel 2A and 2B imagesb) using hyperspectral and multispectral cameras from UAV vehicles for soil assessment and monitoring. c)data measured in-situ or from closed devices or stations, recommending the sensors and stations most adequate for each context (soil type, climate, challenges, land management objectives).
Sampling and testing protocols for soil health and biodiversity- initial version (opens in new window)Initial outline of the plan for soil field and laboratory measurements enabling a full picture of the NBS effects on soil health, with the special emphasis given to soil biodiversity
Roadmap for effective upskilling of soil health advisory services - identifying existing resources (opens in new window)This roadmap will be based on a review of available learning programs, notably from Universities and technical schools for soil advisors, and the results of workshops and discussions with the educational communities related to Soil Health, using a multi-actor approach to engage soil advisors, land managers and other stakeholders through online workshops and live documents to test and evaluate new forms of advice in order to make more effective use of digitization and new models for advisor-farmer-data interactions
Global Standard for Soil NBS - initial version (opens in new window)Initial analysis of the NBS categories (organic fertilisers from locally available biowastes, cover crops, paludiculture, forest diversification, bioremediation, and blue - green infrastructure in urban and periurban areas) in order to assess the use of selected practices through the IUCN Global Standard for Nature Based Solutions (NBS), providing recommendations to better integrate those interventions within the NBS framework, with special attention to identification of synergies and trade offs, and mitigation for negative side effects. Middle (M24) and final.
First annual update. A Data Management Plan (DMP) , including policies on the publication, storage, persistence and accessibility. Special attention will be given to open access and with particular attention to open access policies and FAIR principles, and it will also take into account related points of DMPs of related partners., and assuring Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). Regarding Intellectual Property Rights (IPs) it will advise on the management of knowledge and of intellectual property, observance of the DMP, and of other innovation-related activities arising in the project. It will also contain guidelines will also ensure that AI aspects of NBSOIL follow a trustworthy and human centric approach
Data Management Plan and use of AI 1 (opens in new window)Initial version. A Data Management Plan (DMP) , including policies on the publication, storage, persistence and accessibility. Special attention will be given to open access and with particular attention to open access policies and FAIR principles, and it will also take into account related points of DMPs of related partners., and assuring Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). Regarding Intellectual Property Rights (IPs) it will advise on the management of knowledge and of intellectual property, observance of the DMP, and of other innovation-related activities arising in the project. It will also contain guidelines will also ensure that AI aspects of NBSOIL follow a trustworthy and human centric approach
This initial version will focus on Torino as a case study. A report containing specific resources for spatial planning using the information gathered and produced in WP1 and WP4 to include the NBS use and greenness parameters in the decision tree for policies and planning.
Communication Toolkit - Soil Health NBS Discussion and Visioning Cards - early version (opens in new window)An advanced version of the NBSOIL communication toolkit with updated visual materials including a card game of 24 cards, including icons for different soil related concepts and practices, to enable a storytelling approach and ensure that users connect with the landscapes of the project, and see the faces of those working on the field, thus inspiring them to support and engage with the project
Soil advice supply, demand, challenges and opportunities - interactive map (opens in new window)An interactive map of soil related advice needs and capacity in Europe, together with an assessment of knowledge of the potential of NBS for soil health and the interest to implement them. It will present the current status of soil related Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) in terms of core concepts, processes, responsibilities, procedures and supporting technologies for increased transparency between stakeholders
NBSOIL ToC (Living Document) 1 (opens in new window)Initial outline of the NBSOIL Theory of Change (ToC) containing a series of conceptual diagrams and explanatory texts forming a comprehensive description and illustration of how and why the changes that NBSOIL expects to facilitate will happen in a particular context.
NBSOIL marketplace - collaborative platform - initial version (opens in new window)Initial version to be tested by training participants and other participants in project activities. A one stop shop for soil health advice, a tool to collaborate among soil advisors, researchers, land manager and stakeholders and search for funding and business opportunities. Adapting and upgrading the TriplePerformance.fr platform, which is designed for the dissemination of agroecological practices among farmers and advisors, this platform will allow both the capitalisation of structured knowledge (semantic mediawiki) as well as bottom up, collaborative interactions using the integrated forum through a simple social linking system that allows users to connect with other farmers, advisors and experts on each topic.
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