Universities
Agriculture associations
Citizen scientists
School teachers
School students
Soil monitoring agencies
What PREPSOIL will do
PREPSOIL will support the implementation of the Soil Mission by creating awareness and knowledge on soil needs among stakeholders in regions across Europe.
PREPSOIL will widen the understanding of Living Labs as a vehicle for engaging stakeholders in soil improvements in different land use types (agriculture, forestry, urban, etc.).
PREPSOIL will create understanding of how different approaches to soil monitoring may support the transition to sustainable land use, it will engage with soil ambassadors and… collect information on soil education by establishing a one-stop-shop for soil literacy, communication and engagement as a state-of-the-art web platform
The mission will pioneer, showcase and accelerate the transition to healthy soils through ambitious actions in 100 living labs and lighthouse farms within territorial settings.
This will be combined with an ambitious transdisciplinary R&I programme, a robust, harmonised soil monitoring framework and increased soil literacy and communication to engage with citizens.
Read more about the Soil Mission and it’s Implementation plan here.
Prepsoil will feature:
- An atlas of living labs and soil lighthouses
- Soil ambassadors
- A PREPSOIL-TV
- Discussion areas
- A knowledge hub
- A mobile app
- Training and workshops
- ...and much more!
For WHO
It is estimated that between 60 and 70% of the European soils are unhealthy.
Lack of knowledge and awareness of the importance of long-term soil health are major drivers of soil degradation and affects its capacity to provide the ecosystem services crucial for our planet and society.
In the EU Mission “A Soil Deal for Europe”, raising awareness and knowledge on soil health is seen as a key approach to the transition towards healthy soils by 2030.
That is why PREPSOIL (Preparing for the Soil Deal for Europe Mission) is going to reach out to a wider audience: from universities to citizen scientists; from school students and teachers to soil monitoring agencies; up to society at large!
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Our Journey
We’re looking for soil ambassadors
PREPSOIL will soon need you!
Raising the awareness on the challenges that our planet’s soil is experiencing won’t be an easy task.
That’s why we’re looking for experts to help us spread soil literacy across all sector of society, from industries to schools.
By expressing your interest and becoming one of our soil ambassadors:
- you will be part of a pool of recognised experts that can contribute to our knowledge hub
- you will contribute actively with your experience from the field, sharing with us the challenges and needs you face on a daily basis
- you will be involved in our development phases, so we can build a better digital experience for you and for the other PREPSOIL visitors
- you will be among the firsts to be involved
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The PREPSOIL partners
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