Additional tools for on farm demo activities and events
Variable Costs
Forestry land use type
The PREPSOIL Business Model Canvas (BMC) for Living Labs (LLs) & Lighthouses (LHs) in the Mission Soil is a tailor-made tool that considers the specificities of Soil LLs and LHs to support and inspire these initiatives to find a strategy for their long-term sustainability. [read more]
To achieve this, the PREPSOIL BMC offers practical examples based on different exercises conducted in the PREPSOIL project. These examples can be found below and can be filtered according to different soil uses (agriculture, forestry, (post-)industrial, and (peri-)urban), as well as different elements, and spheres of intervention within each of the elements.
These examples are to serve as guidance and inspiration for the design of Business Models for Soil LLs, acknowledging the uniqueness of each of them in terms of the ambition, capacities, and context in which the LL operates.
For more information on the BMC methodology please see PREPSOIL Report on LL/LH business model plans (D4.2)
For a step-by-step guide on how to use the BMC see Business Model Canvas for Soil Living Labs and Lighthouses: A guide for users
Download your working copy of the BMC here
Conduct experiments and research on new methods and technologies for improving soil health in forestry settings
Research & Development
Forestry land use type
Provide workshops and training sessions for local communities and stakeholders on sustainable soil management practices
Education & Training
Forestry land use type
Work with policy-makers to develop and promote regulations and incentives that support soil health in forestry
Collaborations & Partnerships
Forestry land use type
Partner with academic institutions, government agencies, and NGOs to implement and scale effective soil health practices
Collaborations & Partnerships
Forestry land use type
Target young people with the goal to continue engaging on extensive livestock husbandry
Collaborations & Partnerships
Forestry land use type
Forestry LLs have the potential to accelerate the development towards sustainable forest soil management by finding and developing solutions to tackle soil health issues. LLs do this by bringing together innovative forest owners, researchers, companies and citizens. LLs will provide a platform for all levels of stakeholders to contribute with knowledge, experience and solutions. Solutions can for instance be new climate smart sustainable soil management practices to mitigate and/or adapt to climate change or to conserve soil biodiversity. Adaptation of existing practices needed to deal with local contraints
Forestry land use type
Public Value
LLs accelerate the development of innovative solutions to soil health challenges by uniting farmers, citizens, researchers, and companies. This collaboration fosters fair and sustainable, regionally-produced food, while enhancing soil health and crucial ecosystem services such as climate change mitigation, flood prevention, and erosion control. By promoting agroecology and beneficial soil health practices, Living Labs boost soil biodiversity and fertility, reducing soil degradation in arable lands, grasslands, and forests. This approach not only creates sustainable livelihoods for farmers, especially younger generations, but also drives sustainable forest soil management, ensuring a resilient and healthy ecosystem for future generations
Forestry land use type
Public Value
Forestry experts
Forestry land use type
HHRR & Expertise
In case the LL counts on value chain analyses as part of the performance, number of restaurants, food shops and canteens involved, as well as number of products labelled to reward fair practices
Forestry land use type
Economic
Average increase in quality products and farm profitability
Forestry land use type
Economic
Number of farmers using the LL
Forestry land use type
Social