Between 60 and 70% of EU soils are unhealthy
Common to soil LLs
Environmental Factors
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
Climate change (pollution, floods, heat waves, etc.)
Common to soil LLs
Environmental Factors
Land scarcity
Common to soil LLs
Environmental Factors
Invasive plant species outcompete native vegetation, leading to soil degradation and reduced biodiversity
Agricultural land use type
Environmental Factors
Reduced yields caused by low biodiversity, compaction of soil, reduced humus layer, and erosions
Agricultural land use type
Environmental Factors
40% of arable land suffering from soil erosion
Agricultural land use type
Environmental Factors
Invasive plant species outcompete native vegetation, leading to soil degradation and reduced biodiversity
Forestry land use type
Environmental Factors
Resilience on monocultures as pests are increasing in coniferous monocultural production systems
Forestry land use type
Environmental Factors
Historical waste deposits and contaminated sites can pose risks to their surroundings such as densely populated areas, ecosystems and cop production on arable land
(Post-)Industrial land use type
Environmental Factors
Combination of challenges related to multifunctionality of land use and variability of challenges (e.g. contamination, resource use, sealing of land, etc. under the pressures of climate change)
(Post-)Industrial land use type
Environmental Factors
Historical waste deposits and contaminated sites can pose risks to their surroundings such as densely populated areas, ecosystems and cop production on arable land
(Peri-)Urban land use type
Environmental Factors
Combination of challenges related to multifunctionality of land use and variability of challenges (e.g. contamination, resource use, sealing of land, etc. under the pressures of climate change)
(Peri-)Urban land use type
Environmental Factors