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
Develop innovative cost-effective, and non-invasive (to soil) sustainable, gentle and green remediation techniques
Develop sustainable and risk-based land management strategies involving soil health
Run experimental set ups which include nature-based solutions and the integration of mixed production
Improve soil literacy on urban soils
Co-creation of monitoring mechanisms on soil health and its effects on residents
Support community-led activities for a greening transition
Create the occasions to grasp emerging demands on land use interventions, guiding both formal and informal practices
Run experimental set ups which include nature-based solutions and the integration of mixed production
Hands-on workshops where residents learn and participate in creating and maintaining green spaces, such as urban gardens and parks, focusing on techniques to improve soil health (e.g. composting, mulching, sustainable planting practices)
Foster citizen science soil conservation programmes
Support and enhance communication activities, organising thematic seminars, meetings, focus groups with professionals and the population
Support community-led activities for a greening transition
