Symposium Bodem breed
External event The Symposium Bodem Breed is an annual Dutch conference dedicated to soil and subsurface professionals. Held in Utrecht, the 2025 edition took place on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at DeFabrique
This event serves as a networking and knowledge-sharing platform for experts working with soil and the underground environment. Organized by professionals for professionals, it covers a wide range of topics related to sustainable soil management, environmental policy, and innovative practices. The 2025 edition was hosted by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.
PREPSOIL at the event
DELTARES (PREPSOIL partner) represented PREPSOIL during the event and, along with the SPADES (Spatial Planning and Design with Soil) project, shared with the symposium participants insights related to urban soil health pressures identified in the PREPSOIL Soil Needs Assessment. The collaboration between PREPSOIL and SPADES lead to an active and enthusiastic discussion on the role of spatial planning in addressing these pressures.