HoliSoils

Working together for forest soils

Holistic management practices, modelling & monitoring for European Forest Soils

HoliSoils tackles gaps in knowledge on forest soil processes and aims to harmonise available soil monitoring information to support decision making towards climate and sustainability goals. HoliSoils identifies and tests novel soil management practices aiming to mitigate climate change and sustain provision of various ecosystem services essential for human livelihoods and wellbeing.

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data

Soil data from all over Europe and synthesised knowledge on vulnerability, resilience, and soil properties, among others.

models

Research models and tools to help stakeholders and scientists understand environmental and human-caused effects and impacts on forest soils.

maps

Open access maps that provide valuable information and data on forest soils for scientists, modellers, ecologists, and foresters.

methods

Guidelines and protocols for LULUCF experts, forest managers and owners and forest and soil monitoring networks.

News

How soil can help save the world

August 10, 2022

Soil science is not usually considered the most exciting discipline by the general public. Many people – including in the science world – have underestimated what is beneath our feet. However, we are now…

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New funding opportunities for the EU Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’

July 27, 2022

The European Commission has recently adopted the new EU Soil Strategy 2030. The European Research Executive Agency has funded several Horizon 2020 projects that aim to help improve soil health and promote more sustainable soil management practices. Among the selection of outstanding funded projects is HoliSoils.

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Soil benefits

Forest soils are teeming with life and biodiversity. They enable the growth of trees, berry plants and mushrooms that are essential to human consumption and economy and contribute to mitigation of the climate change by storing carbon and consuming greenhouse gas methane.

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