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All the latest news, articles and information on HoliSoils activities, and topics of interest related to forest soils, climate change mitigation, land use, land-use change, and forestry.

Profile location map from the dashboard which provides an overview of soil data shared by partners in the framework of the EU Horizon 2020 HoliSoils project.

Towards a harmonised dataset of forest soil properties to support mapping and modelling in Europe

Forest soils provide important ecosystem services, including biodiversity support, nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration, water regulation and erosion control, which underpin economic sustainability. The health and sustainability of forest ecosystems depend…

Oak seedling

Forest soils can increase climate change mitigation with targeted management

Forest soils are larger carbon stocks than the trees that grow on them. Yet global studies on forest carbon stock changes often focus on wood biomass, wood products or various…

Firm focus on fitting HoliSoils results for end users

Firm focus on fitting HoliSoils results for end users

Two years into the project, HoliSoils consortium partners gathered in Barcelona’s beautiful Sant Pau Art Nouveau site for the project’s annual meeting and general assembly. The focus was on the…

Forest soil with mushroom

Open position for a postdoctoral researcher on forest soil

Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) is looking for a postdoctoral researcher in a multidisciplinary research team, which develops sustainable land-use and ecosystem management practices. The researcher will work in a…