Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISISOLO – Soils for Europe
Soils are under multiple pressures, including climate change, urbanization, pollution, overexploitation, nutrient mining and biodiversity loss with the European Commission estimating that under current management practices, 60-70% of our soils are unhealthy. The EU Mission “A Soil Deal for Europe” aims to address these issues among others by funding an ambitious research and innovation programme with a strong social science component.
19 institutions from across Europe built the consortium of the five-year project, that aims to:
- Identify, describe and assess the drivers and barriers to soil health in Europe are:
- Engage users at regional, national and European level to support the co-design of comprehensive research and innovation roadmaps for the Soil Mission
- Identify knowledge gaps and novel avenues for European soil research and innovation in the context of the Soil Mission objectives
- Develop dynamic roadmaps as effective research and innovation agendas for the Soil Mission with a particular focus on the integration and synthesis across sectors, Soil Mission objectives, and European regions.
- Implement an operational framework based on the timeline provided by the roadmaps and Key Performance Indicators to track the fulfilment of the Soil Mission’s research and innovation portfolio.