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The EU aims to improve soil health for the benefit of people, food, nature and climate. Soils are the foundation of our health and wealth. Supporting our cultural heritage and landscapes, they are the basis of our economy and prosperity. Put simply, life on Earth depends on healthy soils. Yet land and soils are also dramatically degrading in ...
The new Soil Monitoring Law provides a legal framework to help achieve healthy soils by 2050. It will do so by. putting in place a solid and coherent monitoring framework for all soils across the EU so Member States can take measures to regenerate degraded soils. making sustainable soil management the norm in the EU.
The EU soil strategy for 2030 sets out a framework and concrete measures to protect and restore soils, and ensure that they are used sustainably. It sets a vision and objectives to achieve healthy soils by 2050, with concrete actions by 2030. It also announces a new Soil Health Law by 2023 to ensure a level playing field and a high level of ...
Aug 2, 2022 · Action for soil protection is a prominent feature in the European Green Deal and at the heart of our European and international agendas. Soils host more than 25% of the world’s biodiversity, are the largest terrestrial carbon pool on the planet and play a key role in the circular economy and adaptation to climate change.
Soil Data Maps (JRC, European Commission) EUROPEAN SOIL DATA CENTRE (ESDAC) is the thematic centre for soil-related data in Europe. Its ambition is to be the single reference point for and to host all relevant soil data and information at European level. A web-based map viewer is available.
The public health, environmental, moral and socio-economic case for the EU to lead the global fight against pollution is today stronger than ever. On 12 May 2021, the European Commission adopted the EU Action Plan: "Towards a Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil" (and annexes) - a key deliverable of the European Green Deal.
The Zero Pollution Action Plan – Targets by 2030. Air: reduce by more than 55 % premature deaths caused by air pollution; Water: reduce waste, plastic litter at sea by 50 % and microplastics released into the environment by 30 %; Soil: reduce nutrient losses and chemical pesticides’ use by 50 %; Biodiversity: reduce by 25 % the EU ...
Jul 20, 2022 · The EU Ecolabel criteria minimise the environmental impact of growing media and soil improvers on air, water, soil and biodiversity. They aim at protecting nature, including pollinators as well as promoting a clean and circular economy with a zero-pollution ambition. Specifically, the EU Ecolabel guarantees: Use and promotion of organic materials.
Oct 4, 2023 · This research advances understanding in technological fields towards creating viable P fertiliser products from biowastes – lowering Europe’s dependency on rock phosphate fertiliser. The researchers used discs of soil with a low P content, taken from a farm plot in Copenhagen, Denmark. These soil discs were covered with a nylon mesh and ...
Nov 17, 2021 · Staff Working Document accompanying the EU Soil Strategy for 2030. English. (2.03 MB - PDF) Download. Environment. This site is managed by: Directorate-General for Environment. Contact us. Contact DG Environment.
