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The SOILSCAPE Open Call aims at integrating arts and creative practices into scientific approaches, with the aim of elevating public understanding and appreciation of soil. To do so, a total of €2 million has been allocated to fund sub-projects through a Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP) scheme, offering two distinct categories of support for applicants: SOILSCAPE FSTP and Soil Orchestra FSTP.
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SOILL-Startup organised a series of engagement events in May and June 2025 to support prospective applicants by offering practical guidance on funding opportunities and proposal development for the 2025 Mission Soil topics.
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This three-part series, taking place in June 2025, is tailored to help applicants navigate the Mission’s requirements and funding opportunities.
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On 4 June 2025, the European Parliament's Environment Committee voted on the provisional agreement reached between the Council and Parliament on the directive establishing a framework for monitoring soil health in Europe.
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The SOILL Hub is a core output of SOILL-Startup, the Horizon Europe project supporting the development of the network of 100 Soil Health Living Labs and Lighthouses of the Mission “A Soil Deal for Europe” through coordination, capacity building, and stakeholder engagement. The Hub will evolve continuously to meet user needs and integrate with other platforms of the Mission Soil ecosystem.
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The European Commission has officially launched two new Mission Soil topics focused on Living Labs as part of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2025.
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The EU Soil Observatory (EUSO) organised the Advancing Soil Literacy workshop on 13–14 March 2025 at the Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy, in cooperation with the European Network of Soil Awareness and the Soil Mission.
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The first set of 25 Mission Soil Living Labs in a series of (expected) 100 have been unveiled as the funded projects establishing them kicked off their work across Europe. Funded by the Soil Mission Work Programme 2023, the following transnational multi-actor projects are making strides in setting up living labs in different geographical contexts.
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SOILL-Startup will be actively participating in this year’s European Mission Soil Week, held from November 12 to 13, 2024, in Brussels, Belgium. As a key event bringing together stakeholders across Europe to address soil health, EMSW gathers researchers, policymakers, landowners, and the public to discuss sustainable solutions for soil protection and restoration.