Knowing where best to scale up soil health solutions will help protect people, businesses and ecosystems from extreme events.

The EU Mission Soil Manifesto aims to restore soil health across Europe by promoting research, innovation, and sustainable land management practices. It calls for urgent action to improve soil health ...

More information: T. S. Breure et al, Revisiting the soil carbon saturation concept to inform a risk index in European agricultural soils, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57355-y ...

Map of soil moisture in Europe at the end of March 2025: darker brown indicates drier than normal soil, while darker blue indicates wetter than normal (Joint Research Centre/European Comission, CC ...

The European digital soil mapping platforms and applications market was valued at $59 million in 2024 and is expected to reach $194.4 million by 2034, with a CAGR of 12.7% from 2024 to 2034.

In the environment and forest, models and maps are often used to work out soil moisture based on factors such as slope, shape of the terrain or the pathways that water takes through the landscape.

Researchers from The University of Manchester, working with a network of scientists across Europe, collected soil samples from 30 grasslands in 10 countries. They experimentally exposed the samples to ...

The state of Europe’s soil is often overlooked in the battle against climate change and ecosystem destruction, and in efforts to limit flooding and ensure food security. The EU has agreed to ...