Imagine giving a gardener a high-tech toolkit and a masterclass to save a dying lawn, but for the entire countryside. This project teaches experts how to use nature's own tricks—like planting specific cover crops or using local organic waste—to fix tired soil. It turns complex science into a practical guidebook and digital map for land managers.
Soil advisors often lack a unified, practical method to implement nature-based solutions across different land types. This leads to fragmented soil management that fails to improve long-term soil health or meet environmental standards.
A blended learning programme consisting of a MOOC and four advanced modules. Additionally, they created a Knowledge base, Policy Navigator, and a Marketplace for soil health resources.
If you are a consultancy dealing with declining crop yields and soil degradation — this project developed a Soil Academy and digital monitoring tools that allow you to offer certified nature-based advisory services to farmers.
If you are a waste processor dealing with the disposal of organic by-products — this project developed a knowledge base on organic fertilisers from locally available biowastes that helps you turn waste into a marketable soil health product.
If you are a landscaping firm dealing with urban runoff and poor city soil — this project developed guidelines for blue-green infrastructure in urban areas that improve water management and soil quality.
Based on available project data, specific pricing for the Academy or tools is not mentioned; however, it utilizes Open Source technology.
The project targets 6 multifunctional categories including bioremediation and forest diversification, designed to be implemented across different spatial scales by trained advisors.
Based on available project data, the project builds on and utilizes Open Source technology, suggesting a non-proprietary approach to its digital resources.
The project includes a Policy Navigator to help users align soil management with the IUCN Global Standard for NBS (2020) and the Soil Health Mission.
The project runs from December 2022 to November 2026, with the first 36 months heavily focused on prototyping the Soil Academy.
The consortium is research-heavy with 16 partners, dominated by 7 research institutes and 3 universities. While the industry ratio is low at 12% (only 2 industry partners), the inclusion of 2 SMEs suggests a focus on translating academic knowledge into practical advisory tools. The geographical spread across 8 countries ensures the tools are tested against diverse European soil types and regulations.
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