Soil hydraulic properties of Europe using EUPTFv2 and LUCAS

This dataset provides spatially continuous estimates of key soil hydraulic properties for the European Union and the United Kingdom at 0–20 cm depth and 500 m spatial resolution. The dataset includes water content at saturation, field capacity at −10 and −33 kPa, wilting point at −1500 kPa, saturated hydraulic conductivity, and associated uncertainty maps, together with derived available water capacity and air capacity.

Status of the World's Soil Resources

The Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations (FAO) has officially launched the Status of the World’s Soil Resources 2026 (SWSR 2026) report during the Food Systems & Soil Health Day at the UNCCD COP 17, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The report was coordinated by the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS) and supported by the Global Soil Partnership (GSP). Building on the State of Soils in Europe report (JRC/EEA, 2024), EUSO scientists led the "Regional assessment for Europe and Central Asia" and contributed to Chapter 3 "Threats to soil functions". Over 50 EUSO scientific publications were incorporated into the report.

CRCF map viewer - Dashboard

Explore a dashboard supporting risk assessment of carbon farming activities under the EU CRCF Regulation. Focused on mineral agricultural soils, it provides spatially continuous layers at 5 km resolution to help assess reversal risk and the potential for net carbon removals or emission reductions.

A 4-day international conference held alongside the final AI4SoilHealth project event will feature keynotes, discussion forums, oral talks, workshops, demonstrations, and fieldwork focused on science, technology, and business intelligence for measuring monitoring and increasing soil health.

The overall conference theme is Soils at the Centre of Change: Innovation, Adaptation and Action. The packed multi-disciplinary event spanning the built, natural environment and agricultural sectors, will provide delegates with a fantastic opportunity to see the latest research and developments within soil science. The exciting and diverse programme will feature keynote speakers and experts across the week. The conference will bring together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and industry leaders to examine how soil science can drive practical solutions to some of the most pressing environmental, societal, and policy challenges we face today.

We invite contributions to session SSS9.6 – Managing Wildfires in a Changing World at the EGU General Assembly 2027 (4–9 April, Vienna, Austria & online). This session aims to bring together researchers and practitioners to advance our understanding of wildfire impacts and improve strategies for prevention, management, and post-fire recovery. We welcome field, laboratory, and modelling studies addressing fire severity, impacts on vegetation, soils and water, post-fire hydrology and erosion, fire risk assessment, mitigation measures, and socio-economic dimensions of wildfire management.

Researchers, students, and professionals are invited to join the 3rd Workshop on Soil Degradation Control, Remediation and Reclamation, which will take place in person on the 9–11th of June 2027 in Potsdam, Germany.

The five EU Missions under Horizon Europe are turning research and innovation into real-world impact on some of Europe’s biggest challenges, a new mid-term assessment shows. All Missions are advancing steadily towards their 2030 goals, with the Climate Adaptation Mission already surpassing its target. From helping cities move towards climate neutrality and improving cancer care, to restoring oceans and waters and supporting healthier soils, the Missions are delivering concrete results across Europe.

Biotech is opening a new frontier for restoring Europe’s agricultural soils. This initiative supports deep tech solutions that can improve soil health while making farming more sustainable, efficient and resilient across food, feed and biomass value chains. By strengthening the foundations of agricultural productivity, healthier soils can also support climate goals, biodiversity and long-term food security. Discover the scope, objectives, expected impacts, application process and funding context in the EIC Work Programme 2026.

NOSTRADAMUS Open Call #1 invites innovators to create open-source digital tools that help farmers make smarter, data-driven decisions for more sustainable, efficient and resilient agriculture. Focused on cereal-based farming systems and food security, the call will support five third-party projects with up to €50,000 each. Selected teams will join a 12-month programme with access to infrastructure, data, technical expertise, mentoring and real-world use cases. Total funding available is €250,000.

We are pleased to share that the European Carbon Farming Summit 2027 will take place in Kraków, Poland, from 16–18 March 2027. ECFS27 is organised by Climate KIC, EIT Food and the Project Credible consortium and will bring together Europe’s carbon farming community to exchange knowledge, strengthen trust and support the practical implementation of credible carbon farming.

Soil Literacy

The EUSO aims to support citizen engagement and the drive towards a societal change in the perception of soils.

ESDAC Datasets

The European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC) contains numerous soil data and information; most of the data on offer are at a European scale, while when possible, links to national or global datasets are provided.

EUSO Soil Degradation Dashboard

The EUSO Soil Degradation Dashboard provides a spatial assessment of where unhealthy soils may be located in the EU and which degradation processes affect them.

Research & Innovation

A key objective of the EU Soil Observatory is to support research and innovation, and to intensify targeted research, data and monitoring on soils. This includes supporting the Mission Soil, and the EUSO’s in-house research activities.

Soil Monitoring

EUSO supports the development of an operational EU-wide Soil Monitoring System, through the LUCAS Soil Module.

Stakeholders

The EUSO Stakeholders Forum is an open and inclusive platform bringing together soil scientists, policymakers, regional and national representatives, land managers and interested citizens.