As the world focuses on soil health during the UNCCD COP 16 in Riyadh, this webinar will spotlight the connections between global frameworks like the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the European Union’s Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive (SMRD). This is a unique opportunity to explore how cohesive actions on soil biodiversity, land degradation, and resilience can shape a sustainable future.

On November 17, the Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR) represented the SOILGUARD project at the Southeast Asia Conference on Food Security and Sustainability (SEACFOSS 2024).
During the conference, Dr. Rochana Tangkoonboribun, Director of the Expert Center of Innovative Agriculture at TISTR, presented the SOILGUARD project, emphasizing its mission to promote sustainable soil management and leverage soil biodiversity to address environmental, economic, and social challenges.

The European Mission Soil Week 2024 brought together key stakeholders, experts, and policymakers in the soil and agriculture sectors to discuss strategies for enhancing soil health across Europe. Organized within the Mission Soil framework, the event gave the opportunity to Mission Soil projects to highlight their innovations, best practices, and collaborative opportunities aimed at achieving sustainable soil management.

We are thrilled to share the exciting news of our first scientific paper publication: Valuation of Soil-Mediated Contributions to People (SmCPs) – A Systematic Review of Values and Methods.

Last week, Leitat hosted a pivotal meeting in Barcelona to tackle key objectives for the final year of the SOILGUARD project. The gathering took place on Thursday 12th of September and Friday 13th of September, bringing together the consortium to align efforts and streamline the project’s final stretch. The meeting saw both in-person and online participation from key representatives of Universidad de Alicante, UKCEH, Universitat de Barcelona, Leitat, AIT, WUR, Wings, UVA,ETH, IUCN and IOEW. Each organization played an essential role in discussing research outcomes and identifying the remaining steps for completion.