Life on Earth depends on healthy soils. Healthy soils are indispensable for the provision of food as well as clean water, good air, safe climate, and biodiverse landscapes. Globally, soils store about 80% of the carbon in terrestrial ecosystems, making them the largest terrestrial carbon sink. Soils are fragile, and the impact of our actions on soils are often overlooked or ignored. To ensure a healthy and green future for our current and future generations, we need to protect and care for soils.

Under the Mission Soil, we are creating shared commitment and a strong community of practice dedicated to soil health. The Mission’s goal is substantiated with eight specific objectives, namely: (1) reducing desertification, (2) conserving soil organic carbon stocks, (3) stopping soil sealing and increasing re-use of urban soils, (4) reducing soil pollution and enhancing soil restoration, (5) preventing erosion, (6) improving soil structure to enhance soil biodiversity, (7) reducing the EU global soil footprint, and (8) improving soil literacy in society.

In July 2023, AgriEdu CEX became a signatory of the EU Mission for Soil, joining an international community that cares for soil.

EU Missions are a new way to bring concrete solutions to some of our greatest challenges. They have ambitious goals and will deliver tangible results by 2030.

Find out more about Mission Soil and sign the manifesto here.