What is soil? Where does soil come from? What is special about soil in Africa? What does soil provide to society and the environment? How do our activities affect soil? The first ever Soil Atlas of Africa uses striking maps, informative texts and stunning photographs to answer and explain these...

The European Commission launched a soil assessment component to the periodic LUCAS Land Use/Land Cover Area Frame Survey in 2009. Composite soil samples from 0-20-cm depth were taken, air-dried and sieved to 2 mm in order to analyse physical and chemical parameters of topsoil in 25 Member States...

The European Commission launched a soil assessment component to the periodic LUCAS Land Use/Land Cover Area Frame Survey in 2009. Physical and chemical parameters in topsoil (0-20 cm) were assessed in 23 Member States (EU-27 except Bulgaria, Romania, Malta and Cyprus). The aim of LUCAS Soil...

Healthy soils are essential for our environment and society, as soils deliver crucial ecosystem services. The publication of the EU Soil Strategy for 2030 and the Soil Monitoring Law marked major milestones for soil protection and restoration in the EU. In parallel, the Mission Soil aims to...

Tla so edinstven naravni vir, ključen za pridelavo hrane in ostale biomase in predstavljajo nenadomestljiv del ekosistemov. Imajo tudi številne druge okoljske, socioekonomske in prostorske funkcije. Sprejemajo, zadržujejo in filtrirajo vodo in pline (CO2, O2, CH4, ...), predstavljajo...

What is soil? Where does it come from? What is special about soil in Latin America and the Caribbean ? What does soil provide to society? What is the impact of climate change on soils? The first ever Soil Atlas of Latin America and the Caribbean aims to answer these questions about the origin...

This report presents the activities of the EU Soil Observatory (EUSO) that took place during 2022. Through its five main objectives, the EUSO contributes to improving the monitoring of soils, to creating and sharing knowledge and data about EU soils, in particular producing tailored outputs in...

Accurate and complete environmental information is at the basis of any effective sustainable development policy. This report summarises for the first time the status of air, climate, water and soil in the Western Balkans (WB), describing current knowledge as of 2021 and gaps with respect to the...

Accurate and complete environmental information is at the basis of any effective sustainable development policy. This report summarises for the first time the status of air, climate, water and soil in the Western Balkans (WB), describing current knowledge as of 2021 and gaps with respect to the...

This report presents a pan‐European perspective on the state soil in Europe in light of available data held within the European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC) and the research activities within the Joint Research Centre's Soil Action. Managed by the JRC on behalf of EU institutions, the ESDAC...