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Sustainable Soils Alliance @sustainablesoils.bsky.social · 6d

Fantastic news - the EU has passed the Soil Monitoring Law,
setting the foundation for healthy soils by 2050! 👏🪱

With common standards, this marks a huge milestone in restoring one of our most vital natural resources.

#SoilHealth #EUSoilLaw #MissionSoil

www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

Council adopts new rules for healthier and more resilient European soils

Today the Council adopted the soil monitoring law to track soil health, manage contaminated sites and mitigate land take, aiming for healthy soils by 2050.

www.consilium.europa.eu

Sustainable Soils Alliance @sustainablesoils.bsky.social · 27d

More insight from @wclnews.bsky.social #WildSummit: in a session hosted by @rspb.bsky.social on the Business of Nature Recovery the discussion's on how combined effort by NGOs, businesses & govt is the only way to achieve common goal of resilience.

#NatureRecovery #Resilience #Collaboration

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · Sep 8

As the first parliamentarian to get tardigrades into Hansard, the record of Parliament going back centuries, I am now having the best time of my week, my month and quite possibly my year in the House

#SoilHealth @sustainablesoils.bsky.social

Agenda of Parliamentary round table: climate and nature -living soils deliver both

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Sustainable Soils Alliance @sustainablesoils.bsky.social · 27d

Great to hear about Govt plans to protect & restore nature, and see so many eNGOs gathering at @wclnews.bsky.social inaugural #wildsummitUK!

Takeaway from @marycreagh.bsky.social speech: "healthy soils, abundant pollinators and clean water" foundation for farming 👏🪱

#Soil #SoilHealth

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Sustainable Soils Alliance @sustainablesoils.bsky.social · 28d

Monday was a great day for soils advocacy!

Pleasure working with Merlin Sheldrake, Prof Karen Johnson, Adv Cairo Robb, and Roz Savage MBE on this event to demonstrate opportunities of the Climate & Nature Bill and call for environmental policies with soil at their heart.

Photo: Ellie Sandiford

Sustainable Soils Alliance @sustainablesoils.bsky.social · Sep 5

Stay up to date with this week’s #soil news with the latest edition of The Week In Soil. This edition includes news on the ELMS Test and Trial results 🚜, Scottish peatland emissions 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, and more!

Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/4ncNqLJ

#TheWeekInSoil

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Sustainable Soils Alliance @sustainablesoils.bsky.social · Sep 3

We've been prepping the soil, watering it well and planting seeds - because our new website will sprout soon! 🌱

Stay tuned 👀

#Sustainable #Soil #Sprouting

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Sustainable Soils Alliance @sustainablesoils.bsky.social · Sep 1

Read last week’s #soil news here with the latest edition of The Week In Soil. This edition includes news on biostimulant testing 🪱, digital soil mapping tools 🗺️, nature loss and GDP 🦋, and much more!

Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/4g11bL9

#TheWeekInSoil

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Sustainable Soils Alliance @sustainablesoils.bsky.social · Aug 29

Stay up to date with this week’s #soil news with the latest edition of The Week In Soil. This edition includes news on the biostimulant testing 🪱, digital soil mapping tools 🗺️, nature loss and GDP 🦋, and much more!

Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/4g11bL9

#TheWeekInSoil

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Land Use for Net Zero (LUNZ) Hub @lunz-hub.bsky.social · Aug 29

With less than 3 weeks to go until the #LUNZHub #BigTent event in Llandudno, here is a reminder of the agenda, session plans, and key themes for the event.

When: 18th September 2025
Where: Venue Cymru, Llandudno, LL30 1BB

Click here to read more: bit.ly/4lMEOdB

#LUNZ #LandUse

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · Aug 21

👌 FULL video recording of the ‘ #Soils for Europe’ hybrid event held at the European Parliament & organised by our partners at the #Soils4Europe (SOLO) project earlier this year NOW AVAILABLE at: soils4europe.eu/news/soils-e... 📹

👉 Find more about SOLO on our blog: blog.pensoft.net/2023/03/20/p...

‘Soils for Europe’ event at the EU Parliament recording is now available

On Wednesday, 30 April 2025, from 14:00 - 16:00 CET, Renew Europe, University of Coimbra, and PAN Europe hosted a ‘Soils for Europe’ hybrid event at the European Parliament. Organised within SOLO’s fr...

soils4europe.eu

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · Aug 21

"Do you know how life beneath ground sustains life??
Soil health is fundamentally linked to human health.
Rich, healthy soils are home to vibrant microbial communities that decompose organic materials and unlock vital nutrients necessary for plant growth."
via Friends Of Maasai Forests

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · Aug 25

Nature-based solutions harness the power of ecosystems, from forests and wetlands to coral reefs and soils, to support both people and the planet.

They offer cost-effective ways to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.

Learn more: unep.org/unep-and-nat...

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Sustainable Soils Alliance @sustainablesoils.bsky.social · Aug 27

Read last week’s #soil news here with the latest edition of The Week In Soil. This edition includes news on the Live Well scheme 🫐, the Global Plastics Treaty collapse ♳, Soil carbon markets 📈, and much more!

Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/4kX9eJU

#TheWeekInSoil

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Sustainable Soils Alliance @sustainablesoils.bsky.social · Aug 21

Stay up to date with this week’s #soil news with the latest edition of The Week In Soil. This edition includes news on the Live Well scheme 🫐, the Global Plastics Treaty collapse ♳, Soil carbon markets 📈, and much more!

Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/4kX9eJU

#TheWeekInSoil

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CIFOR-ICRAF @cifor-icraf.org · Aug 12

Healthy #soil is crucial to food security and nutrition. 95% of our food is directly or indirectly produced on our soils. Therefore, food availability relies on soils.

Healthy & good quality food can only be produced if our soils are healthy. 🧪

Explore🔗: https://bit.ly/41MSpbf

#TreesPeoplePlanet

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Soil Association @thesoilassociation.bsky.social · Aug 19

🐄 Dairy & livestock farmers in SW England, this one’s for you!

📍 Godminster, Somerset
📅 Wed 24 Sept | 10:30am-2pm

🌱 Min-till machinery
🌿 Non-chemical weed control
🪱 Soil pit exploration
🚜 Practical tips

✅ Free to attend (lunch included)
#CPD / #BASIS points

🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1501904018...

Cultivating soil health

A technical event at Godminster Farm, which will focus on cultivation and maintenance of soil health.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Konsyse @konsyse.com · Aug 18

BIZ FEAT: Humus is the dark-colored organic component which make soils fertile and turn lands into carbon sinks. However, it takes centuries to millennia to form. A German startup founded in 2023 has introduced a workaround.

Humify: This Startup Want to Restore Soils as Fertile Carbon Sinks — Konsyse

Meet the German startup Humify and its proposed solution to restore barren soils into fertile carbon sinks.

www.konsyse.com

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Land Use for Net Zero (LUNZ) Hub @lunz-hub.bsky.social · Aug 19

In July, the #LUNZHub Communications Lead Matthew Orman attended #Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture Festival.

In this #LUNZ blog, Matthew outlines some key observations from the 2025 edition of the festival.

Click here to read the full blog ➡️ bit.ly/3V5lg9t

Observations from Groundswell - LUNZ Hub

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Land Use for Net Zero (LUNZ) Hub @lunz-hub.bsky.social · Aug 13

Here's a first look at the agenda and session plans for the upcoming #BigTent event in Llandudno.

When: 18th September 2025
Where: Venue Cymru, Llandudno, LL30 1BB

Click here to read more and register: bit.ly/404iJ2s

#LUNZ #LandUse

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Land Use for Net Zero (LUNZ) Hub @lunz-hub.bsky.social · Aug 13

On the 18th of September, the #LUNZHub will host a #BigTent event, exploring relations with land use change in Wales.

When: 18th September 2025
Where: Venue Cymru, Llandudno, LL30 1BB

Click here to read more and register: bit.ly/404iJ2s #LUNZ #LandUse

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Sustainable Soils Alliance @sustainablesoils.bsky.social · Aug 11

Click here to read last week's edition of The Week In Soil. This edition includes news on subsidies for nature-friendly farming 💼, the England Ecosystem Survey 🗺️, and much more!

Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/4kX9eJU

#Soil #TheWeekInSoil

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Land Use for Net Zero (LUNZ) Hub @lunz-hub.bsky.social · Aug 8

📣 Applications for the LUNZ Hub Creative Collaborative Placements programme are now open! 📣

Deadline for Applications: August 22, 5pm (by email)
Research, practice and production of work: November 2025 – May 2026
Award: £5000
Click here to find out more: bit.ly/4ld5a8n

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Sustainable Soils Alliance @sustainablesoils.bsky.social · Aug 8

Stay up to date with this week’s #soil news with the latest edition of The Week In Soil. This edition includes news on subsidies for nature-friendly farming 💼, the England Ecosystem Survey 🗺️, and much more!

Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/4kX9eJU

#TheWeekInSoil

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · Aug 7

We have to listen 🎧 to the soil 🪱

In a new #FoodTakes 🥦 , Rye Hickman of Uni of Greenwich & @rothamsted.bsky.social describes the squelches, pops and clicks that come from the soil when examined with a 🎙 and how listening to the soil brings people together.

Full video: buff.ly/17dLllc

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