‘Soil biodiversity’ programme

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The European Soil Strategy for 2030 sets ambitious targets for achieving sustainable soil health by 2050, based on the observation that 60% of European soils are currently in poor condition. More data and knowledge are needed to implement sustainable soil management, such as context-specific data on carbon storage, water management, soil biodiversity, the impact of pollution, erosion, etc.

The Soil Monitoring Law (SML) (draft) should enable soil health to be monitored in a harmonised and systematic manner in all member states. The Nature Restoration Law also provides for targeted soil restoration measures, which will be developed and tested in approximately 1,000 Living Labs and other Soil Mission projects.

In the Policy Note on the Environment 2024-2029, Flanders provides for the implementation of European regulations with clear strategic objectives: towards healthy soils in 2050 (SD1), by, among other things, tackling soil pollution (SD2) and making optimal use of the subsoil (SD3).

INBO contributes mainly to SD1 and SD2 with scientific evidence and continues its research into the state and evolution of soil biodiversity. We provide accessible information on soil biodiversity and biological soil quality, both for forest and natural soils and for arable and grassland soils in agricultural areas. Within the agricultural area, we work closely with ILVO.

Teams

• Genetic Diversity
• Nature & Society
• Management Team
• Biotope Diversity
• Forest Ecology and - Management
• Species Diversity
• Datamanagement
• Own Capital INBO
• Estuaries
• Environment and Climate
• Monitoring Programme for the Natural Environment

INBO Research theme(s)

• Soil & air

Tags

• soil
• soilfauna
• soil