Coordinated by the Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation (IUNG) in Poland and comprising 14 partners from 8 European countries, the project is funded under the EU Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ contributing to the objective of leading the transition towards healthy soils by 2030. Soil is crucial for sustaining life on earth and combating climate change. However, it tends to take a backstage seat in the policy sphere. NBSOIL will reposition soil health as one of the core topics in food systems discussions.
NBSOIL aims to mainstream an NBS approach and emphasise the importance of soil monitoring and soil literacy. The project will focus on six multifunctional practices to test them as nature-based solutions (NBS) and to develop a holistic approach to land management and soil health: organic fertilisers from locally available biowastes; cover crops; paludiculture; forest diversification; bioremediation; and blue and green infrastructure in urban and periurban areas on a natural, rural, urban and industrial setting context.
