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World Soil Day 2025: Tracking This Year’s Progress for Soil in Land Planning in Europe

5 Dec 2025

Since being designated by the UN General Assembly in 2014, World Soil Day has been held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the impor...

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Soils are on the EU agenda!

21 Nov 2025

Soil counts itself among the give European Missions, sharing the space with climate change adaptation, fighting cancer, climate neutral and smart cities,...

Four white presenting women pose in front of a Mission Soil banner holding card board cut outs of soil ecosystem elements.

SPADES heads to Mission Soil Week

7 Nov 2025

The European Mission Soil Week (EMSW) takes place every year, and brings Mission Soil projects together to deepen understanding of the Horizon Europe Mis...

Call for Abstracts: “Soils in Spatial Planning and Design” – Join the SPADES Session at EGU 2026!

7 Nov 2025

Healthy soils are the foundation of sustainable land use – supporting agriculture, forestry, nature, and urban life while providing vital ecosystem servi...

Submit an Abstract to the SPADES' Special Session at the World Planning Schools Congress 2026

5 Nov 2025

Together with the Technical University of Berlin, SPADES is organizing the Special Session 16: Urbanised grounds – plural perspectives on land and soil a...

From Data to Dialogue: Mayors Reflect on the BreBeMi Highway’s Territorial Impact

29 Oct 2025

The meeting brought together the mayors of the municipalities affected by the BreBeMi highway, with the aim of fostering a collaborative dialogue on the ...

Participatory Workshop on the Future of Abandoned Farmland in Pays Cœur d’Hérault

22 Oct 2025

SPADES Pilots Gather for First Cross-Fertilization Workshop

SPADES Pilots Gather for First Cross-Fertilisation Workshop

21 Oct 2025

Future Perspectives – Integrating Soil Capability into Planning: Innovative Tools, Initiatives, and Policy Approaches

13 Oct 2025

Many challenges in implementing effective soil planning and governance policies arise from the limitations of centralised approaches that overlook local ...