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Planning never finishes, soil is a continuum

31 Jul 2025

Making European planning more soil-inclusive through the SPADES project

The Spatial Planning and Design with Soil (SPADES) project is working to make plan...

Soil Functions and Related Ecosystem Services for sustainable cities - takeaways from the webinar

2 Jul 2025

The Institute for Urban Excellence (iUE) organized an internationalwebinar on Soil for Sustainable Cities on June 25th 2025 as part of its broader missi...

A field at the pilot site with buildings in the background

Rural and Peri-urban

Exploring collectively the Future of Farming on Wasteland Plots in the Pays Cœur d'Hérault

2 Jun 2025

Could two unused plots of land become home to new agricultural activity? That was the question guiding a recent field day that brought together a diverse...

Over 1 million species are at risk of extinction. Join us and the UN in calling for increased harmony with nature and sustainable development - from the ground up.

Cities Step Up to Save Soil — Earth’s Most Biodiverse Ecosystem

20 May 2025

Biodiversity is fundamental to human and environmental well-being, yet we are losing it at an unprecedented rate: between 1970 and 2020, the average size...

News: 2 meetings about #SoilHealth in 1 week….

Two Meetings About Soil Health in 1 Week: Momentum Grows for Soil Action

5 May 2025

Soils are high on the agenda within Europe with the (most likely) upcoming Soil Monitoring Law (SML), but also in the Netherlands with different national...

Soil Meets Urban Planning: Takeaways from Bodem Breed 2025

23 Apr 2025

Urban soils, often overlooked in the rush to build cities, were the focus of a dynamic session at the Bodem Breed Symposium in Delft on 17 April 2025. Co...

Urban and Peri-urban

A CALL TO FUTURE FARMERS IN ROMANIA: Who are you? Where are you? And why are you not farming yet?

14 Apr 2025

There exists a realm where ancient wooden gates reminisce about peasant tales and embroidered vests tell a story of their own. This is Țara Călatei - Ka...

SPADES Featured on NetworkNature Reads: The History of Bees

27 Mar 2025

What is NetworkNature Reads?

#NetworkNatureReads is inspired by #ReadingRainbow and the #NewYorkTimes #ByTheBook series, both of which spread a love of re...

60-70% of Europe’s soils are classified as unhealthy. Enter the recently launched EU project SPADES. Over the next four years, SPADES will develop a unified approach to integrating soil health across all areas of land management. Stay tuned!

SPADES Project Kickoff Launches Bold New Initiative for Soil Health in Spatial Planning and Design

18 Feb 2025

In a world where 60-70% of Europe’s soils are classified as unhealthy, there is an urgent need for tools and initiatives designed to protect and enhance ...