Towards climate-smart sustainable management of agricultural soils
EJP SOIL
EJP SOIL is a European Joint Programme Cofund on Agricultural Soil Management. The EJP Soil consortium unites a unique group of 26 leading European research institutes and universities in 24 countries.
The overall goal is to build a sustainable European integrated research system on agricultural soils and develop and deploy a reference framework on climate-smart sustainable agricultural soil management. This will create the enabling environment that will maximise the contribution of agricultural soil to key societal challenges such as food and water security, sustainable agricultural production, climate change adaptation and mitigation; ecosystem services delivery, biodiversity preservation and human health.
EJP Soil targets climate change adaptation and mitigation, sustainable agricultural production, ecosystem services and restoration and prevention of land and soil degradation.
The objectives are to develop knowledge, tools and an integrated research community to foster climate-smart sustainable agricultural soil management that allows sustainable food production, sustains soil biodiversity and sustains soil functions that preserves ecosystem services.
Natural Resources Institut Finland (Luke) is the coordinator of the WP3 and responsible for the calls for funding consortium's internal research projects. Currently, Luke participates in eight internal projects and acts as the coordinator of one of them. Two more projects have already been completed in early 2022.
Webinar: The EU Soil Directive and the Nordics – Challenges, expectations, and the negotiations
The European Commission presented a Soil Directive in July 2023 with the aim to have healthy soils in the EU by 2050. What does this mean for Nordic soils? In particular, what does it mean for the agricultural soil monitoring programmes in Sweden and Finland? And what is the state of the EU negotiations to agree on the directive’s scope and implementation? Welcome to a webinar where these issues will be in focus!
What? A webinar about the EU Soil Monitoring Law focusing on the Swedish and Finnish perspectives on agricultural soil monitoring and current status of the EU negotiations.
Where? Online via Teams
When? February 6th, 09.00-11.00 (Swedish time) and 10.00-12.00 (Finnish time)
How? Register by filling in the form below.
NOTE The webinar will be held in English and It will not be recorded
This webinar will bring together soil scientists and Nordic and European policymakers to shed light on the EU Soil Monitoring Law which is currently under negotiation. We will highlight questions such as:
- What are the similarities and differences between LUCAS (the European soil monitoring programme) and national agricultural soil monitoring programmes in Sweden and Finland?
- What are some of the challenges for Sweden and Finland in terms of the Soil Monitoring Law?
- What is the status of the Soil Monitoring Law negotiations?
The webinar is hosted by EJP SOIL in Sweden and Finland, represented by Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE).
Programme
10.00 Welcome
Amanda Öberg, Science Communicator, SLU
Finnish Agricultural Soil Monitoring
Helena Soinne, Researcher, LUKE
Swedish Agricultural Soil Monitoring
Johanna Wetterlind, Researcher, SLU
European Soil Monitoring through LUCAS (Land Use/Cover Area frame statistical Survey Soil)
Arwyn Jones, Researcher, Joint Research Centre of the EU Commission
10.50 SHORT BREAK
Comparison of LUCAS and national soil monitoring programmes in Sweden and Finland
Johanna Wetterlind, Researcher, SLU
Jaakko Heikkinen, Researcher, LUKE
Conversation: The Soil Monitoring Law Negotiations from Swedish and Finnish perspectives
Jorid Hammersland, Environmental Counselor, Swedish representation to the EU
Paula Perälä, Ministerial Adviser, Finnish Ministry of the Environment
Moderator: Jennie Barron, Professor in Agricultural Water Management, SLU
12.00 Closure
Amanda Öberg, Science Communicator, SLU
Contact
Elina Nurmi
Researcher & Communicator EJP SOIL Finland
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
+358503025789
elina.nurmi@luke.fi
Amanda Öberg
Communicator EJP SOIL Sweden
Department of Soil and Environment
+46730782268
ejpsoil-sweden@slu.se
Uutisia, artikkeleita, julkaisuja
Uutisia EJP SOIL -tutkimusohjelman vuosittaisilta tiedepäiviltä kesäkuussa 2023
Artikkeleita
- EJP SOIL advancing the understanding of soil science at the EGU 2023
- Soil organic carbon sequestration potential for croplands in Finland
- EOM4SOIL aims at proposing best management practices of external organic matter in soils
Tilaa EJP SOIL -tutkimusohjelman uutiskirje: liittymislinkki löytyy nettisivun alareunasta.
