CONNECTING PEOPLE AND SOILS:
Suppo ing he Mission Soil Li ing Labs
Heal hy soils a e i al o ecological esilience, sus ainable ag icul u e, and u al i ali y. Ye , hey emain unde alued in many
en i onmen al s a egies. Ac oss Eu ope, Li ing Labs and Ligh houses a e eme ging as collabo a i e spaces o es o e and p o ec
soil heal h h ough esea ch, inno a ion, and p ac ice.
SOILL-S a up co-designs and launches he SOILL one-s op suppo s uc u e o coo dina ion, suppo , enla gemen , and
p omo ion o he ne wo k o 100 Mission Soil Li ing Labs and Ligh houses, in pa icipa o y collabo a ion wi h he i s wa es o
Li ing Labs and Ligh houses and key s akeholde s.
S a egic Pilla s
Inno a ion Ecosys em in Spain
Impac and Policy Alignmen
Li ing Labs Regional knowledge ac i a ion,
eal-li e expe imen a ion
Digi al Hub
Moni o ing
& E alua ion
Communi y
Engagemen
Capaci y Building
Collabo a i e pla o m o aining, ne wo king,
and ools
KPI amewo ks, sel -assessmen ools, and
impac dashboa ds
Li ing Labs ma chmaking, annual e en s, and
mu ual lea ning isi s
Boo camps, men o ship, webina s, and
aining oolki s
SOILL-S a up con ibu es o he 2030 EU Soil Mission by aising soil li e acy, suppo ing he ag oecological
ansi ion, enabling egene a ion om local o EU le els, and p omo ing inclusi e inno a ion. I s wo k aligns wi h he
Eu opean G een Deal, he UN SDGs, and he Ho izon Eu ope Mission “A Soil Deal o Eu ope”.
Co e Concep
SO
ILL-S a up ecognises soil as a socio-ecological
connec o and con e gence poin o
:
Scien i ic guidance
Regene a i e p ac ices
Communi y ac ion
ANDALUSIAN LL
The Andalusian LL in sou he n Spain de elops p ac ical solu ions o
imp o e oli e soil heal h, ackling e osion, con amina ion,
wa e -holding capaci y, and biodi e si y.
BASQUE LL
The Basque LL in U daibai Biosphe e Rese e p omo es sus ainable
land use o balance biodi e si y, cul u e, and local p ospe i y,
ackling soil challenges in sal ma shes amid clima e and human
p essu es.
ALVELAL LL
The ALVELAL LL is Eu ope’s la ges landscape es o a ion p ojec ,
uni ing o e 500 membe s o comba soil deg ada ion and d ough
h ough egene a i e a ming and Commonland’s 4 Re u ns
F amewo k.
IBERSOILL LL
The Ibe soill LL, he only ansna ional si e in LILAS4SOILS, b ings
oge he pa ne s om Po ugal and Spain o es ca bon- a ming
p ac ices and inno a i e soil ca bon moni o ing echniques wi h 20
pilo a me s ac oss Bei a Baixa and Cas illa y León.
MENORCA LIVING SOIL LL
The Meno ca LL builds on wo decades o sus ainable land
s ewa dship o suppo a me s ac oss he island in ackling wa e
sca ci y, soil e ili y loss, and clima e challenges, while easing
economic and logis ical p essu es in a ou ism-domina ed economy.
SES SHELL - GREENNOMED LL
The SES SHELL LL in Sou heas e n Spain ackles soil deg ada ion
om decades o in ensi e a ming by p omo ing egene a i e
p ac ices, na u al pes icides, e icien e i iga ion, and ag o-sys em
biodi e si y managemen .
GRANADA TIERRA VIVA LL
The G anada Tie a Vi a LL es s solu ions o imp o e soil e ili y,
educe e osion, enhance wa e e en ion, and p omo e sus ainable
land managemen in G anada.
