Soil Biodiversity: Meso and Macro Fauna Webinar | Insights and Takeaways
This Soil Community webinar brought together experts from leading EU projects and institutions to explore a central question: How does soil fauna contribute to soil health, and how can it be effectively monitored and integrated into biodiversity assessment frameworks? From microscopic mesofauna to ecosystem-engineering earthworms, the session highlighted the...
The Invisible Climate Infrastructure: A Dialogue with Azadeh Farajpour About the Future of Soil and Food Security
In major global debates about climate change, public attention is directed almost exclusively toward renewable energy, emission reductions, and green technologies. We see solar panels, wind turbines, and climate policies discussed at the international level. Yet one of the most important resources for the planet’s future remains almost invisible: soil. Given that...
Soil Biodiversity: Microorganisms Webinar | Insights and Takeaways
Soil life is far more complex than what we see with our eyes. Beneath every field, forest, and grassland lies a dynamic microbial world that drives nutrient cycling, plant growth, carbon storage, and ecosystem resilience. In the latest webinar hosted on the Soil Community Platform, experts from leading European institutions explored how we measure, interpret, and...
Benefits of carbon-rich soils
When soils are rich in carbon, they behave differently; they hold together better, breathe better, and support more life. Imagine two neighbouring fields after weeks of drought, followed by a sudden downpour: in one, crops wilt, and muddy water rushes off the surface; in the other, the soil soaks up the rain as a sponge and plants recover more quickly. More often than not,...
Ecosystem services, nature’s priceless value. BIOservicES project perspective
Nature is a complex and interconnected network of life that supports us, encompassing habitats from large-scale ecosystems like dense forests and vast oceans to microscopic environments such as soil aggregates. It provides the essential resources and conditions necessary for all living organisms to flourish, offering us at the same time beauty, inspiration, and vital...
’Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services’ Webinar | Insights & Takeaways
Economic valuation of ecosystem services is the process of measuring the monetary value of the benefits that ecosystems provide to people. These benefits include tangible goods such as food, water purification, and flood protection (provisioning and regulating services), as well as less tangible outcomes like recreational enjoyment, aesthetic appreciation, and cultural or...