SOILGUARD Project

SOILGUARD is a European Horizon 2020 Research & Innovation project that started in June 2021, aimed at conserving the soil biodiversity and environmental, economic, and social well-being of EU bio-geographical regions. It is funded by the Horizon 2020 programme of the European Union under grant agreement no.101000371. 

The goal of the project is to co-create a conceptual and analytical framework with the potential to become the global standard for future assessments of soil biodiversity status and its contribution to soil multifunctionality and human well-being. This framework will be validated in an innovative experimental design, combining multiple study sites across biomes and regional land degradation gradients with in-situ climate change simulations. Thus, creating the evidence to fill the gaps of knowledge and quantify the environmental, economic and social consequences of unsustainable soil management. All knowledge co-created will be shared through the SOILGUARDIANS app.