Living labs to enhance soil health in Continental, Black Sea, Pannonian and Steppic biogeographical regions

Forthcoming EU call topic HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-SOIL-01-two-stage · HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions. Part of call HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-two-stage: Supporting the implementation of the Soil Deal for Europe Mission. Opens 2027-02-04; next deadline 2027-04-08 (first stage). Topic page: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-SOIL-01-two-stage

Expected Outcome: Activities under this topic respond directly to the goal of the Mission Soil to set up 100 living labs and lighthouses to lead the transition to healthy soils by 2030 and support its specific objectives[1]. Activities should also contribute to the Common Agricultural Policy and to meeting the European Green Deal ambitions and targets and more specifically those of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the EU Soil Strategy for 2030 and the proposal for a Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive, the Zero Pollution Action Plan, the Communication on Boosting Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing in the EU, as well as to the Sustainable Development Goals[2]. Project results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: - enhanced capacities for participatory, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary R&I to co-create, and co-implement economically viable soil health solutions; - improved soil health monitoring and increased availability of high quality, standardised soil data at local and regional levels; - increased availability of practice-oriented knowledge for land managers and land users, leading to better adoption of effective soil health solutions in diverse contexts; - policy makers are more aware of local needs regarding soil health including its drivers and can use this knowledge to design and implement more effective policies to enhance soil health, which take into account the economic sustainability of solutions.

Scope: The Mission Soil proposes the deployment of living labs as a novel approach to…