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SUMMARY:HuMUS Final Conference
DESCRIPTION:Participatory governance for Soil Health quality management: The legacy of the HuMUS project\n\n\n\nThe event was a success\, with 100 participants\, 25 speakers\, 18 project partners and 34 pilots who actively shaped this conference! Thank you to all who participated and supported the HuMUS Project in the past 3 years. \n\n\n\nRead the articleClick on the right to read the article summarising the key outcomes of the conference Read More\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n21 November 2025\, 09:00-16:30 CET | European Committee of the Regions\, Room JDE 51\, 5th floor\, Jacques Delors Building\, Rue Belliard 99 1040 Brussels\, Belgium \n\n\n\n\nDownload the agenda\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRewatch the live webstream\n\n\n\n\nThe HuMUS Final Conference brought together policymakers\, soil stewards\, municipalities\, regional authorities\, researchers\, farmers\, urban planners\, and civil society to share knowledge and outcomes from the three-year Horizon Europe project HuMUS – Healthy Municipal Soils. \n\n\n\nThis event highlighted the value of participatory governance for soil health\, while identifying practical and policy-level bottlenecks in funding\, regulation\, and implementation. \n\n\n\nParticipants explored how to scale and replicate the HuMUS methodology\, which empowers local and regional communities to co-develop soil solutions adapted to their specific territorial contexts. \n\n\n\nRegistrations closed on Tuesday\, 11 November\n\n\n\nPlease Note: You will be later contacted by the CoR at the email address used to register in order to access the venue. If you insert a wrong email address\, you will not be accepted to the building)Important notice: Don’t forget to bring your ID on the day of the conference. Without an ID\, you will not be able to enter the European Committee of the Regions premises.The organisers decline all responsibility for participants who are not granted access to the institution. \n\n\n\nThe objective of the conference is to:\n\n\n\n\nPresent the key results of the HuMUS project\, including the Territorial Management Agreements and the participatory methodology\n\n\n\nDiscuss bottlenecks in policy\, regulation\, and funding mechanisms related to soil health\n\n\n\nShowcase best practices from pilot sites across Europe and assess their replicability\n\n\n\nStrengthen dialogue and coherence between place-based initiatives and EU-level soil and environmental policies\n\n\n\n\nWhy attending?\n\n\n\nThe event brought together a diverse community of stakeholders\, including: \n\n\n\n\nEU\, national\, and regional policymakers\n\n\n\nMayors\, municipal officers\, and regional representatives\n\n\n\nResearchers and soil scientists\n\n\n\nFarmers and urban planners\n\n\n\nCivil society organisations and networks\n\n\n\n\nYour participation helped bridge perspectives between decision-makers\, practitioners\, and citizens\, strengthening the collective effort to protect and restore Europe’s soils. \n\n\n\nWhat to expect\n\n\n\nThe programme offers a dynamic mix of formats designed to foster dialogue and knowledge exchange: \n\n\n\n\nKeynote speeches from EU officials and soil policy experts\n\n\n\nPanel discussions featuring pilot sites and regional success stories\n\n\n\nInteractive Q&A sessions with audience participation\n\n\n\nPoster exhibition showcasing project activities and outcomes\n\n\n\nNetworking opportunities over coffee and lunch\n\n\n\n\nPractical information\n\n\n\n\nLanguage: The conference was held entirely in English\n\n\n\nThe agenda was updated here as speakers are confirmed\n\n\n\nVenue: European Committee of the Regions\, Jacques Delors Building\, Rue Belliard 99 1040 Brussels\, BE\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n08:00 – 09:00 | Registration & Networking breakfast\n\n\n\n\nInformal networking\n\n\n\nPoster exhibition in the hallway\n\n\n\n\n09:00 – 09:50 | Welcome Remarks (starting at 09:00 sharp)\n\n\n\nLuca Menesini – Member of the European Committee of the Regions\, Tuscany RegionBeatrice Corsi – Councillor of the Environment\, Municipality of Sesto Fiorentino\, on behalf of ANCI ToscanaTanya Hristova – Mayor of Gabrovo Municipality and First Vice-Chair of the SEDEC Commission\, European Committee of the Regions  Anna Frosini – Agroecology Europe \n\n\n\n09:50 – 10:20 | Keynote Session 1 – The EU framework to protect and restore soil health\n\n\n\nCarole Esclapez – DG AGRI\, Unit F.2 Research and Innovation / Soil Mission Secretariat\, European CommissionMirco Barbero – DG ENV\, Unit D.1 Land use and management / Soil protection and sustainable land use\, European CommissionKristine De Schamphelaere – Policy Officer for Agriculture\, PAN Europe \n\n\n\n10:20 – 10:30 | Audience Q&A\n\n\n\n10:30 – 10:50 | Keynote Session 2 – HuMUS Results\n\n\n\nSimone Gheri – Director\, ANCI ToscanaAnnalaura Vannuccini – Project coordinator\, ANCI ToscanaFrancesco Molinari – Project manager\, ANCI Toscana \n\n\n\n10:50 – 11:00 | Audience Q&A\n\n\n\n11:00 – 11:20 | Coffee Break\n\n\n\n\nInformal networking\n\n\n\nPoster exhibition remains open\n\n\n\n\n11:20 – 12:45 | Panel Session 1:  The HuMUS Methodology and Territorial Management Agreements\n\n\n\nAlberto Mataran – University of Granada (HuMUS partner): HuMUS participatory methodPaola Migliorini – University of Pollenzo (HuMUS partner): Territorial Management Agreement Guidelines and results \n\n\n\nHuMUS pilot site representatives:Jamila Bentrar – Lille MétropolePietro Romano – Municipality of SienaMartin Simeonov – RAM Central Stara Planina \n\n\n\n12:45 – 13:00 | Audience Q&A\n\n\n\n13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break\n\n\n\n\nBuffet light lunch \n\n\n\nPoster exhibition remains open\n\n\n\n\n14:00 – 14:45 | Panel Session 2: The HuMUS Impact on Soil Literacy & Education and Other relevant experiences\n\n\n\nThe HuMUS Impact on Soil Literacy & Education:Mayte Gallego – Fundecyt-Pctex (HuMUS partner): Soil steward training programme \n\n\n\nTrained HuMUS Soil Steward testimony:Georgete Marques Félix – INIAVWard De Witte – PXL University of Applied Sciences and Arts \n\n\n\nOther relevant experiences:Serena Heckler – Programme Specialist\, Man and Biosphere Programme\, UNESCO \n\n\n\n14:45 – 15:00 | Audience Q&A    \n\n\n\n15:00 – 16:00 | Panel Session 3: From Practice to Policy | Regions in Focus: Unclogging Policy Bottlenecks\n\n\n\nBlanca Lucena – AGAPA Andalusian Agency for Agriculture and Fisheries (HuMUS partner)Laura Perez – Chambre de l’Agriculture de Pays de la Loire (HuMUS partner)Astrid Hannes – Project and policy manager\, ERRIN (European Regions Research and Innovation Network)Samuele Pii – Policy Officer\, ERIAFF (Network of European Regions for Innovation in Agriculture\, Food and Forestry) \n\n\n\n16:00 – 16:15 | Interactive Q&A\n\n\n\n16:15 – 16:30 | Closing Remarks\n\n\n\nSandra Heinzelmann – HuMUS Project Advisor\, REA (European Research Executive Agency)Henri Delanghe – DG AGRI\, Head of unit F.2 Research & Innovation\, European Commission \n\n\n\nDuring the day\, discussions were moderated by Valentina Bucchi – ANCI Toscana \n\n\n\nRegistrations closed on Tuesday\, 11 November \n\n\n\nPlease Note: You will be later contacted by the CoR at the email address used to register in order to access the venue. If you insert a wrong email address\, you will not be accepted to the building)Important notice: Don’t forget to bring your ID on the day of the conference. Without an ID\, you will not be able to enter the European Committee of the Regions premises.The organisers decline all responsibility for participants who are not granted access to the institution. \n\n\n\nContact & info\n\n\n\nEmail: anna.frosini@aeeu.org; annalaura.vannuccini@ancitoscana.it Website:www.humus-project.eu Organised by Agroecology Europe for the HuMUS Consortium\, coordinated by ANCI Toscana
URL:https://www.humus-project.eu/event/humus-final-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250606T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250606T230000
DTSTAMP:20260525T070208
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SUMMARY:Webinar: HuMUS healthy soil stories - results from the ground
DESCRIPTION:HuMUS hosted its 3rd Webinar: Healthy soil stories – results from the ground!\n \nOn 6 June 2025\, the Healthy Municipal Soils (HuMUS) Project hosted its third webinar to share the project’s results from the innovative Territorial Management Agreements and successful pilots. The webinar showcased the results produced by the HuMUS project partners in improving soil health across Europe in the last three years. \nThis event brought together over 70 soil experts\, educators\, citizens\, farmers\, researchers\, community organisers\, representatives of European municipalities and regions\, and policymakers to explore possible and actionable ways to advance soil health-friendly practices across Europe. \nThe webinar featured outstanding presentations from HuMUS’ experts and partners: \n\nPaola Migliorini (University of Gastronomic Sciences\, Pollenzo)\, who presented the valuable work of the Territorial Management Agreements (TMAs)\, a new pact for local participatory soil stewardship developed and implemented by HuMUS\, and the way these processes have been put into practice in the Western Italian Alps ;\nAnnalaura Vannuccini (Project Coordinator\, ANCI Toscana)\, who described the results of the TMAs’ implementation in 2 pilot projects in Tuscany\, Italy (Calenzano and Fiesole) and the role of citizen science and stakeholder engagement in the HuMUS methodology;\n\nand was moderated by Anna Frosini (Agroecology Europe). \nYou can now watch the recording of the webinar online and download the presentation master slide deck here!
URL:https://www.humus-project.eu/event/webinar-humus-healthy-soil-stories-results-from-the-ground/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20241205T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20241205T133000
DTSTAMP:20260525T070208
CREATED:20241203T115921Z
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SUMMARY:From Soil to Food: Dialogues for an Integrated Approach to Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate World Soil Day 2024\, on 5 December Anci Toscana hosts an initiative at the Altana of Palazzo Strozzi in Florence to explore the interconnection of soil and food\, with a focus on European\, national\, and regional policies. \nAt this pivotal moment for our planet’s future\, we will discuss innovative strategies and sustainable practices to protect soil\, ensure food security\, and foster development models that align with environmental harmony. \nThis event will bring together experts\, institutions\, organizations\, and citizens to shape a shared vision of sustainability. \n  \nSide event in Calenzano in the afternoon\nIn the afternoon\, the HuMUS pilot site of Calenzano will host a special side event featuring soil health demonstration workshops organised by the Università degli Studi di Firenze in collaboration with stakeholders engaged in participatory initiatives. \nPlease note that the event will take place in person and in Italian. \nDalla Terra al Cibo programme HuMUS
URL:https://www.humus-project.eu/event/from-soil-to-food-dialogues-for-an-integrated-approach-to-sustainability/
LOCATION:Strozzi Palace\, Firenze
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20240320T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20240320T123000
DTSTAMP:20260525T070208
CREATED:20240202T132941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T135805Z
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SUMMARY:HuMUS Webinar: Soil Health Training
DESCRIPTION:On 20 March the Healthy Municipal Soils (HuMUS) Project hosted its second webinar to discuss training and education for improving soil health. This event convened soil experts\, educators\, community organisers\, representatives of European municipalities and regions\, and EU policymakers to co-create knowledge on the potential of training and education programs for enhancing the health of European soils. \nHuMUS is developing training programmes that are publicly available to increase awareness and understanding of the value of soils and soil health challenges and their bio-physical and socio-economic drivers across Europe. These resources aim to provide regions and municipalities with information to make informed decisions. The webinar soundboarded preliminary progress from the HuMUS Soil Stewards Training Program\, shared challenges of the development process\, and drew inspiration from successful training methodologies.  \nParticipation is at the heart of the EU Soil Mission. The HuMUS project works together with inspiring EU projects to advance our common mission: improve soil health across Europe. We welcome the participation and input from all Mission Soil projects in the webinar to foster a common understanding of the benefits\, challenges\, and priorities for soil health education.  \nWatch the recording here!\n  \n \nRegister at the link below! Once your registration is approved\, you will receive the link to the Zoom meeting.  \nAgenda\nDownload the presentation master slide deck here! \nWelcome\n\nFrancesco Molinari\, project manager\, ANCI Toscana: Introduction to the HuMUS Project\n\nPresentations\nMayte Gallego\, FUNDECYT-PCTEX (HuMUS) \n\nHuMUS Soil Steward Training Course\n\nManuel Pulido\, University of Extremadura (ECHO) \n\nSoil Health from an educational and citizen perspective\n\nMargherita Caggiano\, Re Soil Foundation (PREPSOIL) \n\nOpportunities and challenges in soil health education: the Re Soil Foundation experience\n\nAyfer Koçak Yılmaz\, ANS Education & Consultancy (LOESS) \n\nLOESS-Literacy Boost Through an Operational Educational Ecosystem of Societal Actors on Soil Health\n\nAlice Martin-Prével\, Terre de Liens\, European Access to Land Network (RURALIZATION) \n\nFarmland for public good? Local authorities take action to enable access to land for agroecology and regenerative farming\n\nModerated discussion and Q&A\n\nModerator: Boglarka Bozsogi\, Agroecology Europe (HuMUS)\n\n  \n 
URL:https://www.humus-project.eu/event/humus-webinar-soil-health-training/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20240307T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20240307T123000
DTSTAMP:20260525T070208
CREATED:20240227T132645Z
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SUMMARY:HuMUS Open Call Info Day
DESCRIPTION:An online Info day on the HuMUS Call for Proposals is organised on 7 March 2024 from 10:30 am-12:30 pm CET. Registration is available at this link until 5 March at 5:00 pm! \nJoin us and ask your questions directly to the consortium to strengthen your application and win €30\,000! \nFor those interested who cannot make it\, the recording of the info day will be available on the project website. We recommend reading the FAQ page or sending new requests for clarifications to info@humus-project.eu. \nThe deadline for the HuMUS Open Call for Pilot proposals has been extended to 5 April 2024 at midnight CEST. \nThe extension has been granted to promote and facilitate the presentation of a higher number of candidatures\, considering that this is the only opportunity for funding made available by the project during its 3-year lifetime. Applicants who have already filed their proposal on the ANCI Toscana GoodGrantsTM platform can leave it unchanged or modify its contents until the new deadline. \nAs a consequence of the extension\, the expected date of the notification of results is postponed to 16 May 2024 and that of the signature of the subgrant agreements to 15 June 2024. These changes have been made in the new version of the Call text\, which can be retrieved here: https://www.humus-project.eu/open-call/ \nNo other significant modification has been made to the content of the Call\, so that already existing and new applications will be evaluated on an equal basis.
URL:https://www.humus-project.eu/event/humus-open-call-info-day/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240126
DTSTAMP:20260525T070208
CREATED:20230921T101931Z
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SUMMARY:HuMUS General Assembly
DESCRIPTION:The HuMUS Project consortium will gather in Granada\, Spain\, at the start of the project’s second year to take stock of lessons learned and success stories and prepare for the activities ahead.
URL:https://www.humus-project.eu/event/humus-general-assembly/
LOCATION:Granada\, Granada\, Spain
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231214T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231214T170000
DTSTAMP:20260525T070208
CREATED:20230712T064056Z
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SUMMARY:Soils’ Day in Pays de la Loire Region
DESCRIPTION:Come and discuss the implementation of Soil Conservation Agriculture in the face of today’s challenges!Faced with current and future challenges\, agriculture must adapt by implementing more resilient practices. Soil Conservation Agriculture (SCA)\, with its focus on soil preservation\, offers a number of levers that can be used by everyone in the Pays de la Loire region.More and more farmers in the Loire region are opting for soil conservation agriculture. Currently\, the Chamber of Agriculture of Pays de la Loire\, supports and facilitates 25 groups of farmers towards this soil health practice in agriculture. Through their testimonies\, we will offer a unique opportunity to discover Soil Conservation Agriculture and its implementation in Pays de la Loire region. \n\n\n\n2 conferences : \n\n\n\n\nImportance of soil life and the role of mycorrhizae » – by Marc-André SELOSSE (Professor at the National Muséum of National History in Paris)\n\n\n\nResults of the BAGâ€â„¢AGES project: the effects of agroecological practices such as Soil Conservation Agriculture » – by Lionel ALLETTO (Director of agronomy research – INRAE Toulouse)\n\n\n\n\n4 thematic areas toward implementation of soil conservation agriculture: \n\n\n\n\nSoil first!\n\n\n\nCombining agronomy and biodiversity\n\n\n\nAdapting to climate change\n\n\n\nLet’s get started!
URL:https://www.humus-project.eu/event/soils-day-in-pays-de-la-loire-region/
LOCATION:Jardins de l’Anjou\, La Pommeraye\, Mauges-sur-Loire\, 49620\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231205T083000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231205T130000
DTSTAMP:20260525T070208
CREATED:20231201T142053Z
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SUMMARY:World Soil Day in Florence
DESCRIPTION:Salute del suolo\nIl ruolo degli inoculi microbici \nMore information
URL:https://www.humus-project.eu/event/world-soil-day-in-florence/
LOCATION:Firenze\, Accademia dei Georgofili\, Italy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231124
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SUMMARY:European Mission Soil Week
DESCRIPTION:Leading the transition towards healthy soils\n\n\nThe European Mission Soil Week is an annual event aimed at promoting the Horizon Europe Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ (Mission Soil) raising awareness about the importance of soil health\, and driving action to protect and restore our soils.\n\nThe European Mission Soil Week\, organised by the European Commission\, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) in the context of the Mission Soil together with the EU funded project PREPSOIL and the Joint Research Centre – EU Soil Observatory (EUSO) will be held from 21 to 23 November 2023. The conference will be locally hosted by INIA-CSIC at the central facilities of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Madrid\, Spain\, under the Spanish Presidency of the EU Council.\n\nThe European Mission Soil Week is a major European gathering that brings together the European soil community. Researchers\, policymakers\, farmers\, foresters\, spatial planners\, landowners and land managers\, businesses\, and organisations as well as the general public will meet to discuss the challenges for making and keeping EU soils healthy.\n\nThe event will be an opportunity to communicate and disseminate solutions based on the latest research results and innovations for healthy soils. Therefore\, the European Mission Soil Week will bring together and mobilise communities to protect and restore soil health.
URL:https://www.humus-project.eu/event/european-mission-soil-week/
LOCATION:Madrid\, Madrid\, Spain
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231106T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231106T170000
DTSTAMP:20260525T070208
CREATED:20231026T112454Z
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SUMMARY:EU Soil Day
DESCRIPTION:The EU Soil Day event will set the scene for the EU Soil agenda to protect and restore soils and ensure their sustainability\, providing an update on the Mission â€ËœA Soil Deal for Europeâ€â„¢ and learning about EU funding programmes supporting solutions such as Horizon Europe\, LIFE and also the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Ahead of the European Mission Soil Week that will take place in Madrid later that same month\,  the event will be an opportunity to have a complete overview both from the policy and projects’ point of view\, with a specific regional and local approach. The Region of Murcia\, with the support of the EU Spanish Presidency\, has teamed up with the ERRIN Network\, the HUMUS project\, the Spanish Office for Science and Technology – SOST CDTI\, and several EU-funded projects related to Soil challenges to ensure the interest and success of this initiative. Additionally\, representatives from DG AGRI\, DG ENV\, DG CLIMA\, JRC\, and CINEA will enrich the content and discussions and we will be able to learn about challenges and solutions on the ground from EU-funded projects. \nAnnalaura Vannuccini and Francesco Molinari from Anci Toscana will present the HuMUS Project and launch the Open Call for proposals to fund pilot projects that contribute to effective exchanges of experiences between municipalities and regions across Europe\, creating spaces and practices for discussion and dialogues on soil health challenges and promoting the co-implementation of solutions aligned with societal needs.
URL:https://www.humus-project.eu/event/eu-soil-day/
LOCATION:European Committee of the Regions\, Brussels\, Belgium\, European Committee of the Regions\, Brussels\, Belgium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231019T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231019T113000
DTSTAMP:20260525T070208
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SUMMARY:HuMUS Webinar: Participatory methods to enhance soil health
DESCRIPTION:The HuMUS Project invites you to its first local soil health webinar on Thursday\, October 19\, at 10:00-11:30 am CEST! This event will convene representatives of European municipalities and regions\, EU policymakers\, and soil health advocates to discuss soil health regeneration focusing on participatory methods. For HuMUS\, participation means that the stakeholders and citizens take part in decision-making processes and their final products. To document and foster local participation\, the project will publish a catalogue of best practices in citizen and stakeholder engagement on soil health at the municipal and regional levels\, including the implementation of participatory methods\, tools\, and approaches for stakeholder engagement in action research on soil use and land management. Further\, in regional and territorial case studies\, HuMUS develops participatory activities and creates spaces of dialogue. \nThe webinar will share preliminary research results from these lines of work. Join to learn about an open call coming up at the end of the year to fund initiatives and organisations across Europe to develop and implement participatory processes that stimulate dialogue on soil and land use and increase awareness of soil health at the regional and municipal levels. \nParticipation is at the heart of Mission Soil too. The HuMUS project works together with inspiring EU projects to advance our common mission: improve soil health across Europe. In the second part of the event\, you will hear from soil experts to foster a common understanding on soil health and stakeholder participation. \nRECORDING AVAILABLE \nREGISTER HERE \nAgenda\nWelcome and introduction to the HuMUS project\nFrancesco Molinari\, Project Manager\, ANCI Toscana \n  \nPresentations of preliminary research \nRaphael Tiziani\, Research Assistant\, UNIBZ \n\nWP1: Soil Intelligence [SLIDES]   \n\nThis presentation introduces WP1 (Soil Intelligence) which gathers all desk analyses and preparatory initiatives to support the citizen and stakeholder dialogues.\n\n\n\nCarmen Navarro Mezquita\, Graduate in Geography\, Department of Organic Production\, AGAPA \n\nEstablishing the regional dialogues on soil health: how we plan to carry them out [SLIDES] \n\nBy involving all Quadruple Helix stakeholders\, we aim to develop and test the participatory methodology to identify and implement joint solutions to soil problems.\n\n\n\nAlberto Mataran Ruiz\, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Granada\, visiting scholar at the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge  \n\nBest practices on participation based on the biodistrict approach for regions and municipalities [SLIDES] \n\nBased on the biodistrict approach\, the presentation will focus on best practices concerning the implementation of Participatory Research and Action on soil use and land management at municipal and regional level\n\n\n\nDr. Marianne Hoogmoed\, Researcher of Soil and Sustainable Cultivation\, Louis Bolk Institute \n\nFacilitating regional dialogues on soil health [SLIDES] \n\nLouis Bolk Institute developed a participatory tool to create semi-structured dialogues between different stakeholders about the different ecosystem services in relation to soil health. This tool is tested in a couple of regions in the Netherlands and is further developed in the HuMUS Project.\n\n\n\nSoil biology and soil ecology: how do participatory activities advance soil health?\nRoy Neilson\, Plant-Soil Interactions Research Group Leader\, The James Hutton Institute \n\nMuck in\, get your hands dirty [SLIDES]. \n\nThe talk will outline a series of participatory activities that have focussed on Scottish soils ranging from the establishment of a Citizens Observatory to mapping the distribution of an invasive alien species.\n\n\n\nSven Marhan\, Senior Researcher\, Department of Soil Biology\, University of Hohenheim \n\nThe role of soil humus [SLIDES] \n\nModerated discussion and Q&A\nModerator: Francesco Molinari\, Project Manager\, ANCI Toscana
URL:https://www.humus-project.eu/event/humus-webinar-participatory-methods-to-enhance-soil-health/
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