Events
Global Soil Biodiversity Conference (GBS) 2026
12 Apr 2026 — 16 Apr 2026Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaItalian Society of Ecology
17 Sep 2025 — 19 Sep 2025Caserta, ItalyUNICT plans to present data on the correlation between the thermal offset—defined as difference between soil and air temperature—retrieved from the SoilTemp database, and the abundance of nematodes, springtails, and earthworms.
SOB4ES Workshop "Integrating Soil Biodiversity into Farming Practices"
13 Sep 2025Cambre, SpainVictor Boga from SOB4ES partner Millo e Landras will give a workshop for farmers titled “Integrating Soil Biodiversity into Farming Practices”. The workshop will take place in the context of the end of summer LeiraFest festival at the ecological agriculture project Os Biosbardos. Farmers will learn and discuss how to use soil biodiversity for healthy soils and better farming. Please click to find more information on how to participate in the event.Annual Meeting of the German Association of Soil Science (DGB) 2025
13 Sep 2025 — 18 Sep 2025Tübingen, GermanyCarlo Febbi of the University of Cologne is presenting a poster titled "Assessing biological indicators of soil health along a chronosequence of restored agricultural soils after lignite mining" on September 18th.14th Acarological Colloquium
11 Sep 2025 — 12 Sep 2025Görlitz, GermanyGiles Ross, from SOB4ES partner NIOO-KNAW, presented a talk titled "Towards scalable monitoring of soil mite diversity: integrating morphological and molecular approaches across land-use types and intensities" on September 12th.
XXIII. Arachnological Conference
10 Sep 2025 — 12 Sep 2025Vychodna, SlovakiaThe SOB4ES project was presented at the Annual Arachnological Conference of the Slovak Arachnological Society in Vychodna, Slovakia by Alexandra Jaszayova. The presentation of the SOB Booster tool encouraged public involvement towards a better soil care and sustainable use of soils to enhance soil biodiversity.VII EUROSOIL 2025
08 Sep 2025 — 12 Sep 2025Sevilla, SpainGiles Ross from NIOO-KNAW will give a talk titled "Soil monitoring: standardised protocols for the assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services" on Monday, September 8th, and Antonio Adrián González Pedrouzo from Vigo University will present a poster titled "Observation based model for flexible...
5th International Conference on Community Ecology
03 Sep 2025 — 05 Sep 2025Budapest, HungaryProf. Christian Mulder from Catania University is giving a talk titled "Microclimate-driven functional mismatches in Mediterranean soil nematofauna" on September 4th.15th International Symposium on Enchytraeidae
02 Jul 2025 — 06 Jul 2025Brno, CzechiaGiles Ross from SOB4ES partner KNAW will give an online presentation of the SOB4ES overall plan, Enchytraeid ID plan and Enchytraeid spatial data.
17th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology
01 Jul 2025 — 04 Jul 2025Graz, AustriaA poster presentation will be given by SOB4ES partner UL.
SOB4ES 2nd Annual Progress Meeting
24 Jun 2025 — 25 Jun 2025Catania, ItalyThe SOB4ES consortium will gather for its 2nd Annual progress meeting in Catania, Italy to discuss the work progress and next steps. A clustering session with other Soil mission projects will also be part of the meeting.
SOB4ES Mini Public Event
11 May 2025Dublin, IrelandThis mini public will explore the question: “How can we improve soil health in our city and country?” Experts will share insights on the current state of soil health, followed by discussions where local residents can reflect, ask questions, and develop recommendations. Together, we’ll explore how healthy soil supports climate action, biodiversity, food production and sustainable urban living.EGU General Assembly
27 Apr 2025 — 02 May 2025Vienna, AustriaThe General Assembly 2025 of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) is held in Vienna, Austria from 27 April–2 May 2025. SOB4ES partners will present results about linking Soil biodiversity and ecosystem services using novel technology.
EU Mission Soil Week 2024
12 Nov 2024 — 13 Nov 2024Brussels, BelgiumCome and meet our SOB4ES representatives during the Second EU Mission Soil Week on November 12-13 in Brussels, Belgium!
On 14 November, there will be a side event for the Mission Soil funded projects, featuring cluster meetings on data and knowledge management, soil indicators and monitorin...
Mission Soil Platform: Data and Knowledge Management Cluster
15 Feb 2024OnlineOn February 15th, 2024, the 1st meeting of the Data and Knowledge Management Cluster will take place online, and our SOB4ES partners will be represented!
Together with representatives of other projects, this cluster meeting aims to maximize synergies between different projects in the Mission S...
Mission Soil Platform: Communications & Stakeholder Engagement Cluster
01 Feb 2024OnlineOn February 1st, 2024, the 1st meeting of the Communications & Stakeholder Engagement Cluster will take place online, and our SOB4ES partners will be represented!
Together with representatives of other project working on communication and stakeholder engagement, this cluster meeting aims to ma...
EU Soil Mission Week
21 Nov 2023 — 23 Nov 2023Madrid, SpainSOB4ES will be represented at the EU Soil Mission Week from November 21 - 23 with consortium members taking part in different sessions.
Prof. Maria J.I. Briones - Project Coordinator
- Wed 22/11, 14-16h: Breakout session 7 on "Soil Biodiversity"
- Thu 23/11, 11h30-16h: Plenary session on "Asses...
Third EU Soil Observatory Stakeholder Forum
15 Nov 2023 — 17 Nov 2023On November 15-17, the Third EUSO Stakeholders Forum will take place online for anyone interested in soils! Topics such as Soil Erosion, Soil Carbon MRV, Soil Pollution, Soil Monitoring, Soil data sharing and Soil Biodiversity will be discussed. The SOB4ES project will be presented by Prof. Mari...
SOB4ES Kick-off Meeting
14 Jun 2023 — 15 Jun 2023Vigo, Spain