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How can we measure soil biodiversity? And how much does it cost?

For the monitoring of soil biodiversity health, a range of indicators are available, from nematode count to bacterial community data...

Understanding Soil Biodiversity and Making It Visible to Society: SOB4ES Releases Project Video

From forests and grasslands to wetlands and farmlands, soils are home to an incredible biodiversity that sustains life on Earth. Yet, much of this underground world remains understudied — despite prov...

SOB4ES organises Workshop on Integrating Soil Biodiversity into Farming Practices in Cambre, Spain

On September 13th, 2025, the SOB4ES project hosted a workshop on integrating soil biodiversity into farming practices in Cambre, Spain. The event took place at the organic farm Os Biosbardos in Cambre...

“Assessing Soil Biodiversity” - SOB4ES Featured In BIOservicES Blog

The SOB4ES project was recently featured in the blog of the BIOservicES project, which is also funded within the EU Soil Mission.

Following the publication of the practice abstract, which distr...

SOB4ES Partners Gather for Their 2nd Annual Progress Meeting in Catania, Italy

On June 25-26, 2025, the SOB4ES consortium came together for its 2nd Annual Progress Meeting in the beautiful Sicilian city of Catania, Italy, to discuss the project’s progress and next steps. This ye...

SOB4ES Organises First Mini Public in Dublin

On May 11, 2025, the SOB4ES project invited citizens to a one-day community conversation on soil health. This deliberative citizens’ engagement event explored the question: “How can we improve soil...

European knowledge on soil health in YOUR language

The PREPSOIL Knowledge Hub is an online platform offering easy access to soil health information such as videos, slides and fact sheets.

What if you had a one stop shop for improving your knowledge...

SOB4ES Showcases Research at EGU2025 in Vienna

From 27 April to 2 May 2025, the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) was held at the Austria Center Vienna (ACV) in Vienna, Austria, and online.

The EGU General Assembly 2025...

SOB4ES at the EU Mission Soil Week 2024 in Brussels, Belgium

From November 12–13, 2024, SOB4ES partners attended the EU Mission Soil Week in Brussels, Belgium!

The first day was opened by Diego Canga Fano (European Commission, Directorate-General for Agricu...

SOB4ES – Europe to Africa, Inter-continental soil biota conferences

As a major component of ecosystem functioning, soil biodiversity is central to the assessment of soil health in all climatic and ecosystem types. To gain as clear a picture of belowground communities,...

Spatial sampling complete in SOB4ES!

With over 75% of EU soils classified as degraded, the need to assess and restore soil health has never been more urgent. The SOB4ES project aims to identify biological indicators that can streamline s...

First Annual SOB4ES Meeting: Fruitful Discussions, Insightful Workshops and Meaningful Connections in Vigo, Spain

One year into the project, the SOB4ES consortium came together for their first Annual Meeting from 11-12th June 2024. The University of Vigo kindly hosted the meeting at the city centre of Vigo, Spain...

SOB4ES at the Bi-Annual Meeting of the Working Group 'Soil Biology – Application'

SOB4ES was represented at the bi-annual meeting of the working group “Soil Biology – application (BioSA)” organized by the Swiss Federal Office by the Environment (OFEV) in April 2024. Consortium...

Cultivating Change: A Conversation with Prof. Maria J. I. Briones on Soil Health, Diversity, and Gender Equality in STEM

SOB4ES and Project Partner Millo e Landras Featured on Galician TV

Contributing to project communication efforts at the national level, SOB4ES partners, Victor Manuel Boga Vázquez and Marta García Villar from Millo e Landras (MFO), were featured on Galician televis...

SOB4ES at the EU Missions Soil Week in Madrid, Spain

On November 21-23, the SOB4ES project was represented during the EU Mission Soil Week leading the transition towards healthy soils in Madrid, Spain!

The annual event was organised by the European Co...

SOB4ES at the 3rd EU Soil Observatory Stakeholder Forum

On November 15-17, the 3rd EUSO Stakeholders Forum was organized for anyone interested in soils, and aimed to update and exchange on various themes including latest developments in soil policy, state...

SOB4ES Partners Hold First In-Person Meeting in Vigo, Spain

On June 14th-15th, the SOB4ES consortium partners came together for their first in-person meeting in the beautiful city of Vigo (Spain) to officially kick off the project.

Hosted by the coordinatin...

New EU Research Project SOB4ES

Sustainable land management through validated and robust soil biodiversity indicators for the cost-effective assessment of ecosystem condition On the 14-15th of June 2023, the Kick-off meeting of the ...