Urban and Peri-urban Participatory Workshop in Gothenburg: Integrating Soil into Urban Planning with special focus on contaminated land and mass management.2 Apr 2026 Read more
From Diagnosis to Co-Creation: SPADES Enters Its Next Phase2 Apr 2026SPADES has successfully concluded its diagnosis phase across its 17 pilot territories and is now entering an exciting new stage: co-creation. This transi...Read more
April NetworkNature Reads: The Year of the Flood2 Apr 2026This April, a SPADES colleague was featured in NetworkNature Reads! Read more
Webinar: How do municipalities in neighbouring countries handle town centre revitalisation and land policy3 Mar 2026On 25 February, a webinar entitled 'How do municipalities in neighbouring countries handle town centre revitalisation and land policy, and what can Austr...Read more
Long-Term Strategy Understanding soil in the Green Heart19 Feb 2026What are the soil qualities of the Dutch Green Heart region and how can this information be used to support sustainable spatial transition of the area? T...Read more
Landscape Walks for Stakeholder Engagement9 Feb 2026Early March 2026, the SPADES team from UFZ will join a 'Landschaftsspaziergang' (joint walk through the landscape ) - a participatory format for advancin...Read more
The Critical Role of Soil in Addressing the Climate Crisis29 Jan 2026We are beginning the year with a moment of reflection on how global environmental discourse evolved in 2025 and what was acknowledged last year regarding...Read more
World Soil Day 2025: Tracking This Year’s Progress for Soil in Land Planning in Europe5 Dec 2025Since being designated by the UN General Assembly in 2014, World Soil Day has been held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the impor...Read more
Soils Are on the EU Agenda!21 Nov 2025Soil counts itself among the give European Missions, sharing the space with climate change adaptation, fighting cancer, climate neutral and smart cities,...Read more