Soil as a city? A role-playing game? An unfinished book?

On July 15, SOILSCAPE launched Shake Your Metaphor — an interactive webinar exploring how we think about soil

🌍 More to come!

🔗 soilscape.eu

📖 doi.org/10.1051/cagr...

🌱📷 Interested in soil, art, and creative reflection?

Join our (Re)connect to soil Workshop(via Zoom):
🗓 When: 23 Jul and 10 Sep 2025 | 13:00–14:00 CEST
🌍 Language: English
📍 Limited participation (~10 people/session)

🔗 Apply here!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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#SoilTribes, our sister project, has launched an open call for micro-grants, for #SoilTribes #CommunityofPractice members! 📣

🗓 Deadline to apply: 14 July 2025
🔗 Join now & apply: shorturl.at/594XY

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📢 Save the Date: Journées d’Étude des Sols | Soil study days 2025 happening from 7 to 11 July 2025 at HEPIA in Geneva!

Discover the full program and more information here:
👉 soilscape.eu/event/journe...

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✨UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe invites you to an online information session.

Register here ⬇️
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

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✨UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe invites you to an online information session.

Register here ⬇️
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

#soilscapeproject #OpenCall #soilscape #Eu #HorizonEU #MSCA #soil

UNESCO has officially signed the Mission Soil Manifesto, joining a growing international movement to protect and restore our soils — the foundation of life on Earth. 📝✨

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🎉 On the 12th of June was held the first of our series of international webinars, kicking off in France! 🌍

💡 Don’t miss out on the upcoming webinars for other countries—stay tuned for dates and details!

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📣SOILSCAPE Open Call is officially launched!

✨ Applications open now
📅 Deadline: 30th of September 2025, 05:00 PM CET
🔗 soilscape.eu/open-calls/

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Combining science🧪, education 📕 and art education🖼️, young students in the Finnish high school Gaudia explored soil and produced artefacts about their soil awareness. SOILSCAPE was the inspirational force✨.

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🎮 Soil meets gaming!

👉Read more in the article Soil in games:
soilscape.eu/2025/05/27/s...

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From Ocean to Soil Literacy: advancing SOILSCAPE’s mission SOILSCAPE partners joined forces to co-develop a Soil Literacy starter pack and kick off strategies to establish 8 ‘Soil Orchestras’.

🌱 SOILSCAPE project is transforming soil literacy by blending science, art, and community engagement to promote soil preservation across Europe.

Discover what is ahead by exploring the article ⬇️
www.unesco.org/en/articles/...

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💡Soil Stories: Chapter 11 - Soil pollution

When chemicals, industrial waste, plastics, and heavy metals contaminate the soil, they harm not only plants and animals but also our own health. 🛑

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💡Soil Stories: Chapter 10 - What is soil erosion?

Every year, millions of tons of fertile topsoil are lost to soil erosion — a silent crisis threatening our farms, forests, and future. 🌎

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📚From Ocean to Soil Literacy. Learn more about SOILSCAPE collaborative workshop below ⬇️
www.unesco.org/.../ocean-so....

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🌱 Discover the World Beneath Our Feet with SOILSCAPE 🎨

Explore our website at 👉 rb.gy/1ata87

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#UNESCO joined key partners at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre in Ispra (#Italy) to discuss the roadmap towards #SoilLiteracy. 🇪🇺

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💡Soil Stories: Chapter 9 - Soil texture and structure

❔What’s the texture of your soil? Sandy, silty, or clayey? Soil structure influences drainage, root growth, and much more.

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💡Soil Stories: Chapter 8 - Soil pH and fertility

Soil pH plays a crucial role in plant growth by influencing nutrient availability and soil fertility. The pH scale ranges📏 from 0 to 14, with 7 being neutral.

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💡Soil Stories: Chapter 7 - Types of Soil

Sand, silt, clay, or loam – which type of soil do you have? Each has unique properties that affect how plants grow.

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💡Soil Stories: Chapter 6 - Soil and Carbon Sequestration

❔Did you know soil can store carbon and help mitigate climate change? By protecting and enriching our soils, we can play a part in reducing greenhouse gases.

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💡Soil Stories: Chapter 5 - Soil as a Habitat

📣Soil is alive! A single teaspoon of healthy soil contains more microorganisms than there are people on Earth. Isn’t that amazing?

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💡Soil Stories: Chapter 4 - Why Soil Matters

Soil plays a vital role in maintaining a healthy planet. Healthy soil is key to a sustainable future!

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SOILSCAPE joins #SOILTRIBES Kick-Off Meeting: A New Collaboration for Soil Literacy!

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💡Soil Stories: Chapter 3 - How Soil is Formed

Nature’s slow, steady process gives us the soil we depend on today. Let’s take a closer look at how it all begins!

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📚International Day of Education🌍

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💡Soil Stories: Chapter 2 - Layers of Soil

❔ Did you know soil has layers, just like a cake? These are called soil horizons, and they tell a story of how soil forms over time.

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Uncovering perceptions and connections with soil UNESCO and Bern University of Applied Sciences analysed human-soil relationships and perceptions of 15 international officers through the SOILSCAPE SEPIA activity.

❔ Did you know our perceptions of soil shape how we treat it?

⬇️Find out more in the article below showing insights from the innovative Soil Environments Photovoice-Inspired Approach (SEPIA)📸:
unes.co/vfu86e
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💡Soil Stories: Chapter 1 - What is Soil?

Soil is more than just dirt under your feet! Let’s dig into what makes soil so fascinating!

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🌿📢 Exciting News! SOILSCAPE Project has been featured in the UNESCO Bridges Newsletter, Issue 1 (January-July 2024)! 📰 Check out page 4 – unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/p...

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