Two presentations on the RECARE project were given at the BonRes 2018 Conference: Soil as a Sustainable Resource, which took place in Berlin 26th-27th February 2018. Gudrun Schwilch, gave a keynote presentation about the RECARE Ecosystem Services Framework for Soil titled "Sustainable Soil Management Through a Transdisciplinary Assessment and Validation of Ecosystem services" Jane Mills presented review work undertaken within RECARE on farm advisory systems for soil entitled "Are advisory services 'fit for purpose' to support sustainable soil management? A review of advisory capacity in Europe"
Who is RECARE-Hub for?
Farmers & Forestry
RECARE-Hub contains the latest information on preventing soil threats, and cost-benefit analysis on proven remediation techniques.
Industry
Discover innovative sustainable land management measures that can combat threats to key soil functions.
Policy makers
Find out more about land care strategies relevant to your region and our integrated assessment of existing soil related policy.
Researchers
Access a wealth of European research data on soil threats and the efficacy of land care strategies.
Teachers & environmentalists
Whether you're a teacher or a concerned environmentalist, find out why Europe's soils are under threat and what researchers are doing to help combat the problems.
Resources designed for you
The soil that underpins Europe's agricultural systems faces numerous threats.
If you are interested in learning about specific soil threats, you can explore the individual threats below. If you want detailed guidance for assessing soil degradation or learning about management measures to prevent and remediate against soil degradation, you might want to head straight over to RECARE's resources.
Soil Threats
Case Study Sites
Click on the map below to find out more about RECARE's case study sites
Case Studies
Project Partners
ABOUT US
RECARE was a multidisciplinary research project of 27 different organisations that assessed the threats to Europe's soils and identified innovative solutions to prevent further soil degradation. The project ran from 2013 - 2018.
Academic Contact
Professor Coen Ritsema
Wageningen University
E: coen.ritsema[AT]wur.nl
Media Contact
Dr Matt Reed
E: mreed[AT]glos.ac.uk
Funding
Funded by the European Commission FP7 Programme, ENV.2013.6.2-4 ‘Sustainable land care in Europe’.
EU grant agreement: 603498.
Project officer: Maria Yeroyanni.
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