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Improving, integrating & harmonising how European forest soils are managed, for climate change mitigation, biodiversity & ecosystem services #H2020 (101000289). https://holisoils.eu/
🧠 Curious about #ForestSoils and their role in #ClimateResilience?

Save the date for the next session of the #HoliSoils Webinar Series for an introductory lecture on forest soils, monitoring, & mapping across Europe!

📅 18 November | 14:00–15:00 CET

Find out more ➡️ holisoils.eu/holisoils-we...
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Are you a scientist?
Help assess how well different indicators perform across land uses and ecosystem services ➡️ app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/harper-ada...

Are you a user of indicators?
Share your experience using indicators in monitoring & decision-making ➡️ app.opinionx.co/8b5aebe8-fa9...
October 28, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Forest soil #biodiversity is at the heart of nutrient cycling, carbon storage, and ecosystem resilience. Yet monitoring remains a challenge!

📣 Don't miss the next #HoliSoils webinar on forest soil #biodiversity monitoring (22 October 2025 | 14:00–15:00 CEST) ➡️ holisoils.eu/holisoils-we...
October 21, 2025 at 4:35 AM
📣 Coming up in the #HoliSoils webinar series: learn how does moss vegetation influence methane emissions from drainage ditches!

🌱 On 20 October, learn about ditch methane emissions from boreal forestry-drained peatlands & theimplications for reporting & management ➡️ holisoils.eu/holisoils-we...
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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🌱 Don't miss this chance to explore all the resources produced by the project!

👉 holisoils.eu/resources/

#HoliSoilsPolicy2025
October 14, 2025 at 8:20 AM
If the discussion made you curious to learn more, have a look at #HoliSoils' policy materials:

🔸 Synthesis reports for policy makers 👉 holisoils.eu/synthesis-re...
🔸 Policy briefs 👉 holisoils.eu/policy-briefs/
October 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
🌱 It's a wrap for the final #HoliSoils policy event!

@aleksileh.bsky.social (@luke.fi) highlighted all the insights shared today to foster policy & practice of forest management strategies in Europe!

Have you missed it? Check out the recording 👉 youtube.com/live/1zQrVez...

#HoliSoilsPolicy2025
October 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
At the final #HoliSoils policy event, we are exploring the relevance of soils in policy and practice!

Hera from Sara Filipek (@wurenvironmental.bsky.social) & Sebastiaan Luyssaert (VU Amsterdam) on climate-smart forest management!

🌱 Join us live 👉 youtube.com/live/1zQrVez...

#HoliSoilsPolicy2025
October 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Live from the final #HoliSoils policy event in Brussels!

We just heard from @doncuriel.bsky.social (BC3) on soils’ vulnerability to #drought & Bertrand Guenet (@cnrs.fr) on #SoilModels on the impact #ForestManagement on soils!

🌱 Tune in now 👉 youtube.com/live/1zQrVez...

#HoliSoilsPolicy2025
October 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Are you following the final #HoliSoils policy event?
It includes presentations on #ForestSoils’ vulnerability to #drought, #SoilModels, climate-smart #ForestManagement, & more!

🌱 Watch it now 👉 youtube.com/live/1zQrVez...

#HoliSoilsPolicy2025
October 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🌱 Join in us live from Brussels for the final #HoliSoils policy event 👉 youtube.com/live/1zQrVez...

Don't miss Jurij Krajcic (@ec.europa.eu) & @raisamakipaa.bsky.social (@luke.fi) opening the event and highlighting the relevance of #ForestSoils to EU climate policy!

#HoliSoilsPolicy2025
October 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🌱 Explore peatlands & soil biodiversity with the #HoliSoils webinar series!

📣 20 October 2025 | 13:00–13:45 CEST
Ditch methane emissions from drained peatlands
➡️ holisoils.eu/holisoils-we...

📣 22 October 2025 | 14:00–15:00 CEST
Why forest soil biodiversity matters
➡️ holisoils.eu/holisoils-we...
October 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Have you submitted a proposal under the Horizon Europe #MissionSoil Living Lab calls? Your experience matters! And can help shape better support for future applicants 🌱✔️

Take the survey from SOILL-Startup now 👉 soill2030.eu/form/ms-appl...

Find out more 👉 holisoils.eu/contribute-t...
October 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
🌱 Don't miss the upcoming sessions of the #HoliSoils webinar series on why mineral & peatland forest soils require specific monitoring:

📣 8 October
Monitoring of mineral forest soils
➡️ holisoils.eu/holisoils-we...

📣 15 October
Monitoring of peatland forest soils
➡️ holisoils.eu/holisoils-we...
September 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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@raisamakipaa.bsky.social & @aleksileh.bsky.social (from @luke.fi) opened the event, setting the stage for a few hours of inspiring conversations, valuable networking, & a nice dinner!

Do not be too jealous if you weren't there: explore our project results here ➡️ holisoils.eu/resources/
August 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Yesterday, #HoliSoils conversations set sail, quite literally 🌊⛵🤝

In the afternoon, researchers & stakeholders took to the coastal waters of Helsinki, sharing insights from the latest policy briefs & publications, while exchanging ideas on #ForestsSoils, #biodiversity, & #ForestManagement!

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August 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Today Qian Li (@luke.fi) presented a #HoliSoils' study on the impact of #soil disturbance on GHG emissions, soil organic carbon, & the microbial community 🌲

These results contribute to a better understanding of how #ForestManagement influence #SoilHealth and #ClimateChange mitigation!
June 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
🌱 Update 3️⃣ from the 𝐸𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑜𝑖𝑙 𝑀𝑖𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑚𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 🌲

Yesterday afternoon at @esmmicrobes.bsky.social, Bartosz Adamczyk from @luke.fi and a contributor to the #Holisoils project, presented exciting new tools and perspectives to better understand microbe-SOM interactions!

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June 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Update 2️⃣ from the 𝐸𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑜𝑖𝑙 𝑀𝑖𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑚𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 🌲

Alexandre Raimbault from the Czech Academy of Sciences presented key findings from a #HoliSoils experiment focused on the impact of #ForestManagement on peatland forest #soil microbial communities.

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June 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Update 1️⃣ from the 𝐸𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑜𝑖𝑙 𝑀𝑖𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑚𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 🌲

Sylwia Adamczyk (@luke.fi) presented the results of a experiment in Finland, in a stand dominated by 𝑃𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑦𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑠 to better understand the impact of nitrogen fertilization on #soil functioning, soil microbiome & GHG exchange!

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June 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This week, HoliSoils is joining the Ecology of Soil Microorganisms conference 2025 🌱

📌 Sylwia Adamczyk presented findings from HoliSoils research in the Karstula test site: nitrogen addition increases #SoilCarbon pool but also modifies tree secondary metabolism!

#StayTuned for more updates 🔎
June 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
#ForestSoils sustain the life & #biodiversity of our #forests & also contribute #ClimateChange mitigation!

But microplastics are now found even in forests & their #soils ⚠️

Explore @unep.org's #WorldEnvironmentDay website to discover how we can #BeatPlasticPollution ➡️ www.worldenvironmentday.global
June 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
As the EU Soil Monitoring Law advances, #HoliSoils shares results shaping future forest policy.
📍Highlights from Marseille, Brussels, & EU-wide workshops
🌿 New briefs, maps & tools incoming
📩 Read our latest newsletter: us20.campaign-archive.com?u=559b15c046...
#SoilPolicy #EUGreenDeal #SoilHealth
May 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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🔸 Don't miss the excursion to the hosted by #HoliSoils in one of its test sites, offering hands-on insights into soil health & sustainable management practices 🥾

What are you waiting for? Register now!
📅 15-19 June
📍 Helsinki, Finland
🔗 Register now ➡️ registration.contio.fi/lapinyliopis...
May 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🌱 Join #HoliSoils at Ecology of Soil Microorganisms 2025 🌱

Read more about the event ➡️ www.lyyti.fi/p/Ecology_of...

The upcoming Ecology of Soil Microorganisms event will gather leading experts and among them you will find many familiar faces from the HoliSoils' consortium:

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May 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM