Newsletter #4

SOIL NEWSLETTER

January 23, 2025

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Dear community of soil enthusiasts,

We are pleased to share with you exciting news from the project and some interesting events happening in the soil community.

At CURIOSOIL, we launched the “Why I Teach Soil” campaign to raise awareness about soil health and promote soil literacy among teachers, head teachers and students. The campaign offers free educational content and practical ideas to bring soil science into the classroom in an engaging way. More updates and events will be coming soon.

Final 2024 CURIOSOIL CoP Session

The final CURIOSOIL Community of Practice (CoP) session for 2024, led by Abdul Otman, Coordinator of the CURIOSOIL CoP initiative, marked a culmination of the year’s collaborative efforts. This session highlighted the project’s milestones, engagement strategies, and opportunities for participants to deepen their involvement in the CoP framework.

Bringing together soil educators, scientists and policy advocates across Europe, the CURIOSOIL CoP fosters soil literacy through innovative tools and collaboration.

Missed the session or want to revisit? You can still watch it!

CURIOSOIL 2024 Winter meeting of Community of Practice: Strenghtening national CoPs with CoP leaders

Access the resources from the session here

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#WhyITeachSoil Campaign: The Quiz Begins!

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The #WhyITeachSoil campaign launches its quiz series with an exciting first question: What percentage of the Earth’s biodiversity is found in soil?

Stay tuned and follow us on LinkedIn to test your knowledge with a new quiz question every two weeks! ✨

Did you get it right? Check it out!

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Participate in the “Why I Teach Soil” Campaign and Support CURIOSOIL’s Soil Education Efforts

Are you a teacher or head teacher willing to join CURIOSOIL’s mission? Our campaign is dedicated to you!

The objective of the “Why I Teach Soil” campaign is to raise awareness about soil health and promote soil literacy among teachers, head teachers and students. This brings an exciting opportunity to discover innovative and fun ways to bring soil science into the classroom with free educational content. Through engaging projects and hands-on activities, you’ll inspire the next generation of soil guardians!

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Press Release: CURIOSOIL Celebrates World Soil Day with New Initiatives to Advance Soil Education

Below is the press release prepared by CURIOSOIL for World Soil Day.

CURIOSOIL Annual Consortium Meeting: 18-19 February at Wageningen University & Research

The next CURIOSOIL Annual Consortium Meeting will take place at Wageningen University & Research on 18–19 February 2025. See you in the Netherlands!

Awakening Soil Curiosity to Catalyse Soil Literacy

More than 60% of soil ecosystems in Europe are threatened by degradation. CURIOSOIL seeks to address this crisis by increasing soil literacy through collaborative efforts in education. CURIOSOIL focuses on improving soil education and addresses the critical need for a better understanding of soil in the face of increasing human pressure on this essential resource. Watch our intro video if you haven’t yet!

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Soil Curiosities

More than half of life on Earth is found in soil!

“More than half of life on Earth is found in soil. A study has found that soil is home to 59% of all life on Earth, from an insect feeding on the soil surface to a tiny microbe nestled in a soil pore. This discovery crowns soil as the most biodiverse habitat on the planet.” Curious to learn more? Explore the fascinating world of soil biodiversity here:

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Soil Atlas 2024 Available

Soil Atlas 2024 brings you facts and figures about a vital resource, soil by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

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Check the Mission Soil Newsletter

Have you read the December 2024 Soil Mission newsletter yet?
If not, or if you’d like to revisit it, check it out now!

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Introducing the Mission Soil Project Hub

Discover the new Mission Soil project hub – a comprehensive resource for exploring projects funded under the Mission and other related initiatives.

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HuMUS: Soil Steward training programme

HuMUS training programmes are publicly available to increase awareness and understanding of the value of soils and soil health challenges and their bio-physical and socio-economic drivers across Europe.

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Soil-tastic Opportunities

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CURIOSOIL brings you the latest #SoilOpportunities, including jobs, events, calls, scholarships and more from the world of soil science and beyond, delivered weekly!

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Upcoming Events ️

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NBSOIL: Living Labs in Action: Mirafiori Sud, City of Turin

What are Living Labs, what can they achieve, and how can you make one a reality?

If you want to learn more about Living Labs (LL), join NBSOIL partner Soil Association in this hour-long webinar on January 23, where they will be talking to the team involved in developing the successful Mirafiori Sud Living Lab in the City of Turin (part of the proGIreg project).

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CURIOSOIL Partner REVOLVE Celebrates 15 Years

Join REVOLVE in celebrating 15 years of raising awareness about sustainability and innovation! REVOLVE will reflect on their journey and achievements at this special event on 28 January, 17:00, at Avenue Palmerston 3, 1000 Brussels.

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CURIOSOIL Training – Best Practice Videos & Interviews with Your Cellphone

Join us on January 29 for an interactive training session tailored for CURIOSOIL’s Communities of Practice (CoPs) to learn how to create professional-looking interviews and best practice videos using just your cellphone. This workshop is designed to empower participants with practical skills for effective storytelling and dissemination.

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2025 Spring meeting CURIOSOIL Community of Practice

Are you passionate about soil education and innovation? Join us on the 3rd of March for the spring meeting of the CURIOSOIL project’s Community of Practice (CoP) and become part of a collaborative network dedicated to advancing soil literacy across Europe!

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2025 Soil Health Now Conference

A 3-days international conference (8-10 April) with keynotes, discussion forums, oral talks, workshops and demonstrations, fieldwork: science, technology and business intelligence for measuring monitoring and increasing soil health.

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