Andres Rodriguez Seijo_InBestSoil Project Coordinator
Raul Zornoza_BIOservicES project coordinator
Virginia Sanchez Navarro_BIOservicES presentation
InBestSoil – Jesús Aguilera Huertas, Researcher at Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena & Andrés Rodríguez Seijo, Postdoctoral Researcher at Universidade de Vigo
Once Every Four Years, the World Shapes the Future of Soil Health
VIGO, SPAIN, July 16, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The European initiatives InBestSoil and BIOservicES, both supported by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme and aligned with the EU Mission “A Soil Deal for Europe,” took part in the 23rd World Congress of Soil Science (WCSS), which convened in Nanjing, China, during June 2026. The event attracted over 3,000 scientists, specialists, and decision-makers from across the globe, giving these two projects a platform to share their most recent research outcomes, build stronger international ties, and add their voices to the worldwide conversation on safeguarding and rehabilitating soil health at a moment when soil degradation continues to be one of the planet’s most urgent environmental and agricultural concerns.
Taking place once every four years, the World Congress of Soil Science stands among the foremost global gatherings devoted to soil science. During this year’s session, InBestSoil and BIOservicES offered two distinct yet complementary approaches to the same worldwide issue: uncovering the processes that keep soils healthy and crafting practical instruments that convert scientific insight into workable strategies for farmers, land stewards, and policy officials.
For InBestSoil, the congress involvement centered on showcasing the initiative’s recent advancements, reinforcing international cooperation, and testing its approaches alongside the broader scientific community. The project was displayed via two research posters highlighting Spanish case studies that explored how agricultural management approaches affect soil carbon reserves and microbial diversity, along with ecosystem recovery efforts in former mining zones. Results concerning rotational grazing methods drew considerable attention from attendees, providing fresh perspectives on carbon sequestration within Mediterranean landscapes.
"Being part of the World Congress of Soil Science offered a meaningful chance to communicate InBestSoil’s advancements to the global audience while gaining insights from other projects tackling comparable issues. Soil degradation, climate change, and biodiversity loss do not respect national boundaries, and real progress depends on cooperation among scientists, policymakers, and land managers. By creating standardized approaches for evaluating ecosystem services, economic frameworks that incentivize sustainable methods, and policy instruments grounded in evidence, InBestSoil makes a direct contribution to the goals of the EU Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe.’ Healthy soils serve as the bedrock of resilient agriculture, biodiversity protection, and lasting societal welfare," stated Andrés Rodríguez Seijo, Coordinator and Researcher for the InBestSoil project.
Alongside raising the project’s global profile, attendance at the congress also advanced InBestSoil’s communication targets. The gathering surpassed the project’s impact benchmark of 10,000 total participants in external events. The project team additionally created fresh links with scientists and regulators from outside the European Union and pinpointed effective approaches in soil tracking, digital innovations, and uniform research techniques, which will be integrated into the project’s concluding efforts.
Concurrently, BIOservicES added to the congress through multiple scientific talks addressing soil physical and chemical properties, greenhouse gas emissions, and soil biological diversity across various European zones and land-use categories. Scientists shared results from the project’s network of experimental locations, demonstrating how biodiversity affects ecosystem operations and the services that soils deliver.
The sessions generated conversations about regional variations throughout Europe, techniques for quantifying soil greenhouse gas releases, and the selection of biological markers to evaluate ecosystem services. Involvement additionally enabled knowledge sharing with scientists from around the world and created fresh prospects for upcoming international research partnerships.
"Taking part in the World Congress of Soil Science gave BIOservicES a superb chance to showcase the project’s achievements, swap expertise with global specialists, and reinforce collaboration within the worldwide soil research network. Through its work, BIOservicES deepens our comprehension of the connections between soil condition, biological diversity, and ecosystem services while producing knowledge and tools that back policy formulation grounded in evidence and sustainable land stewardship. The project’s results directly serve the aims of the EU Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ and assist in constructing more resilient and sustainable ecosystems throughout Europe," remarked Raúl Zornoza, Coordinator of the BIOservicES project.
Even though they examine soil health from differing scientific angles, InBestSoil and BIOservicES show that effective answers come about when fundamental investigation and application instruments progress together. BIOservicES produces fresh understanding regarding the links among biodiversity, ecosystem operations, and soil ecosystem services. Simultaneously, InBestSoil devises approaches to evaluate these advantages, incorporate them into financial models, and turn them into government policies and reward systems that encourage sustainable land management methods.
In the months ahead, both initiatives will keep examining research information and formulating suggestions for European decision-makers, aiding the shift toward more robust agricultural systems and furthering the execution of the objectives of the EU Mission "A Soil Deal for Europe."
About InBestSoil
InBestSoil is a Horizon Europe initiative financed by the European Union intended to reshape how soil health is understood and appreciated. The project constructs an economic evaluation structure for the ecosystem services stemming from healthy soils and embeds it into commercial models and investment reward mechanisms. Through creating hands-on tools, methodologies, and scientific proof, InBestSoil aids public bodies, enterprises, and land managers in reaching well-informed choices that promote soil preservation and renewal. The initiative unites 19 collaborators from 10 European nations and furthers the implementation of the EU Mission "A Soil Deal for Europe." Further details are accessible at www.inbestsoil.eu.
About BIOservicES
BIOservicES is a Horizon Europe initiative financed by the European Union that explores the connections among soil biological diversity, ecosystem operations, and the ecosystem services they offer. The project creates novel indicators, digital instruments, and decision-support models to encourage land management approaches that are resilient to climate shifts. Through joint investigation with associates throughout Europe, BIOservicES backs evidence-informed policy development and promotes the aims of the EU Mission "A Soil Deal for Europe" by encouraging the safeguarding and renewal of soil condition. Further details are accessible at www.bioservices-project.eu.
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