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HomeSoil

Soil

Latest from key partners

Soil in the EU – Institution Inertia & People Progress

February 21, 2016 Mario Catizzone

People are stepping up to protect Europe’s soil. Will the Institutions? Guest post by Mario Catizzone. […]

Main stories

Drying Soils are Bad News – for Microbes and People

February 17, 2016 ARC

Deep beneath our feet, out of sight and out of mind, millions of tiny communities of microbes are working together to perform key ecosystem functions. […]

Latest from key partners

Do we Have the Tools to Choose Sustainable Meat? #LivestockDebate

February 2, 2016 ARC

Olivier De Schutter, Hans Herren and Emile Frison (on behalf of IPES-food) critically consider holistic management within the rubric of sustainable diets in our livestock debate. […]

Recent updates

Why are so few people talking about soil as a climate change solution?

January 4, 2016 ARC

Transitioning to organic regenerative agriculture practices ‘offers the best, and perhaps our only, hope for averting a global warming disaster.’ […]

Main stories

4 pour 1000 – France leads on Soil Carbon?

December 6, 2015 ARC

IATP’s Ben Lilliston at #COP21 in Paris, examines France’s soil plans, and how agroecological or otherwise they are. […]

Recent updates

Slip Sliding Away: Where is all the Soil Going?

August 19, 2015 Oliver Moore

In this UN International Year of the Soil, let’s take a longer look at some of the myriad issues around soil […]

Recent updates

Monsanto moves into microbials

January 13, 2014 Peter Crosskey

Everyone’s favourite company have a hard time pushing GM through. So what now?. […]

Latest from key partners

7 Ways to Save our Tired Soils

November 14, 2013 ARC

Agro-ecological farming methods can help our soils. Special guest post for ARC2020.eu from Louise Payton, Soil Association. […]

Latest from the ARC network

ARC2020 Seed Ball Action at Global Soil Week

November 13, 2013 ARC

ARC2020 was invited to participate in the Action Forum at the 2nd Annual Global Soil Week, “Losing Ground?” […]

Latest from EU Member States

Biodiversity under our feet: life depends on it

May 2, 2012 Peter Crosskey

Scientists and UK NGOs discuss importance of soil at event in Westminster […]

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CAP Reform 2027

EU’s new blueprint for agriculture and food: what’s coming for agrifood policy for the next years? Find our continuous analysis here.

Call for new Board Members

Help Us Steer ARC2020 Toward a Stronger Future. Find the Call for New Board Members here.

Seeds4All

The Seeds4All project wants to amplify voices and connect people involved in agroecological seed production at all levels. Find out more.

This Month’s Articles

Missed an article of ours? Or would like to read it again? Find all our articles from this month here. Or browse through our chronological archive that stores all articles here.

Rural Resilience

Co-constructing proposals rooted in actions on the ground: Visit the project page.

Letter From The Farm

Who grows the food we eat? Who sows the seeds, tends the soil, picks the fruits and harvests the carrots? At ARC, we want to put faces to our food. Find all letters here.

Contributors wanted

Interested in European food, farming and rural policy matters? Do you have great writing skills and an ability to deliver content accurately and on time? Then you could be just what we’re looking for! Find out more here.

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