An experienced project partner with a skilled team of researchers and academics from Lithuania is looking for partners for "Foster soil education across society" Horizon Project

Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) is an experienced project partner with a skilled team of researchers and academics, substantial research/teaching/learning resources. Faculty of Natural Sciences of VMU is ready to cooperate in soil biodiversity, quality and health, remediation, ecotoxicology, soil carbon and climate change, sustainability, environmental policy, education, and citizen science. 

We are looking for partners for the following call:

Foster soil education across society

TOPIC ID: HORIZON-MISS-2022-SOIL-01-07

Programme: Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)
Call: Research and Innovation actions to support the implementation of the Soil health and Food Mission (HORIZON-MISS-2022-SOIL-01)
Topic description

ExpectedOutcome:
This topic contributes to the implementation of the Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’[1], in particular to its specific objective 8 “Increase soil literacy in society across Member States”. It supports the objectives of the European Green Deal, the European Climate Pact[2] and the EU Soil Strategy for 2030[3]. In addition, results obtained under this topic should contribute to the objectives of the European Education Area[4], the Education for Climate Coalition[5] and improve the European sustainability competence framework (GreenComp) to prepare people to face the challenges of a changing climate world.

Project results should contribute to all of the following outcomes:

• teaching programmes and targeted communication, education and engagement materials on soil are more widely available in numerous European languages;
• higher uptake and diffusion of good practices and hands-on activities related to soil education across the EU and Associated Countries;
• soil literacy is more firmly embedded in educational curricula at all levels and supports behavioural change and the adoption of sustainable practices both individually and collectively based on a better understanding of the vital importance of soils for human life and planetary health;
• increased awareness of the importance of soil and its functions, as well as of the Mission objectives, amongst pupils, students and professionals across Europe.

For more information regarding the call,please, see the following link