An archive of publications related to ECHO, including downloadable resources and links to online content.
Soil is an often-ignored natural asset that contributes to our daily life. Soil supports food production, is core to our iconic landscapes, hosts approximately 60% of all biodiversity, helps mitigate climate change impacts and underpins our daily infrastructure such as roads and buildings…
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An article by soil scientists from The James Hutton Institute, published in the European Journal of Soil Science.
SCIENTIFIC PAPER
The issues of both soil health and climate change can be characterised as a so called ‘wicked problem’….
PRESS RELEASE
Available in Spanish.
SCIENTIFIC PAPER
Attaining sustainable agriculture requires acknowledging the impact of human behavior. Despite the pivotal role of soils in agriculture, our understanding of the psychological drivers that motivate farmers to adopt soil conservation practices remains limited. Our objective was to explore the influence of soil science knowledge and connection to soil on farmers’ soil conservation behavior….
Available in Finnish.
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The James Hutton Institute is engaging 1200 citizens in an effort to increase soil literacy and map the state of soil across Scotland.
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ECHO in the January 2025 issue of Open Access Government
Read about ECHO and our approach to Citizen Science initiatives (see pages 450 and 452 of the publication)
Available in Spanish
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ECHO in the July 2024 issue of Open Access Government
Alba Peiro and Francisco Sanz from the Ibercivis Foundation, Claudia Cappello and Tanja Mimmo from the Free University of Bolzano, guide us through citizen science initiatives for soil literacy that are integral to the ECHO project…
Prof. Sas Paszt is the Head of the Department of Microbiolgy aand Rhizosphere at the National Institute of Horticultural Research in Poland.
Scientific evidence shows that around 60–70% of the soil in the EU is currently in poor condition. All Member States are facing the problem of increasing soil degradation in Europe. The causes and effects of this problem transcend national borders…
ZENODO PUBLICATION
Available via Zenodo
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Originally published on openaccessgovernment.org on 11 January 2024.
While often overlooked, soil is the cornerstone of life on Earth. Soil plays a crucial role in regulating our planet’s health and provides multiple benefits to society…
Certain deliverables created as part of the project are available for viewing here.
Report on Citizen Science initiatives participating in the project and initiative activities
Report on identification and engagement of end-users of citizen science generated soil health data
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