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An interview with Prof. Tanja Mimmo

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, enjoy an interview with our coordinator, Prof. Tanja Mimmo, in the official language of love and find out more about the challenges of promoting #soilhealth and turning citizens into citizen scientists

Meet our coordinator!

To kick-off our first newsletter, we interviewed our coordinator, prof. Tanja Mimmo from the Free University in Bolzano. What better way to learn about project ECHO, than from the person who holds it all together? Let’s work from the ground up. When did you discover your passion for science? TM: Since childhood, I’ve been intrigued […]

ECHO in Puławy

As the year draws to a close, we brought ECHO to one more event – the 3rd AGROEKOTON Partner Conference in Puławy, Poland 🇵🇱. Our presentation was attended by representatives of the fruit and vegetable production industry as well as various supporting institutions and universities from all over the country.We talked about environmental challenges, innovative […]

ECHO on 4º Encontro Nacional de Ciência Cidadã

It was a full immersion in citizen science projects at the 4° Encontro Nacional de Ciência Cidadã. One of them was our project „ECHO – Engaging citizens in soil science: the road to healthier soils”. The 4th National Citizen Science Meeting (ENCC2023) took place in Coimbra, Portugal on the 27th and 28th of November 2023. […]

ECHO cooperates with the Polish Soil Hub

Plantpress represented ECHO during a very important event – the inaugural conference of the Polish Hub for Soils – a platform for cooperation of all interested parties for whom it is important to preserve soil health. Implementation of the objectives of the Mission: Soil Deal for Europe by 2030 at the country level, implementation of […]

MISSION SOIL WEEK in Madrid

This November, Project ECHO had the opportunity to be introduced to a large audience during the Mission Soil Week in Madrid, Spain. We’re happy to report that ECHO made its mark among other projects related to soil protection, restoration, and monitoring. This edition was held under the title “Leading the transition towards healthy soils”, and […]

Green Transformation in Sandomierz

This October, project ECHO reached Sandomierz, Poland and the “Green transformation of rural areas” conference. It was attended by scientists and educators, as well as local government representatives – all eager to share knowledge about sustainable farming methods and protecting the environment. Our expert from Plantpress, Marzena Brodowska PhD, spoke about ECHO in the context […]

SOILAB. The world hidden beneath our feet 

We’re delighted to inform that project ECHO has been a part of the Festival della Scienza in Genova, Italy. This popular event attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors, including teenagers and students eager to make the world a better place as soon as possible. We at ECHO couldn’t agree more, that’s why we’re happy to […]

The States General for Soil Health: ECHO and the Re Soil Foundation at Ecomondo

The States General for Soil Health Whenever soil health is the topic of the day, we endeavour to be a voice in the conversation. One such opportunity is coming up soon in the form of the second edition of The States General for Soil Health. The event is organised by the Re Soil Foundation, JRC, […]

EU Soil Day – 6 November 2023!

Every day is Soil Day! Thanks to our Partners from the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Project ECHO will be featured at the EU Soil Day, taking place in Brussels on the 6th of November. This is YOUR last chance to register! See you there! 🌱 Click here to learn more.