ECOS Feedback – Public Consultation on the Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive proposal
ECOS welcomes the proposal for a Directive on Soil Monitoring and Resilience - a crucial step to protect soil and the life-sustaining ecosystem services it provides. A law protecting and restoring soils is needed to achieve the European Green Deal objectives. The current proposal leaves room for improvement and we call on policymakers to implement tangible changes that will increase the ambition and robustness of this long-awaited legislation.
Dedicated legislation is essential to address the dramatic soil degradation we have seen in the EU, where 60-70% of soils are unhealthy due to intensive anthropogenic activities and the lack of a legislative framework that solely addresses soil. Healthy soils reverse biodiversity loss and protect nature, support a clean and circular economy, and provide nutritious food within planetary boundaries and safeguard human health.
ECOS feedback – Soil monitoring law
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