Tag: nature protection

• We need strong agreement from the EU’s Soil Monitoring Law negotiations

  The first EU Soil Monitoring Law is a timid but vital step towards addressing soil degradation - but without fast, decisive, and coordinated action the situation will only worsen. In this joint letter, ECOS writes to negotiators ahead of the final scheduled political trilogue emphasising, once again, the urgent need for an ambitious agreement on the first ever EU law on soils - setting the course for healthy soils across Europe by 2050.

• Digging deep for World Soil Day

  Every day we take soil for granted – but there is a whole world beneath our feet, hidden from our view, that is not only teeming with life but provides invaluable support to human existence. On World Soil Day we focus on the need for robust policy, backed by global standards, to both protect and restore healthy soil to elevate its life-sustaining power.

• 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.