Soil is in focus with a great exhibition at the @nationaltrust.org.uk Sizergh in the Lake District, featuring works by Mariana Heilmann, Wim van Egmond, Ben Lerwill, Joanne Coates, Elizabeth Clough and Steve Satterthwaite.
The exhibition runs til Nov 1st.
📸 Mariana Heilmann
#Soil #Art #SoilLife
Has Scotland's Environment Strategy been adopted? Has the Land Use Framework landed? For the answers to these and other soil-related policy questions, take a look at our Policy Tracker.
www.sustainablesoils.org/our-work/out...
#Soil #Policy
The Final Report from the parliamentary roundtable on how soil-centric policy could bring about the aims of the Climate and Nature Bill is out.
To view the report and find out more about the event, head to our site:
bit.ly/RTFinalReport
#ClimateandNatureBill #SoilHealth
With the Joint Nature Conservation Committee publishing the first national #IndicatorsForSoilHealth, England takes a step forward in how it measures, understands and improves its soils.
To find out more about this milestone for #SoilHealth, click on:
www.sustainablesoils.org/news/a-natio...
📢 We're hiring! 📢
We are recruiting a Sustainability and Public Affairs Intern to to support our work championing one of the most critical environmental issues of our time: healthy soil.
Find out more ➡️ www.sustainablesoils.org/news/were-hi...
We look forward to hearing from you!
Stay up to date with this week’s #soil news with the latest edition of #TheWeekinSoil. This edition includes a soil health indicator 🌱 soil carbon loss driven by drought💧traditional agriculture to fight climate change 🪱 & much more.
Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/4szTnp3
A post by the Sustainable Soils Alliance on the announcement of the Land Use Framework for England
The long-anticipated Land Use Framework for England has landed - and we're pleased to see that soil soil health is positioned as a cross‑cutting priority within England’s land‑use strategy.
Find the LUF here: bit.ly/LUF26
Look out for our analysis early next week.
#LandUseFramework #England #Soil
Stay up to date with this week’s #soil news with the latest edition of #TheWeekinSoil. This edition includes funding for flood management💧regen farming creating £1.6bn in profits🪱seagrass meadows saving coastlines 🌊 & much more.
Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/3NQ0cUv
Two new books on soil science from @bdspublishing.bsky.social have just been published:
📘 Contaminants in Agricultural Soils
📗 Measuring & Assessing Biological Soil Health
More info at bdspublishing.com — use code SOILC20 for 20% off.
#SoilHealth #Research
Soil health is gaining the attention it deserves, but gaps remain.
In this article on the British Society of Soil Science's website, Ellen highlights a timely reminder that soil isn’t a niche issue — it’s the foundation of resilient futures.
#SoilHealth
Stay up to date with this week’s #soil news with the latest edition of #TheWeekinSoil. This edition includes concerns about SFI 🌿the effects of microplastics on soil carbon 🚯 forever chemicals in soil ⚠️ & much more.
Read it here ➡️ www.sustainablesoils.org/week-in-soil...
#SFI #PFAS #microplastics
Our latest interview for the @lunz-hub.bsky.social features
Earth Rover Program founders georgemonbiot.bsky.social and Simon Jeffery.
Using seismic waves, the ERP helps us observe & understand our soils without disturbing profile.
bit.ly/4lluZoy
#EarthRoverProgram #SoilHealth #ClimateSolutions
Got an aptitude for admin and have experience of the Charity Commission and/or Companies House?
The Ecological Continuity Trust has a vacancy for a Trustee acting as the Honorary Secretary.
For more info:
www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/opportunities
#Ecology #Trustee
Stay up to date with this week’s #soil news with the latest edition of #TheWeekinSoil. This edition includes a gene discovery to cut fertiliser 🧬 grasslands disappearing at an alarming rate 🚨 a chickpea grown on lunar soil 🌱🌕 & much more.
Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/4s1bIvi
Toxic #SewageSludge is still spread on farmland in England under outdated rules.
The risks have been known for years. Solutions exist. Now the Government must decide whether to strengthen the rules.
Help to push for a change in policy by adding your voice:
bit.ly/4r487uY
#SoilHealth #Sewage
With a revised #SFI 2026 offer Defra has centred the scheme on practices with strong evidence of environmental benefit & high uptake potential.
To find out how this affect soil-related actions, take a look at our latest article:
www.sustainablesoils.org/news/sfi-202...
#SoilHealth #SFI2026
What are the latest on England's SFI, and Wales' SFS? Any word news on the #LandUseFramework?
For a snapshot of policy movements, our UK soil policy tracker is updated at the start of each month:
www.sustainablesoils.org/our-work/out...
#SoilPolicy #UK #DevolvedNationsPolicy
Stay up to date with this week’s #soil news with the latest edition of #TheWeekinSoil. This edition includes changes to SFI 🌿 an urgent call to protect soil health 🪱 a new campaign to Clean Water Now💧 and much more.
Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/400BLGn
#SoilNews #WIS #SFI #CleanWaterNow #GoodFoodBill
Sewage, farming pollution & toxic chemicals are choking our waters.
We've joined the #CleanWaterNow campaign to call on the Government to:
· Stop the pollution
· Fix the water system
· Restore nature
Write to your MP today:
wcl.org.uk/clean-water-...
#HealthySoil #CleanWater
The 2024 Valencia floods were more than just rainfall - topsoil degradation played a key role.
To build resilience, we must restore soils. Read our guest author Flora Belcher's article:
www.sustainablesoils.org/news/soil-an...
#SoilHealth #ValenciaFloods #SustainableSoils
Stay up to date with this week’s #soil news with the latest edition of #TheWeekinSoil. This edition includes funding for peatland 🌿💧a Danish scheme to remove agriculture & forestry from production 🛑 a nature restoration project with 50 local farmers 🪱 & much more.
Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/4cE3Cnb
In the world of soil health, Dr. Elaine Ingham was a giant whose work through the Soil Food Web School brought the world beneath us alive.
It's with sadness that we've learned of her passing - a remarkable legacy, and one which lives on.
#ElaineIngham #SoilHealth
soilfoodweb.com/obituary-for...
Stay up to date with this week’s #soil news with the latest edition of #TheWeekinSoil. This edition includes a warning from IPBES ⚠️ nature conservation's uncertain role in soil health 🪱 a nutrient management tool 🔍 & much more.
Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/4rzEyCN
How can soils mitigate against flood risk?
As co‑lead of the @lunz-hub.bsky.social Soils TAG, the SSA brought together experts from @ukceh.bsky.social, the Environment Agency and Oxford University to dig into this question.
Find out more:
www.sustainablesoils.org/our-work/out...
#Soils #Flooding
The next instalment of our Talking Heads series of interviews focusses on peat soils in supply chains with Swaantje Marten, Sustainable Agriculture lead at @wwf.org.uk
Find out more on our website:
www.sustainablesoils.org/our-work/out...
#LowlandPeat #SupplyChain
Stay up to date with this week’s #soil news with the latest edition of #TheWeekinSoil. This edition includes a nature restoration bill 🌿a study linking grazing & soil carbon 🐄 a UK farm for the future🥔 & much more.
Read it here➡️https://bit.ly/3ZYSfP7
#SoilNews #SoilHealth
What implications does SOILSHOT+NATURE in the Farming Profitability Review hold for soil?
To find out, read SSA Director Kevin Kennedy's insights on our website:
www.sustainablesoils.org/news/the-far...
#FarmingProfitabilityReview
What are the latest policy developments in terms of soil across the four nations of the UK?
Providing a snapshot of recent policy movements is our UK soil policy tracker:
www.sustainablesoils.org/our-work/out...
#SoilPolicy #UK #DevolvedNationsPolicy
Today on World Wetlands Day we celebrate the amazing power of soils in wetlands.
Covering just 5–8% of global land, wetlands store 20–30% of the world’s terrestrial organic carbon, and more than 30% of all carbon held in soils.
Soils in wetlands are a quiet superhero!
#WorldWetlandsDay #Soil
Stay up to date with this week’s #soil news with the latest edition of #TheWeekinSoil. This edition includes a report on Wales' Natural resources 🌿 free access to soil data 🪱 small farms feeding the nation 🧑🌾 and much more.
Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/3NVaN00
#soilhealth