Questions and Answers on the Soil Monitoring Law (SML)

This short document released by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) outlines a nice and accessible overview of the Soil Monitoring Law (SML) that passed in 2025. It tackles questions such as What is the Soil Monitoring Law about? Do stakeholders oppose this law? Does the Soil Monitoring Law set legally binding targets or sub-targets? Does the Soil Monitoring Law put obligations on farmers? Will it create additional bureaucracy or specific management requirements for farmers? Will farmers have to carry out monitoring themselves or pay for monitoring on their land? Useful for context for LLs and LHs to better understand the implications for their work.