Soil monitoring in Europe – Indicators and thresholds for soil health assessments

Comprehensive EU-level synthesis report of soil monitoring efforts, focusing on indicators and thresholds. Supports development of soil health criteria. Useful for research, policy, and MRV/ soil health monitoring set up and design. Provides useful definitions and provides detailed overview on sampling approaches for Mission Soil Objectives. Tip: check out the visual on p. 18-19, showing the dynamic assessment of soil health, or the list of soil quality indicators on p.21 or the parameters for soil monitoring at different soil sampling intensity levels on p. 146. By EEA, 2023.