SOILSCAPE's objectives include understanding human-soil relations, building a network of more than 120 relevant actors in 8 countries, onboarding at least 320 individuals from the society, providing financial and technical support to CSOs, CCIs, schools, artists, and institutions, distributing tens of soil literacy certifications to inspiring initiatives, and reaching international scales through UNESCO and Coalition of Action for 4 Soil Health.
To achieve these objectives, SOILSCAPE uses a multilingual and multi-actor approach, focusing on cultivating artistic soil intelligence, promoting context-based soil literacy, enhancing awareness through innovative communication strategies and a soil literacy portal, organizing 2 editions of national soil festivals across Europe, and extending its actions to 30 regions by 2028.
LUT University brings to SOILSCAPE project expertise in arts-based methodologies, ethnographic and socio-cultural research, and qualitative impact assessment, for example: (1) Using arts-based concepts and methods (Task 3.1); (2) Ethnographic research for a qualitative impact understanding (Task 5.2). LUT is also the leader (“Orchestra Conductor”) for the Finnish “Artistic and Creative Soil Orchestra” (ACSO).
1.6.2024–31.5.2028
Project funding:
Horizon Europe research and innovation programme
Goals
The project unfolds through 4 key stages:
- Contemplation: Consulting stakeholders to understand individual perception on soils, arts, and links with societal values; Investigating soil narratives and the potential of arts and arts-based methodologies to engage in soils.
- Preparation: Developing people-centric transformative strategies, including an artistic and creative international soil network.
- Action: Conducting and monitoring the SOILSCAPE creative activities, including the support to 28 arts-soils initiatives led by third parties.
- Sustainability: Validating and replicating the SOILSCAPE initiatives at large scale.
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Other staff
- Coordinator: L’Association Française pour l’Étude du Sol (AFES)
- Contact person: Sophie Raous - Director; Mégane Roncier - Project Manager
- Email: info.soilscape@afes.fr; sophie.raous@afes.fr; megane.roncier@afes.fr
Partners
- AFES, ASSOCIATION FRANCAISE POUR L'ETUDE DU SOL, France
- UNESCO, UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION, France
- RFF, REFRAME FOOD, Greece
- UGOE, GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITAT GOTTINGEN STIFTUNG OFFENTLICHEN RECHTS, Germany
- ERDN, EUROPEAN RURAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK, Poland
- CTBG, KLIYNTEH BULGARIA, Bulgaria
- SRV, FUNDACAO DE SERRALVES, Portugal
- DBG, DEUTSCHE BODENKUNDLICHE GESELLSCHAFT, Germany
- CER, CLUST-ER INDUSTRIE CULTURALI E CREATIVE, Italy
- THK, TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE KOELN, Germany
- LAPPEENRANNAN-LAHDEN TEKNILLINEN YLIOPISTO LUT, Finland
- CNRS,CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS, France
- EQY, EUROQUALITY SAS, France
- ATA, ANCI TOSCANA ASSOCIAZIONE, Italy
- UC, UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRA, Portugal
- RF, RECEPTIVE FIELD, Belgium
- ICRAF, INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN AGROFORESTRY, Kenia
- FIBL, FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUR BIOLOGISCHEN LANDBAU STIFTUNG, Switzerland
- HAFL, BERNER FACHHOCHSCHULE, Switzerland
