The EU-funded project HuMUS invites you to its first local soil health webinar on Thursday, October 19, at 10:00-11:30 am CEST! This event will convene representatives of European municipalities and regions, EU policymakers, and soil health advocates to discuss soil health regeneration focusing on participatory methods. For HuMUS, participation means that the stakeholders and citizens take part in decision-making processes and their final products. To document and foster local participation, the project will publish a catalogue of best practices in citizen and stakeholder engagement on soil health at the municipal and regional levels, including the implementation of participatory methods, tools, and approaches for stakeholder engagement in action research on soil use and land management. Further, in regional and territorial case studies, HuMUS develops participatory activities and creates spaces of dialogue.
The webinar will share preliminary research results from these lines of work. Join to learn about an open call coming up at the end of the year to fund initiatives and organisations across Europe to develop and implement participatory processes that stimulate dialogue on soil and land use and increase awareness of soil health at the regional and municipal levels.
Participation is at the heart of Mission Soil too. The HuMUS project works together with inspiring EU projects to advance our common mission: improve soil health across Europe. In the second part of the event, you will hear from soil experts to foster a common understanding on soil health and stakeholder participation.