Innovative solutions for
sustainable urban soil restoration
through Living Labs
URSOILL focuses on restoring urban soils as a basis for resilient and sustainable cities.
The project aims to boost stakeholder participation, connect research with practice, improve soil health monitoring, and enable replication across Europe.
- Duration: 4,5 Years
- Budget: 12 Mio
- Consortium: 34 Partners
- Programme: Horizon Europe (HORIZON)
The project aims to

Improve soil health
Through innovative solutions and co-creation with stakeholders

Boost participation and collaboration
Among local actors

Connect research with practice
Linking soil scientists and practitioners

Enable replication
of solutions across Europe
Urban Living Labs
Five Urban Living Labs (ULLs) in Sweden, Spain, Italy, Greece and Luxembourg will co-create and test nature-based, technological, and socio-economic solutions.
URSOILL pioneers best practices in urban soil restoration, advancing EU Green Deal goals and the vision of 100 Soil Living Labs & Lighthouses by 2030.

Urban LL Italy
Climate: Alpine

Urban LL Luxembourg
Climate: Continental

Urban LL Spain
Climate: Atlantic

Urban LL Greece
Climate: Mediterranean

Urban LL Sweden
Climate: Humid Continental
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Upcoming events
november 2026
17nov(nov 17)0h1918(nov 18)0h00European Mission Soil Week 2026
Event Details
17 November 2026 09:00 – 18 November 2026 18:00 The fourth edition of the European Mission Soil Week will take place in Ireland, hosted by
Event Details
17 November 2026 09:00 – 18 November 2026 18:00
The fourth edition of the European Mission Soil Week will take place in Ireland, hosted by Teagasc and the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU. The event will bring together policymakers, researchers, farmers, land managers, financial institutions, businesses, philanthropic organisations and citizens, to share knowledge and explore challenges and solutions for sustainable soil management. Through sessions, exhibition stands and networking, it will foster collaboration, large-scale innovation and promote the implementation of the Mission Soil across Europe.
The event will be hybrid. https://mission-soil-platform.ec.europa.eu/node/1412
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Time
17 november 2026 0h19 - 18 november 2026 0h00(GMT+00:00)
december 2026
03dec(dec 3)0h0004(dec 4)0h00Beyond Land Use: Designing a Soil-Based Approach in Urban Planning
Event Details
3 - 4 December 2026, Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris The symposium explores the conditions for a land transition toward urban planning that
Event Details
3 – 4 December 2026, Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine, Paris
The symposium explores the conditions for a land transition toward urban planning that is mindful of “living soils”. With URSOILL Partners Farah Makki/ Politecnico di Milano and Yoann Cloue/ Institute for Urban Excellence presenting “A Governance framework for Designing Healthy Soil Living Labs in Urban Environements”.
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Time
3 december 2026 0h00 - 4 december 2026 0h00(GMT+00:00)
