Press release - Soil health: Parliament sets out measures to achieve healthy soils by 2050

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The new law will oblige EU countries to first monitor and then assess the health of all soils on their territory.

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https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240408IPR20304/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240408IPR20304/
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Thursday, April 18, 2024
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Tags: 
Health, Climate change, Conference, Environment, Agriculture, Climate, Classification, Food, Parliament, Biodiversity, Commission, Ecosystem, Legislation, Environmental remediation
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READING, SK, EUROPE, EU
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  • The new law will oblige EU countries to first monitor and then assess the health of all soils on their territory.
  • National authorities may apply the soil descriptors that best illustrate the soil characteristics of each soil type at national level.
  • MEPs propose a five-level classification to assess soil health (high, good, moderate ecological status, degraded, and critically degraded soils).
  • That is why it is our responsibility to adopt the first piece of EU-wide legislation to monitor and improve soil health."
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