The European Commission has launched a new EU Soil Strategy, building on the European Green Deal and related EU policies. The strategy works with a new vision for soil that is anchored in the EU Biodiversity Strategy and Farm to Fork Strategy, mainly in connection to nutrient loss reduction or decrease in the use of chemical pesticides.
The Adaptation to Climate Change Strategy shows the importance of healthy soils in minimising impacts of floods and droughts, while the Zero Pollution Action Plan focuses on contamination prevention. The strategy calls for the same level of protection for soils that is given to air and water.
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