Soil care & healthy soil for agriculture, biodiversity and carbon sequestration

Healthy soils are the foundation for 95% of the food we eat, host more than 25% of the world’s biodiversity, and are the largest terrestrial carbon pool on the planet. Yet, soil is a limited resource, and over 60% of soils in the EU are not in good condition. Following the EU Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive, Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia will introduce new legislation shifting from “soil cure” towards “soil care”. This proactive focus will provide solutions for biodiversity, CO2 storage, water buffering, energy storage, and more. Launching the right incentives and catalysts should allow soil to play these vital roles in the future.

Comprehensive soil health improvement

Our multidisciplinary teams of experts help you improve soil health, fostering healthier ecosystems and increased soil productivity through:

• advanced soil analysis
• tailored treatment plans
• Innovative and nature-based remediation techniques
• system thinking: understanding the impact of one ecosystem on another

We combine technical expertise with policy and terrain knowledge, enabling you to adopt a proactive approach, saving costs and securing long-term soil vitality by:

• Improving soil fertility, soil structure and soil resilience
• Boosting agricultural yields
• Reducing environmental impact
• Preventing soil degradation
• Effectively restoring contaminated or impoverished soils
• Complying with the changing regulations

Leading the soil care shift

We aim to be at the forefront of the soil care shift, closely following developments in soil legislation and soil management approaches. Our expert teams have taken the first steps together with local governments and have co-written several policy studies on soil care for Flanders’ Department of Environment and Spatial Development and the Flemish Land Agency, such as “Landfills and flowcharts”, “Soil and Water steering in projects”, and “Soil quality after removing hardening”.

We are also contributing to some practical studies in the field, such as IQSB (Indice de qualité des sols bruxellois) in Brussels, and Healthy Soil under pavement. Contact us to for your soil improvement projects, ensuring a long-term vitality and improved productivity in the ongoing challenge of climate change.

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